Christopher Payne
(1845-1925)
American politician
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Christopher Harrison (C.H.) Payne (1845–1925) was a prominent African-American religious, educational and political leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Despite being born in the American South during the time of slavery, Payne rose to a level of prominence achieved by few, regardless of race. Among his many accomplishments was being the first African American elected to the West Virginia Legislature.
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1845 Monroe County, West Virginia, U.S.
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1925 (aged 79) US Virgin Islands
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