Philip A. Payton Jr.

Philip Anthony Payton Jr.
Philip A. Payton Jr., circa 1914
Born(1876-02-27)February 27, 1876
Westfield, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 29, 1917(1917-08-29) (aged 41)
Allenhurst, New Jersey
Alma materLivingstone College
OccupationReal estate developer
SpouseMaggie P. Lee

Philip Anthony Payton Jr. (February 27, 1876 – August 1917) was an African-American real estate entrepreneur, known as the "Father of Harlem", due to his work renting properties in Harlem, New York City, to African Americans.

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