Payne John Barton 1855-1935 John Barton Payne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 3 John Barton Payne From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Barton Payne (January 26, 1855 - January 24, 1935) was United States Secretary of the Interior from John Barton Payne 1920 through 1921 under Woodrow Wilson. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Sources 3 References 4 External links Life and career Payne was born in Pruntytown, in what is now West Virginia, the son of Elizabeth Barton (née Smith) and Amos Payne. [1] Payne was an attorney and longtime Chicago Democratic politician. Admitted to the bar in 27th United States Secretary of the Interior 1876 in West Virginia, Payne entered politics five In office years later as the chairman of the Preston County March 15, 1920 - March 4, 1921 Democratic Party. He moved to Chicago in 1883, and was elected as a local judge in 1893. After resigning President Woodrow Wilson from that post in 1898, he was a senior partner in Preceded by Franklin Knight Lane Winston, Payne, Strawn and Shaw. (A successor firm still exists today.) He was president of Chicago's Succeeded by Albert B. Fall South Park Board from 1911 to 1924, when Edward J. Personal details Kelly, later mayor of Chicago, succeeded him. He Born January 26, 1855 married Jennie Byrd in 1913. (She died in 1919.) After the outbreak of World War I, Payne went to Pruntytown, Virginia (now West Washington, D.C., to act as counsel for the Virginia), U.S. Emergency Fleet Corporation and the national Died January 24, 1935 (aged 79) railroad administration. From 1919 through his U.S. appointment to Wilson's cabinet in February 1920, Payne was chairman of the U.S. Shipping Board. Political Democratic From October 1921 until his death, Payne was party chairman of the American Red Cross. In May 1921 he Spouse(s) Jennie Byrd pledged funds for a permanent structure for the [Warrenton Library Profession Politician, Lawyer, Judge (http://library.fauquiercounty.gov) in Fauquier County, Virginia. He died of pneumonia, following an operation for an appendicitis at 1:06 a.m. January 24, 1935, two days before his 80th birthday - just early enough for an Associated Press obituary to run in the Chicago Tribune. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barton_Payne 4/29/2012 II. John Barton Payne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 3 Known for his work for the Red Cross, Payne's use of the South Park Board to solidify the position of the Chicago Democratic Party has much less noted. Payne tried to bring volunteers and paid staffers of the American Red Cross, and also sent the organization in a new direction, organizing it to support local welfare efforts during both the deflationary period after World War I and the early years of the Depression. Payne's donation of 50 paintings in 1919 and $100,000 in 1932 led to the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Some of his personal papers were given to the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary.12 [2] In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS John Barton Payne was named in his honor. Sources John B. Payne, Ex-Member of the Cabinet, Dead, Chicago Tribune, p. 1, Jan. 24, 1935 American Red Cross website (http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/20-39_a.asp) Fauquier County Public Library - Library History (http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments/library/index.cfm? action=library history) References 1. ^ http://files.usgwarchives.org/wv/taylor/bios/payne3nbs.txt 2. ^ "John Barton Payne Papers" '(http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=7202). Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William & Mary. http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=7202. Retrieved 4 February 2011. External links American President.org - Secretary of the Interior: John B. Payne (1920 - 1921) (http://www.americanpresident.org/history/woodrowwilson/cabinet/interior/interiorCopy1/h_index Fauquier County Public Library - Library History (http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments/library/index.cfm? action=libraryhistory) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement History - John Barton Payne 1922-35 http://www.redcross.int/en/history/not_payne.asp) Finding aid for the John Barton Payne Papers (http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/? p=collections/controlcard&id=7202) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barton_Payne 4/29/2012 John Barton Payne Papers, 1893-1930 Page 1 of 1 William & Mary | Earl Gregg Swem Library Special Collections Database Search radha mohan lall Go Include box lists Browse - Browse - Collections Digital Content Subjects Creators Record Groups You are here: Special Collections Database Manuscripts John Barton Payne Papers Finding Aid John Barton Payne Papers, 1893-1930 By Special Collections Staff Printer-friendly Contact Us About This Collection Contents Overview Restrictions Scope and Contents Biographical Note Subject Terms Box and Folder Listing Folder 1-3: John Barton Payne upon his appointment as United States Secretary of the Interior Folder 4: Photographs, Map, and Invitation Folder 5-6: Papers found in the books of John Barton Payne Administrative Information http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=7202&q=radha+mohan... 4/29/2012