Thomas Payne (Australian politician)

Thomas Henry Payne (14 May 1862 – 29 November 1932) was an Australian politician.

He was born in South Yarra to pioneer builder Thomas Budds Payne and Rosalie Mary Hemphill.

He attended Geelong Grammar School and inherited his father's considerable wealth.

Around 1894 he married Georgiana Dale Crooke, with whom he had two daughters.

He owned land at Kilmore, where he bred cattle and sheep, but was based in Toorak.

Payne's grave at Melbourne General Cemetery