Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904
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- Affiliation Start: 1894
- Affiliation End: 1896
- Organization: Calumet Terminal Railway
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- Affiliation Start: 1889
- Affiliation End: 1899
- Organization: Wisconsin Telephone Company
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- Affiliation Start: 1890
- Affiliation End: 1893
- Organization: Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
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found: NUCMC data from LC Manuscript Div. for Cortelyou, G.B. Records, 1871-1948(Payne, Henry C., 1843-1904)
found: LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Payne, Henry Clay, 1843-1904; usage; not indicated)
found: WWWA, vol. 1, 1897-1942(Payne, Henry C.; Republican party offcl.; businessman; U.S. postmaster genl., 1902-1904)
found: Find a grave website, viewed 11 May 2021(Henry Clay Payne; born 23 Nov 1843 in Ashfield, Massachusetts; died 4 Oct 1904 in Washington, D.C.; buried in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Presidential Cabinet Secretary; graduated from Shelburne Falls Academy Massachusetts in 1859; moved to Wisconsin in 1863, where he became a successful businessman and railroad executive; appointed Postmaster of Milwaukee and held the position 1876-1888; president of the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad 1890-1893; president of the Milwaukee Street Railway Company 1892-1895; president of the Wisconsin Telephone Company 1889-1899; president of the Calumet Terminal Railway 1894-1896; President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him Post Master General Cabinet Secretary in 1902 and he died in office at age 60) - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6679513/henry-clay-payne
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1990-02-06: new
2021-05-12: revised
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