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Oliver Hazard Payne (July 21, 1839 – June 27, 1917) was an American businessman, organizer of the American Tobacco Company Trust, assisted with the formation of U.S. Steel, and was affiliated with Standard Oil.
Payne fought under General Thomas at Chickamauga, Georgia, where Oliver was seriously wounded on Sept 19, 1863. After a recovery of several months, he rejoined the regiment and fought at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Pickett's Mills, Georgia during the Atlanta campaign.
20 gen 2024 · Oliver Hazard Payne (July 21, 1839 – June 27, 1917) was an American businessman, organizer of the American Tobacco trust, and assisted with the formation of U.S. Steel, and was affiliated with Standard Oil. He is considered one of the 100 wealthiest Americans, having left an enormous fortune.
- "Colonel Oliver Hazard Payne"
- July 21, 1839
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
- June 27, 1917
Oliver Hazard Payne was a Cleveland-born businessman and philanthropist who became a major shareholder of Standard Oil and American Tobacco. He donated millions to Cornell Medical College, Yale, and other institutions, and owned a large yacht named Aphrodite.
Col. Oliver Hazard Payne and His Mansion on the Hudson. Col. Oliver Hazard Payne was born in 1839 and named for Oliver Hazard Perry, the U.S. naval officer who became a national hero when he defeated a British squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
Oliver Hazard Payne's Civil War Service. When the Civil War began, Oliver Hazard Payne was a student at Yale, class of 1863. He left Yale in October 1861 to join the Union Army as a volunteer for a three year term.
Oliver Payne was a major stockholder in Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. During the 1907 panic, several banks were shaken and Moore & Schley, a speculative brokerage house was $25 million in debt. This was Payne's major stockbroker.
