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American diplomat
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 at the
Hôtel Bernascon [
fr ] in
Aix-les-Bains , France on July 11, 1913.
[6] 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 .
[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 . Washington. October 29, 1895. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
^
"Charles Payson" .
The Sun . Aix-les-Bains. July 12, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Profile of Fanny Washburn Payson House" . adolf-cluss.org . Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
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