Herbert Payne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
About Herbert Payne
- Herbert James Mockford Payne (17 August 1866 – 26 February 1944) was an Australian politician.
- Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an investor and grazier.
- In 1903, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Burnie, transferring to Darwin in 1909.
- He was Treasurer, Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Railways 1912–1914.
- In 1919, he left the Assembly and was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Tasmania.
- In 1931, together with the rest of his party, he joined the United Australia Party.
- He held his seat until his defeat in 1937.
- Payne died in 1944.
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