American diplomat (1837–1913)
Charles Payson (May 2, 1837 – July 11, 1913), of Massachusetts ,[ 1] Third Assistant Secretary of State from June 22, 1878 to June 30, 1881.[ 2]
Payson was born in Messina , Sicily on May 2, 1837.
In 1881, United States Secretary of State James G. Blaine removed Payson from office so that his son, Walker Blaine , could become Third Secretary.[ 3] U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Denmark , holding that office from August 12, 1881 to February 23, 1882.[ 4]
After the ending of Payson's diplomatic duties in 1882, the Paysons lived mainly in Europe.[ 5] Hôtel Bernascon [fr ] in Aix-les-Bains , France on July 11, 1913.[ 6] Vevey , Switzerland, where he was buried.
Payson's wife Fanny was the daughter of Governor of Wisconsin Cadwallader C. Washburn .[ 7]
References
^ Spofford, Ainsworth Rand (1880). American Almanac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Financial, and Political, for the Year 1880 American News Company . p. 147 .^ Pischke, Elmer (1999). U.S. Department of State: A Reference History Greenwood Publishing Group . p. 191. ISBN 9780313291265 ^ Hess, Stephen (1997). America's Political Dynasties Transaction Publishers . p. 141. ISBN 9781560009115 ^ "Charles Payson (?–1913)" . State Dept.'s Office of the Historian , Bureau of Public Affairs . United States Department of State . Retrieved May 20, 2019 .^ "Raymond Le Ghait's Wedding" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved May 20, 2019 .^ "Charles Payson" . The Sun . Retrieved April 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Profile of Fanny Washburn Payson House" . adolf-cluss.org . Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
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