Background
Payne was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and was trained at Washington University in Saint Louis.
Payne was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and was trained at Washington University in Saint Louis.
Upon graduation, he attended Fort Sheridan Officers Training School, and served in World War I. He moved to Houston in 1926, and served as a consultant to Anahuac Information Systems Development , Beaumont Information Systems Development , Corpus Christi Information Systems Development , Houston Information Systems Development , and Huntsville Information Systems Development .