George Henry Payne (August 13, 1876 - March 3, 1945) was an author and publisher. He was the

campaign manager {{Political campaigning A campaign manager, campaign chairman, or campaign director is a paid or volunteer individual whose role is to coordinate a political campaign's operations such as fundraising, advertising, polling, getting out the vote ( ...

for

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

in the United States presidential election of 1912.

Biography

He was born on August 13, 1876, in New York City to George Cooley Payne and Katherine Milligan. He attended

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...

and then attended

New York Law School New York Law School (NYLS) is a private law school in Tribeca, New York City. NYLS has a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. NYLS's faculty includes 54 full-time and 59 adjunct professors. Notable faculty members include E ...

in 1895. Payne acted as campaign manager for Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1912. He was a member of the

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction ...

from July 11, 1934 - June 30, 1943. He died on March 3, 1945, in

Hollis, New York Hollis is a residential middle-class neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. While a predominantly African-American community, there are small minorities of Hispanics and South Asians residing in the a ...

Works

*''A Great Part, and Other Stories of the Stage'', 1901 *''The Birth of the New Party'', 1912 *''History of the Child in Human Progress'', 1915 *''History of Journalism in America'', 1919 *''England-Her Treatment of America'', 1931 *''The Fourth Estate and Radio'', 1936

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, George Henry City College of New York alumni New York Law School alumni 1876 births 1945 deaths Members of the Federal Communications Commission Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel