William H. F. Payne
William H. F. Payne | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Loudoun and Fauquier | |
In office December 3, 1879 – December 7, 1881 | |
Succeeded by | R. Taylor Scott |
Personal details | |
Born | Fauquier, Virginia, U.S. | January 27, 1830
Died | March 29, 1904 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 74)
Spouse |
Mary Elizabeth Winston Payne
(m. 1852) |
Children | 10 |
Education | |
Occupation |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Henry Fitzhugh Payne (January 27, 1830 – March 29, 1904) was a
Early life
William Payne was born in Fauquier County, Virginia to Arthur Alexander Morson Payne and Mary Conway Mason Fitzhugh. He attended the Virginia Military Institute in 1846-47, but left school after only one year. He was declared an honorary graduate by the Board of Visitors in 1873.
Payne studied law at the University of Virginia and established a law practice in Warrenton, Virginia in 1851. The following year, he married his cousin, Mary Elizabeth Winston Payne, a daughter of William Winter Payne; the couple would have ten children. He served as the Commonwealth's Attorney for Fauquier County for several years.
Civil War
Payne enrolled in early 1861 as a private and participated in the occupation of
After being exchanged, he returned to duty as the
After being imprisoned at
Postbellum
After the war, Payne returned to his Virginia law practice. He was the general counsel for the Southern Railway Company. Payne served in the legislature of Virginia in the session of 1879–80.
He died in Washington, D.C.
See also
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
External links
- "William H. Payne, Class of 1849". VMI's Civil War Generals. Virginia Military Institute. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Generals of the Confederate Army." Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine BigCountry.de.
- "Brigadier General William Henry Fitzhugh Payne." Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine The Virginia Civil War Home Page.