Eddie N. Payne

Eddie Nuton Payne, known as E. N. Payne (May 7, 1873[1] – 1951),[2] was a Democrat from Springhill, Louisiana, who represented Webster Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives for one term from 1932 to 1936.[3]

Eddie Nuton Payne
Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish
In office
1932–1936
Preceded byJ. S. Bacon
Succeeded byDrayton Boucher
Personal details
Born1873
Arkansas
Died1951
Resting placeSpringhill Cemetery in Springhill in Webster Parish, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Mary E. Payne
ResidenceSpringhill, Louisiana

A native of Arkansas,[2] Payne succeeded J. S. Bacon of Heflin in south Webster Parish. In 1936, Payne was unseated in a runoff election by Drayton R. Boucher, a 28-year-old educator from Springhill. Payne had led in the primary election with 2,183 votes to Boucher's 1,729. In third place was Floyd D. Culbertson, Jr., later the mayor of Minden from 1940 to 1942, with 1,181 votes. A fourth candidate, E. H. Bolin, a prominent member of the Webster Parish School Board and the father of later Representative and Judge James E. Bolin, finished last with 746 ballots.[4]

Both Payne and Boucher were supporters of the late Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Pierce Long, Jr.[5] Boucher visited nearly every home in Webster Parish to achieve his narrow victory, 2,778 votes (52.9 percent) to Payne's 2,474 (47.1 percent).[6]

From 1912 to 1920, Payne had been the Ward 2 member of the Webster Parish Police Jury,[7] the parish governing body akin to the county commission in other states.

Payne and his wife, Mary E. Payne (1874-1945), are interred at Springhill Cemetery.[2]

References
  1. "Eddie Nuton Payne in the U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. "Eddie N. Payne". findagrave.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  3. "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016" (PDF). legis.la.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. Minden Signal-Tribune and Springhill Journal, January 28, 1936, p. 2
  5. "E. N. Payne Is Candidate for Re-Election", Minden Signal-Tribune and Springhill Journal, December 31, 1935, p. 1
  6. "Boucher, Garrison, Thomas Nominated: Young Politician Is Victorious in Race for Representative", Minden Herald, March 6, 1936, p. 1
  7. Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, Webster Parish Police Jury, 1871, p. 15
Political offices
Preceded by
J. S. Bacon		 Louisiana State Representative from Webster Parish
1932–1936		 Succeeded by
Drayton R. Boucher


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