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Sereno E. Payne

Former United States Representative
Sereno Elisha Payne was a United States representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican congressman from 1883 to 1887 and then from 1889 to his death in 1914. He was... Wikipedia
Born: June 26, 1843, Hamilton, NY
Died: December 10, 1914 (age 71 years), Washington, D.C.
Previous offices: Representative (1889–1914) and Representative (1883–1887)
Speaker: David B. Henderson (1899–1903); Joseph G. Cannon (1903–1911)