Background
Payne, George Henry was born on August 13, 1876 in New York City. Son of George Cooley and Katherine (Milligan) Payne.
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George Henry Payne
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Education
Student College City of New York, 1891-1893. Special course, College of Pharmacy. Student New York Law U.
Career
Proprietor, Long Branch Summer Season, 1893, The Gothamite, 1895-1896. Associate editor, Criterion Magazine, 1896-1899. Exchange editor and editorial writer, Commercial Advertiser, 1895-1896.
Musical and dramatic Critic, New York Evening Telegram, 1903-1907.
Political writer, Evening Post, 1909-1912. Lecturer on history and development of America journalism.
Cooper Union, 1915. President Direct Nominations Club, 1901.
Member New York County Republican Committee, 1906-1907. Candidate for Assembly, 1908, manager literature bureau for Henry L. Stimson, Republican candidate for government, 1910.
One of the New York campaign managers for presidential campaign of Theodore Roosevelt, 1912. Manager campaign for George McAneny, president Board of Aldermen, 1913.
Tax commissioner New York City, 1916-1933.
Member Federal Communications Commission since 1934. New York City representative State Council Defense since 1917. Organizer Committee of America Business Men, 1919.
Delegate Republican National Convention (floor manager for General Wood), Chicago, 1920.
Candidate for United States senator, Republican primaries, against James West. Wadsworth, receiving 46,039 votes, 1920. Secretary Society for Preservation of America Rights in the Panama Canal, 1914.
Secretary Choate Memorial Committee. President City Traffic and Health Association, Eastern and Middle West Travelers.
Member Military Order America, Union Society.
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Clubs: Metropolitan (Washington).
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Married Mistress.
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March 3, 1945 (aged 68)