Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore. In February Payne was made rear-admiral, but it was becoming clear that he was no longer fit for sea service. Retiring to the prestige post of treasurer of the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, Payne was actually a patient at the hospital for his last years, and plans for him to move into one of the Prince's residences at Carlton House came to nothing. Payne died in 1803 at the hospital from the strain of his long-service, and was buried at the Church of St. Margaret, Westminster. He never married and had no children, however had been 	John Willett Payne
14107892	one of the lovers of Emma Lyons who later became Lady Hamilton. John Willett Payne John Willett Payne (23 April 1752 – 17 November 1803) was an officer of the Royal Navy who also served as a close friend, advisor and courtier to Prince George before and during his first regency. Payne was notorious as a rake and scoundrel, but was also a Member of Parliament and noted for his bravery in several military actions during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars. Out of favour in his later years, Payne was reconciled with the Prince in 1799, but 	John Willett Payne
14107893	Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore () (1856–1928) was an American author, geographer, and photographer, who became the first woman to sit on the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society. She visited Japan many times between 1885 and 1928. Scidmore was born October 14, 1856 in Clinton, Iowa. She attended Oberlin College. Her interest in travel was enhanced by the professional position of her brother, George Hawthorne Scidmore, a career diplomat who served in the Far East from 1884 to 1922. Often, Eliza was able to accompany her brother on assignments and his diplomatic position gave her entry into 	Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
14107894	regions inaccessible to ordinary travelers. Upon a return to Washington, D.C. in 1885, Eliza espoused her famous idea of planting many Japanese cherry trees in the capital. At that time, Scidmore found little public interest in her cherry tree project, but she did find a great deal of interest in her impressions of Alaska, the subject of her first book, Alaska, Its Southern Coast and the Sitkan Archipelago" (1885). Soon after its founding, she joined the National Geographic Society in 1890 and became a regular correspondent. Later, she became the first woman to become a trustee of the society. As  of 2022 the Eliza Scidmore Award is given by the National Geographic Society to photographers "whose work combines scientific rigor and immersive storytelling to advance our understanding of the environmental and conservation issues we face". Her further travels in the far east resulted in many published works. Among them is "Jinrikisha Days in Japan", published in 1891. It was followed by a short guidebook, "Westward to the Far East" (1892). A trip to Java resulted in "Java, the Garden of the East" (1897). Visits to China and India resulted in several "National Geographic Magazine" articles and two books, "China, the  Long-Lived Empire" (1900), and "Winter India" (1903). Another stay in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War became the basis for Scidmore's only known work of fiction, "As the Hague Ordains" (1907). The novel purports to be the account of the wife of a Russian prisoner, who joins her husband at the prison hospital in Matsuyama. After "As the Hague Ordains", Scidmore published no new books and a dwindling number of articles for "National Geographic", the last being a 1914 article entitled "Young Japan". Scidmore's suggestion to introduce many cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C. began to bear  fruit when incoming first lady Helen Taft took an interest in her idea in 1909. With the first lady's active support, plans moved quickly, but the first effort had to be aborted due to concerns about infestation. Subsequent efforts proved successful, however, and today many visitors enjoy the sakura of West Potomac Park, the grand planting near the Jefferson Memorial, and in other areas of the capital, particularly during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. In support of the new conservation movement in the United States, Scidmore wrote a letter to the editor of "The Century Magazine" in September 1893  on "Our New National Forest Reserves" detailing the meaning and consequences of forest preservation on behalf of the public good. She died in Geneva, Switzerland on November 3, 1928, at the age of 72. Her grave is at the Yokohama Foreign Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan next to the graves of her mother and brother George Hawthorne Scidmore, US consul to Japan. George and Elizabeth Scidmore's uncle was Gen. David Atwood, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, which was later purchased by Amos Parker Wilder, father of playwright Thornton Wilder. Eliza R.Scidmore was honored by the Emperor of Japan for her  service to the Japanese people. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore () (1856–1928) was an American author, geographer, and photographer, who became the first woman to sit on the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society. She visited Japan many times between 1885 and 1928. Scidmore was born October 14, 1856 in Clinton, Iowa. She attended Oberlin College. Her interest in travel was enhanced by the professional position of her brother, George Hawthorne Scidmore, a career diplomat who served in the Far East from 1884 to 1922. Often, Eliza was able to accompany her brother on assignments and his diplomatic