John Howard Payne (June 9, 1791 â€" April 10, 1852) was an American
actor, poet, playwright, and author who had most of his theatrical
career and success in London. He is today most remembered as the
creator of "Home! Sweet Home!", a song he wrote in 1822 that became
widely popular in the United States and the English-speaking world.
After his return to the United States, Payne spent time with the
Cherokee Indians. He published accounts that suggested their origin as
one of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel.In 1842, Payne was
appointed American Consul to Tunis, where he served for nearly 10
years until his death. Payne was a distant cousin of the American
parlor song composer Carrie Jacobs-Bond, born 10 years after Payne's
death.John Howard Payne was born in New York City on June 9, 1791, one
of seven sons among nine children and seven sons. Early in the boy's
childhood, the family moved to Boston where his father the family to
Boston, where he headed a school. The family also spent time at his
grandfather's colonial-era house in East Hampton, New York, which was
later preserved in honor of Payne. As a youth, Payne showed precocious
dramatic talent, but his father tried to discourage that path. After
the death of an older brother, his father installed young Payne, age
13, in the brother's position at the same accountants' firm in New
York, but the boy did not have a mind for commerce.
actor, poet, playwright, and author who had most of his theatrical
career and success in London. He is today most remembered as the
creator of "Home! Sweet Home!", a song he wrote in 1822 that became
widely popular in the United States and the English-speaking world.
After his return to the United States, Payne spent time with the
Cherokee Indians. He published accounts that suggested their origin as
one of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel.In 1842, Payne was
appointed American Consul to Tunis, where he served for nearly 10
years until his death. Payne was a distant cousin of the American
parlor song composer Carrie Jacobs-Bond, born 10 years after Payne's
death.John Howard Payne was born in New York City on June 9, 1791, one
of seven sons among nine children and seven sons. Early in the boy's
childhood, the family moved to Boston where his father the family to
Boston, where he headed a school. The family also spent time at his
grandfather's colonial-era house in East Hampton, New York, which was
later preserved in honor of Payne. As a youth, Payne showed precocious
dramatic talent, but his father tried to discourage that path. After
the death of an older brother, his father installed young Payne, age
13, in the brother's position at the same accountants' firm in New
York, but the boy did not have a mind for commerce.
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