Frederick Huff Payne (November 10, 1876 – March 24, 1960) was theUnited States Assistant Secretary of War from 1930 to 1933, underPresident Herbert Hoover.[1]
Payne was born on November 10, 1876, inGreenfield, Massachusetts, to Samuel Brewer Payne (1843-1912) and Eva Caroline Huff (1850-1917). He married Mary Blake (1878-1943) on November 8, 1900, inParsons, Kansas. They had three children — Frederick Huff (1901-1989), Groverman Blake (1909-1963), and Carolyn Huff (1913-2001).[1]
He was theUnited States Assistant Secretary of War from 1930 to 1933. He was promoted to a colonel in 1932.[2] He died on March 24, 1960, inGreenfield, Massachusetts, at the home of his son, Groverman Payne.[1] He was buried inGreen River Cemetery inGreenfield, Massachusetts