Leslie Payne

For the American journalist, see Les Payne.

Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie Herbert Payne DSO VD ADC (5 November 1888 – 23 December 1942) was an Australian politician and military officer.[1]

He was born in Burnie, the son of Senator Herbert Payne. During the First World War, he served in the Australian Imperial Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in the 1918 New Year Honours.[2]

In 1924, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist member for Denison in a recount following Robert Snowden's resignation. He was defeated at the 1925 state election. Payne died in Hobart in 1942.[3]

  1. ^ Who's Who: Men and Women of the Times. Who's Who. 1935. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ "No. 30482". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 January 1918. p. 954.
  3. ^ "Payne, Leslie Herbert". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.