Nathan Perry Payne (August 13, 1837 – May 12, 1885) was the

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, from 1875 to 1876. He was a

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Early life

Payne was born in

, on August 13, 1837. He was the oldest son of Mary (

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Perry) Payne and

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, a former

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and

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from Ohio. He attended local schools, and Pierce Academy in

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. Ill health caused him to return home before entering

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Career

In 1855, he took charge of McIntosh nurseries, and in 1857 he went to work for a coal dealer as an accountant. In 1860, he formed Cross, Payne & Co., which eventually became known as Payne, Newton & Co. At the outbreak of the

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, Payne enlisted in the

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, and towards the end of the War, he reenlisted as one of the " Hundred Day Men" volunteers.

Political career

Payne served two terms on the

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and served several times, for a total of six years, on the

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between 1862 and 1872. In 1875, he was elected Mayor of Cleveland as a

in the strongly Republican city, after serving two terms on the board of education and six years on city council.

Personal life

Payne, like his younger brother

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, never married. In his later years, he lived with his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nathan Perry, Jr. (the former Paulina Skinner). Perry died at his home in Cleveland on May 11, 1885, as "one of the most prominent and popular men in Cleveland." His funeral was held at his residence, 664 Euclid Avenue, and the service was conducted by Dr. Bolles, the Rector of Trinity Church, and the pallbearers were Amos Townsend, John H. Farley, Gen. James A. Barnett,

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, Charles Otis, L. M. Coe, John Tod, and W. J. McKinnie. He was buried at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, Nathan P. 1837 births 1885 deaths Mayors of Cleveland Ohio Democrats Cleveland City Council members Place of death missing 19th-century American politicians