About J. Carroll Payne
Lived 1855 – 1936 (aged 80–81). J. Carroll Payne was a banker.
John Carroll Payne (September 24, 1855 in Warrenton, Virginia – February 18, 1936 in Miami, Florida) was an American lawyer, banker, philanthropist, and patron of the arts.
Early life and education Payne was born in 1855 in Warrenton, Virginia, to Rice W. and Ann America Semmes Payne.
Career In New Orleans, Payne joined the law office of his uncle, T.J. Semmes. He later moved to Atlanta, so as to avoid having to ask his wife to leave her hometown and family behind. On March 1, 1924, he was elected president of the Southern States Art League, and served as the president of the Atlanta Art Association from 1926 to 1927.
Personal life Payne married Helen Fairlie Hill on November 25, 1885. They had two daughters and one son. He died in Miami on February 18, 1936, at the age of 80.
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