| LC control no. | n 89103734 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904 |
| Variant(s) | Payne, Henry Clay, 1843-1904 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Milwaukee (Wis.) |
| Birth date | 1843-11-23 |
| Death date | 1904-10-04 |
| Place of birth | Ashfield (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Field of activity | Railroads Postal service |
| Affiliation | United States. Post Office Department Calumet Terminal Railway Wisconsin Telephone Company Milwaukee Street Railway Company Milwaukee and Northern Railroad |
| Found in | NUCMC data from LC Manuscript Div. for Cortelyou, G.B. Records, 1871-1948 (Payne, Henry C., 1843-1904) LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Payne, Henry Clay, 1843-1904; usage; not indicated) WWWA, vol. 1, 1897-1942 (Payne, Henry C.; Republican party offcl.; businessman; U.S. postmaster genl., 1902-1904) 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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