'''Frederick George Payne''' (July 24, 1904 – June 15, 1978) was a [[Maine]] businessman and [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.s. senator for one term in the 1950s, previously being the governor for just under four years. He was largely associated with the [[Moderate Republican]] wing of the GOP, which included his fellow senatorial colleague [[Margaret Chase Smith]].<ref>June 18, 1952. [https://www.nytimes.com/1952/06/18/archives/payne-has-stood-as-a-progressive-identified-with-mrs-smiths-wing-of.html PAYNE HAS STOOD AS A PROGRESSIVE; Identified With Mrs. Smith's Wing of Maine Party While Brewster Is Old Guard]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 21, 2021.</ref> | '''Frederick George Payne''' (July 24, 1904 – June 15, 1978) was a [[Maine]] businessman and [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.s. senator for one term in the 1950s, previously being the governor for just under four years. He was largely associated with the [[Moderate Republican]] wing of the GOP, which included his fellow senatorial colleague [[Margaret Chase Smith]].<ref>June 18, 1952. [https://www.nytimes.com/1952/06/18/archives/payne-has-stood-as-a-progressive-identified-with-mrs-smiths-wing-of.html PAYNE HAS STOOD AS A PROGRESSIVE; Identified With Mrs. Smith's Wing of Maine Party While Brewster Is Old Guard]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 21, 2021.</ref> |