Charles Payson

For the owner of the New York Mets, see Charles Shipman Payson.

Charles Payson (May 2, 1837—July 11, 1913), of Massachusetts,[1] was a United States diplomat. He served as United States 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] At that time, Payson became 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] Payson died in Aix-les-Bains, France on July 11, 1913. His remains were transported to Vevey, Switzerland, where he was buried.

Payson's wife Fanny was the daughter of Governor of Wisconsin Cadwallader C. Washburn.[6]

References

  1. American Almanac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Financial, and Political, for the Year 1880, ed. Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1880), p. 147.
  2. Elmer Pischke, U.S. Department of State: A Reference History (1999), p. 191.
  3. Stephen Hess, America's Political Dynasties (Transaction Publishers, 1997), p. 141.
  4. Profile from State Dept.'s Office of the Historian.
  5. "Raymond Le Ghait's Wedding," New York Times, Oct. 29, 1895.
  6. Profile of Fanny Washburn Payson House from website on Adolf Cluss.
Government offices
Preceded by
John Allen Campbell
Third Assistant Secretary of State
June 22, 1878 June 30, 1881
Succeeded by
Walker Blaine
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Adam Badeau
United States Ambassador to Denmark
August 12, 1881 February 23, 1882
Succeeded by
J. P. Wickersham
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