Elisha Payne

Elisha Payne (born March 7, 1731 in Canterbury , Colony of Connecticut , British America , † July 20, 1807 in Lebanon , New Hampshire , United States ) was a businessman and politician in the states of New Hampshire and Vermont after the American Revolution . He served as Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court .

Life

The son of a prominent cleric of the same name, Payne was born in Canterbury. He graduated in 1750 Law at the Yale University and received a license to practice law. He also ran a successful trading company with his brother-in-law.

From 1765 to 1768 Payne had a seat in the Connecticut Assembly .

In 1774 Payne moved his residence to Orange , New Hampshire , below Mount Cardigan , where he also worked as a lawyer and also ran a successful sawmill and flour mill. He also had a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives .

In 1775 Payne went to the American Revolution as Lieutenant Colonel in the New Hampshire Militia . As early as 1776 he became a judge in the civil and probate courts of Grafton County .

Elisha Payne moved to Lebanon in 1780. At that time, the Vermont Republic was an independent republic and for several years there had been a political movement to incorporate the New Hampshire towns in the Connecticut River Valley, including Lebanon, into Vermont. Proponents of this movement started an attempt in 1778 to convince Payne and his fellow citizens of this incorporation. Payne was offered to join the Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies . Payne refused.

He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1781. He was later elected Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and named Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. He served in the Vermont Militia as a major general . Payne was named as one of the Vermont delegates in 1782 to negotiate in the Continental Congress .

After the attempt to unite western New Hampshire and Vermont had failed, Payne resumed his involvement in the politics and government of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Senate , he was one of 1786 to 1787 and the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1787 to 1788. He served in the House of Representatives in 1790, 1793, 1796-1797 and 1800's.

Payne was Treasurer of Dartmouth College from 1779 and 1780 and Trustee of the College from 1784 to 1801.

In 1788 Payne was a delegate to the New Hampshire Convention for the adoption of the United States Constitution and he voted in favor of ratification.

Payne died in Lebanon on July 20, 1807. His grave is in East Lebanon Cemetery.

Individual evidence

^ Paine Family Records , by Henry D. Paine, Issue 2, pp. 260-262.
^ A History of Dartmouth College and the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire , by Frederick Chase, Volume 1, 1891, 447.
^ Early History of Vermont by Lafayette Wilbur, Issue 2, 1900, pages 380 f.
^ The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire , by Charles Henry Bell, 1893, page 557 f.
^ Magazine article, A Trip to Cardigan - Elisha Payne , by Walter Harriman, Granite Monthly magazine, October, 1880, pp. 10-12.
↑ Ethan Allen and His Kin: Correspondence 1772-1819. Ed. John J. Duffy, Issue 1, 1998, p. 86.
^ Provincial and State Papers , edited and edited by Nathaniel Bouton, Issue 10, 1877, p. 288
↑ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , Ed. Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, 173.
^ The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans , edited by Rossiter Johnson and John Howard Brown, Issue 8, 1904, Payne-Payne.
↑ Gazetteer of Grafton County, New Hampshire , by Hamilton Child, Issue 1, p. 14.
^ History of New Hampshire , by John Norris McClintock, 1888, pp. 435–437.
^ The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790 , by Merrill Jensen and Robert A. Becker, Issue 4, 1976, p. 812.
^ Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States , edited by John Howard Brown, Issue 6, 1903, pp. 174-175.
^ Cemetery inscription transcriptions, East Lebanon Cemetery , by Frances L. Hanchett & Peggy McKinney, June 2011, 3.

Web links

Elisha Payne in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Payne, Elisha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician and judge
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1731
PLACE OF BIRTH	Canterbury , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	July 20, 1807
Place of death	Lebanon , New Hampshire

[1] Paine Family Records , by Henry D. Paine, Issue 2, pp. 260-262.

[2] A History of Dartmouth College and the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire , by Frederick Chase, Volume 1, 1891, 447.

[3] Early History of Vermont by Lafayette Wilbur, Issue 2, 1900, pages 380 f.

[4] The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire , by Charles Henry Bell, 1893, page 557 f.

[5] Magazine article, A Trip to Cardigan - Elisha Payne , by Walter Harriman, Granite Monthly magazine, October, 1880, pp. 10-12.

[6] Ethan Allen and His Kin: Correspondence 1772-1819. Ed. John J. Duffy, Issue 1, 1998, p. 86.

[7] Provincial and State Papers , edited and edited by Nathaniel Bouton, Issue 10, 1877, p. 288

[8] Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , Ed. Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, 173.

[9] The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans , edited by Rossiter Johnson and John Howard Brown, Issue 8, 1904, Payne-Payne.

[10] Gazetteer of Grafton County, New Hampshire , by Hamilton Child, Issue 1, p. 14.

[11] History of New Hampshire , by John Norris McClintock, 1888, pp. 435–437.

[12] The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790 , by Merrill Jensen and Robert A. Becker, Issue 4, 1976, p. 812.

[13] Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States , edited by John Howard Brown, Issue 6, 1903, pp. 174-175.

[14] Cemetery inscription transcriptions, East Lebanon Cemetery , by Frances L. Hanchett & Peggy McKinney, June 2011, 3.