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Allen J. Payton

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Allen J. Payton
Member of the Indiana State Assembly
from the Spencer County, Indiana district
Personal details
Borncirca 1861-62
Indiana, U.S.
Died1917 (aged 54–55)
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Residence(s)Rockport, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationFarmer
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Allen J. Payton (March 7, 1861–March 1, 1917) was an American farmer and politician. He represented Spencer County in the Indiana General Assembly.

Early life and education

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Allen J. Payton was born in Indiana March 7, 1861.[1]

Career and life

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Payton worked as a farmer. He operated a farm in Luce Township, Indiana in 1880. On June 3, 1881, he married Anna Stevenson. The couple would go on to have five children.[1]

Life in politics

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Payton ran for the Indiana General Assembly, to represent Spencer County, in the 1888 election, running against Benjamin B. Brown. Payton won the election after an investigation into voter fraud.[1][2]

Later life

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Around 1900, Payton served on a committee to place historical markers at select sites in Spencer County where Abraham Lincoln or his family resided or spent time.[3]

By 1910, Payton was serving on the board of the Independent Telephone Association.[4] Payton died in Evansville, Indiana on March 1, 1917.[1]

Legacy

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A collection of Payton's letters are held in the collection of the Indiana State Library.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Gellert, Linda (15 March 2015). "Collection: Allen J. Payton letters". Indiana State Library Manuscripts Catalog. Indiana State Library. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ Emmis Communications (September 2001). Indianapolis Monthly. Emmis Communications. p. 86.
  3. ^ Ehrmann, Bess Virginia Hicks; Southwestern Indiana Historical Society, Evansville (1938). The missing chapter in the life of Abraham Lincoln; a number of articles, episodes, photographs, pen and ink sketches concerning the life of Abraham Lincoln in Spencer County, Indiana, between 1816-1830 and 1844. Chicago, Ill., W.M. Hill.
  4. ^ "Phone men to meet in South Bend in 1910". The South Bend Tribune. Newspapers.com. 14 May 1909. p. 1. Retrieved 13 April 2020.