Background
Payne, Jason Elihu was born on January 22, 1874 in Clay County, South Dakota, United States. Son of Byron Spencer and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne.
Payne, Jason Elihu was born on January 22, 1874 in Clay County, South Dakota, United States. Son of Byron Spencer and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne.
Bachelor of Arts, University of South Dakot, 1894, M,A., 1895. Law department University of Minnesota, 1897-1898.
Began practice at Vermilion, South Dakot, 1898. Now member firm Payne & Olson. City attorney, Vermilion, 1902-1904, 1910-1916.
Member State Senate, South Dakot, 1903-1904, 1905-1906.
Member faculty law Department, University of South Dakot, since 1902, professor of law since 1905. Member American and South Dakot bar associations, American Society International Law, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Iwae Sheppard, July 20, 1905. Children: Elinore, Ruth.