William Winter Payne | |
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 Portrait of Payne, c. 1830 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847 At-large: March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Dixon Hall Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Williams Inge |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office November 7, 1836 – December 2, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Chapman |
| Succeeded by | P. S. Cromwell Blake Little R. F. Houston |
| Constituency | Sumter County |
| In office November 21, 1831 – November 19, 1832 Serving with John S. McRae | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Hudson |
| Constituency | Franklin County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Winter Payne January 2, 1807 Warrenton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1874 (aged 67) Warrenton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Minerva West Winston
(m. 1826) |
William Winter Payne (January 2, 1807 – September 2, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born at "Granville," near Warrenton, Virginia, Payne completed preparatory studies. He studied law but never practiced.
Payne moved to Franklin County, Alabama, in 1825 and engaged in planting. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1831. He moved to Sumter County, Alabama. He was again a member of the State house of representatives 1836-1839. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State senate in 1839. Payne was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress.
Payne returned to Virginia in 1847 and engaged in planting near Warrenton. He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1859. He died in Warrenton, Virginia on September 2, 1874. He was interred in the City Cemetery.
