The Indianapolis journal., 1896-09-10
HENRY B. PAYNE DEAD
AN EX-SENATOR AND ONE OF THE
RICHEST MEN IN THE WEST.
Served One Term as Democratic Col
league of John Slferrnan-How
He Made His Money.

CLEVELAND. Sept. 9.-Ex-United States
Senator Henry B: Payne died this morning
at o'clock at his home, No. 595 Euclid
avenue. His death was due to paralysis,
with which he was stricken few gays
ago. His son, Col. Oliver H. Payne, of New
York. and his daughter. Mrs. Charles w:
Bingham, the only surviving members of
his family, were at his bedside when he
passed away The ex-senator was eighty
six years of age, and had until recently
took active part in the management of
his extensive business affairs. No time has
as vet been announced for holding the
funeral service. The death of Mrs. Payne
and a daughter the wife of ex,Secretary
VIM. c. Whitney, occurred only few
years ago.
Henry B. Payne was born in Madison
county New York. Nov. 80, 1870 He was
educated at Hamilton College; studied law
with John c. Spencer in Canandaigua; was
admitted to the bar and commenced prac-
tice in Cleveland in 1894 After twelve
years he was compelled to retire, since
which time he has been largely interested
in manufacturing, railroad and many other
enterprises. He was a member of the State
Senate in Ohio in 1880 was the Demo-
cratic candidate for the United States SEN
atorship in the protracted contest of 1851,
ard for Governor against Salmon P. Chase
in 1857; was chosen a presidential elector
in 1913; was. delegate to the national
Democratic convention a Cincinnati in
1856, and to that at Charleston in 1860 (and
reported from the minority of the commit
the platform) He was also chairman of
the Ohio delegation in the Baltimore con-
yention of 1872. ilr. Payne elected to
the Forty-fourth Congress, and was chair
of the House committee on the cleo
toral BILL and was member of the cleo
toraI commission in 1876. He was elected
to the United States Senate a Demo-
crat. to succeed George Fl. Pendleton, Dem
ocrat, and took his seat March A. 1883. His
term of service expired March 3, 1891.
Mr.. Payne was said to be worth from
$5,oOO.oOo to s1o,oooOOo. He married Miss
of Cleveland. Miss Perry inherited her
fathers landed possessions, fine farm al
most in the heart of the present city, then
lying between the State and lake shore
wagon roads-the former now known as
Euclid avenue and the latter as st. Clair
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne had five chill
dren. Nathan. who is dead was a success
full coal operator. and Col. Oliver Payne is
OH Company. One of the daughters is the
wife of Mr.. Bingham, prominent Cleve-
land MERCHANT and the other was the wife
sci OF New York city. She is dead Another
SON. Harry. graduate of Yale College,
Mr.. Payne did much to build up the city
of Cleveland In 1879 it was proposed to
build the Cleveland & Columbus railroad.
Much opposition and difficulty were en-
countered. but Payne and other prominent
men pushed the enterprise through com
pleting one of the most important railroad
connections between southern OHIO and the
great lakes. from 1850 to 1854 Mr.. Payne
was president OF this road, reSlgn1ng his
position that he might devote himself en-
tirely to the advancement of new enter
prises. In 1856 he was one of the principal
directors of the Cleveland Painesville &
Ashtabula road now known as the Lake
Shore railway. His wealth was invested in
railroad and other stocks real estate and
government securities. He owned extern
sive tracts of land on Euclid avenue and
Superior street and stock in the Cleveland
Rolling Mill Company, Lake Shore road
Second National Bank. and in almost all
the important local business enterprises
He also owned controlling interests in Lake
Superior copper and iron mines.
1t was charged by his opponents that
Mr.. Payne used his vast wealth to pur-
chase a seat in the United States Senate
His interest in the Standard Oil Company
Through his SOM secured him the influence
of that tiOp