William Winter Payne (January 2, 1807 – September 2, 1874) was a

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from

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Early life and education

Born at "Granville," near

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, Payne completed preparatory studies. He studied law but never practiced.

Career

Grave of William Winter Payne, Warrenton Cemetery

Payne moved to

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, in 1825 and engaged in planting. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1831. He moved to Sumter County, Alabama. He was again a member of the State house of representatives 1834-1838 and in 1840. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State senate in 1839. Payne was elected as a

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to the Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress.

Later life and death

Payne returned to Virginia in 1847 and engaged in planting near Warrenton. He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1859. He died in

on September 2, 1874. He was interred in the City Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, William Winter 1807 births 1874 deaths People from Warrenton, Virginia Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians