Frederick G. Payne
| Frederick George Payne | |
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| 60th Governor of Maine | |
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In office January 5, 1949 – December 24, 1952 |
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| Preceded by | Horace Hildreth |
| Succeeded by | Burton M. Cross |
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United States Senator from Maine |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Owen Brewster |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Muskie |
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July 24, 1904 Lewiston, Maine |
| Died | June 15, 1978 (aged 73) Waldoboro, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Bentley College |
Frederick George Payne (July 24, 1904 – June 15, 1978) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Maine from 1953 to 1959. He previously served as the 60th Governor of Maine from 1949 to 1952.
Frederick Payne was born in Lewiston, Maine, to Frederick and Nellie (née Smart) Payne. He received his early education at public schools in his native city, graduating from Jordan High School. As a child, he worked as a newsboy, grocery clerk, theater usher, and dishwasher. He studied at the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in 1925.
Payne then worked as a financial manager and chief disbursing officer for the Maine & New Hampshire Theaters Company, which operated 132 movie theaters in New England. He began his political career as mayor of Augusta, serving from 1935 to 1941. In 1940, he unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Maine, losing to state Senator Sumner Sewall. After Sewall was elected governor, he named Payne as the state finance commissioner and budget director. He resigned in 1942 in order to serve with the U.S. Air Force during World War II, reaching the rank of a lieutenant colonel. Following his military service, he worked as manager of Waldoboro Garage Company from 1945 to 1949.
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