John Augustus (or Adepeyin) Otonba Payne
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| Born | 1839 | ||||||||
| Died | 1906 | ||||||||
| Residence | Lagos | ||||||||
| Occupation | administrative | ||||||||
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1898.10.26 The other Members whom the Council directed to be sued for their arrears were Mr E.A. Drew, who describes himself as a bankrupt without employment, and who may therefore very properly be written off our List of Members, and Mr J.O. Payne, a black man, whose address was Lagos, W. Africa, but who has already been written off our list on the report of Mr Shelton, that he thought he was dead. I have written to him several times without result, and under the circumstances have not thought it worth while to take proceedings.
Notes From Elsewhere
Omoba John Augustus Otunba Payne (1839-1906) was a Nigerian sheriff; administrator and diarist who was a prominent personality in Lagos during the nineteenth century. He was a Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Lagos and he also served as a registrar in various colonial departments such as the Police Court, the Chief Magistrate's Court, the Court of Civil and Criminal Justice and the Petty Debt court.[1] He produced an annual West African and Lagos Almanac which published some historical notes. He was also the convener of a forum called the Society for the Propagation of Religious Education.
Payne was born in 1839, his father was from a royal house in Ijebu Ode.[2][3] He was one of the earliest products of CMS Grammar School, Lagos. He was a close friend of James Johnson and was a layman and warden at Christ Church Cathedral, Lagos. He also counseled the Awujale of Ijebuland to allow Christian missionaries. Through his influence, a Christian preacher was allowed to preach in Ago Iwoye.[4]
Payne was also noted for his writings in his annual almanac. One of his entries includes that of the court appearance of ex-Oba Dosunmu, who had been subpoenaed. Payne was charged with administering the solemn oath through an interpreter.[5]
Otunba Payne was murdered in his residence in Lagos by an unknown assailant in 1906.[6] His murder was never solved.
John Adepeyin Otunba Payne [THE CHURCH AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE NIGERIAN THEATRE, 1866–1914 by J. A. Adedeji]
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