Joseph B. Payne

Joseph B. Payne (died March 5, 1968) was an American politician from Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1935 to 1939, from 1947 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1967.

Early life Joseph B. Payne was born in Leesburg, Virginia. He attended Brunswick High School in Brunswick, Maryland.

Career Payne served with Company L, 313th regiment of the 79th Infantry Division and Company K, 11th regiment of the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army from 1917 to 1924. He served during World War I and received the Purple Heart. He worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for 37 years. He retired in 1961. He was a switch operator at the Brunswick railyard. In 1961, he was appointed as a state delegate to fill the vacancy left by Charles Mathias. He then served until 1967. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Brunswick.