Education
University of Tübingen.
University of Tübingen.
Having completed his university education, he worked as a lawyer in Stuttgart and was first elected to the Reichstag in 1877. He reached the height of his political power during the First World War, during which he advocated a negotiated peace with the allied powers and was appointed vice-chancellor. Von Payer was married to Alwine Schöninger.
German People"s Party, German Democratic Party, German People"s Party, Progressive People"s Party.
After the War, he was chairman of the DDP, and remained a member of the new Weimar Reichstag until 6 June 1920.