Charles Payson

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

Charles Payson (d. 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] 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] Payson's wife Fanny was the daughter of Governor of Wisconsin Cadwallader C. Washburn.[5] After the ending of Payson's diplomatic duties in 1882, the Paysons lived mainly in Europe.[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. ^ Profile of Fanny Washburn Payson House from website on Adolf Cluss.
  6. ^ "Raymond Le Ghait's Wedding," New York Times, Oct. 29, 1895.
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