William C. Payne

Payne circa 1881

William C. Payne (c. 1841 – November 3, 1898) was a state legislator in Arkansas.[1][2][3] He represented Jefferson County, Arkansas, in 1879[4] and 1881.[5][6]

He died November 3, 1898, in a police wagon after falling sick on 9th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the police were called.[7] He was picked up by a police patrol wagon but died before they reached the hospital around 1:30 in the morning; an inquest found the cause to be heart disease.[8] At the time of his death he was living in Rob Roy where he was returned to be buried.[7]

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  1. ^ "Arkansas Historical Quarterly". February 1, 1978 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State... Biographies of Distinguished Citizens...[etc.]". Goodspeed publishing Company. February 14, 1889 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ Hempstead, Fay (February 1, 1890). A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890 ... Southern Historical Press. ISBN 9780893080747 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Members of the General Assembly". Arkansas Democrat. 1881-01-10. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2021.Open access icon
  6. ^ Dawson, R. (December 31, 1881). "1881 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty-Second General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2011.
  7. ^ a b "Federal Juror Dead". Arkansas Democrat. 1898-11-03. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2021.Open access icon
  8. ^ "W. C. Payne dead". Arkansas Democrat. 1898-11-03. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2021.Open access icon