Family and Education
b. 23 Apr. 1752, 2nd s. of Ralph Payne, chief justice of St. Kitts by his 2nd w. Margaret Gallwey of St. Kitts; half bro. of Ralph Payne. educ. private sch. Greenwich; Royal Acad. Portsmouth 1767. m. 1s.V. L. Oliver, Hist. Antigua, iii. 9; but he is not mentioned among the several legatees in Payne’s will, PCC 988 Marriott.
Offices Held
Entered R.N. c. 1769; lt. 1777; cdr. 1779; capt. 1780; r.-adm. 1799.
Keeper of the privy seal, and private sec. to Prince of Wales, and auditor of the duchy of Cornwall 1792 – 96; ld. warden of the stannaries 1796 – d.; treasurer of Greenwich Hospital 1799 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Carlton House, London.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
PAYNE, John Willett (1752-1803)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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