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Lewis E. Payson
Buffalo Weekly Express (Buffalo, NY), January 28, 1886
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's9th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	John H. Lewis
Succeeded by	Herman W. Snow
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's8th district
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Greenbury L. Fort
Succeeded by	William Cullen
Personal details
Born	(1840-09-17)September 17, 1840 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	October 4, 1909(1909-10-04) (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican

Lewis Edwin Payson (September 17, 1840 – October 4, 1909) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.

Born inProvidence, Rhode Island, Payson moved with his parents to Illinois in 1852. He attended the common schools andLombard University,Galesburg, Illinois. After concluding his law studies, he wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inOttawa, Illinois in 1862. He moved toPontiac, Illinois, in January 1865 and continued the practice of law. He served as judge of the county court 1869-1873.^[1]

Payson was elected as aRepublican to theForty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1891). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Fifty-first Congress). He resumed the practice of law.

Payson died inWashington, D.C., October 4, 1909 and was interred inRock Creek Cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

A number of towns are named after Lewis Payson^{[citation needed]} includingPayson, Arizona, andPayson, Utah.

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