Nathan P. Payne

Nathan P. Payne
Nathan P. Payne circa 1875
24th Mayor of Cleveland
In office 1875–1876
Preceded by	Charles A. Otis Sr.
Succeeded by	William G. Rose
Personal details
Born	Nathan P. Payne August 13, 1837(1837-08-13) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	1885 (aged 47–48)
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Brown University

Nathan P. Payne (August 13, 1837 – 1885) was the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1875 to 1876. He was a Democrat.

Biography

Nathan P. Payne was born August 13, 1837 in Cleveland, oldest son of Henry B. Payne. He attended local schools, and Pierce Academy in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Ill health caused him to return home before entering Brown University.^[1] In 1855, he took charge of McIntosh nurseries, and in 1857 he went to work for a coal dealer, in a company that eventually came to be known as Payne, Newton and Company.^[1]

In 1875, he was elected Mayor of Cleveland as a Democrat in the strongly Republican city, after serving two terms on the board of education and six years on city council.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Cleave 1875 : pages 98–99

References

• Cleave, Egbert (1875). City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County: taken from Cleave's Biographical Cyclopaedie of the state of Ohio. Cleveland: Fairbanks, Benedict & Co.. http://books.google.com/books?id=84pDAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA82#v=onepage&q&f=false. 

External links

• Nathan P. Payne at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Payne, Nathan P.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	August 13, 1837
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death	1885
Place of death