William C. Payne

William C. Payne (c. 1841 – November 3, 1898) was a state legislator in Arkansas.^[1][2][3] He represented Jefferson County, Arkansas, in 1879^[4] and 1881.^[5][6]

He died November 3, 1898, in a police wagon after falling sick on 9th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the police were called.^[7]He was picked up by a police patrol wagon but died before they reached the hospital around 1:30 in the morning; an inquest found the cause to be heart disease.^[8]At the time of his death he was living in Rob Roy where he was returned to be buried.^[7]