Background
Payne, Henry B. was born on November 30, 1810 in Hamilton, New York, United States. Son of Elisha and Esther (Douglass) Payne.
Payne, Henry B. was born on November 30, 1810 in Hamilton, New York, United States. Son of Elisha and Esther (Douglass) Payne.
Graduate Hamilton College, 1832.
Admitted to Cleveland (O.) bar, 1834. City clerk Cleveland, 1836. Member 1st Cleveland Water Works Commission.
Democratic presidential elector, 1848.
Sinking fund commissioner Cleveland, 1862-1896. Reformed city finances.
A founder Cleveland and Columbus Railroad, 1849, president, 1851-1854. Member Ohio Senate, 1849-1851.
Chairman Ohio delegations at Democratic conversations, Cincinnati, 1856, Baltimore, 1860, 72.
Member United States House of Representatives from Ohio, 44th Congress, 1875-1877, Chairman of Commission on electoral count at Tilden’s request, helped in passage legislation providing for the electoral commission (of which he became a member). Member United States Senate (Democrat) from Ohio, 1885-1891.
Member 1st Cleveland Water Works Commission. Member Ohio Senate, 1849-1851. Member United States House of Representatives from Ohio, 44th Congress, 1875-1877, Chairman of Commission on electoral count at Tilden’s request, helped in passage legislation providing for the electoral commission (of which he became a.
Member United States Senate (Democrat) from Ohio, 1885-1891.
Married Mary Perry, 1836, 5 children including Flora, Oliver H., Nathan.