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John Howard Payne

Born

in New York City, New York, The United States

June 09, 1791

Died

April 10, 1852

Genre

Plays, Poetry

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John Howard Payne (June 9, 1791 – 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, Great Britain, 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 ...more

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	Indian Justice: A Cherokee Murder Trial at Tahlequah in 1840 by John Howard Payne, Grant Foreman (Editor), Rennard Strickland (Foreword) 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Sweet Home (1880) by John Howard Payne, L.B. Humphrey (Illustrator), Andrew (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plays-Brutus: or, The Fall Tarquin (Notable American Authors) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1818 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clari: Or, the Maid of Milan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1823 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charles the Second; or The Merry Monarch it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Accusation; or, The family of D'Anglade 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1817 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lispings of the Muse: A Selection from Juvenile Poems, Chiefly Written at and Before the Age of Sixteen. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Writings of John Howard Payne by John Howard Payne, Gabriel Harrison 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	JOHN HOWARD PAYNE: Selected Poems and Stage Works 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King of the Streets (The Best of 2000 AD, Dec 1985) by John Howard Payne, Brian Bolland (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by John Howard Payne (?)

“Mid pleasures and palaces though I may roam, be it ever so humble there's no place like home.”
― John Howard Payne, Clari: Or The Maid Of Milan

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