Eliseo Payán

José Eliseo Payán Hurtado (August 1, 1825 June 30, 1895) was a Colombian lawyer, politician, and military officer. Payán as Vice President of Colombia assumed the Presidency of Colombia because of the absence of President Rafael Núñez in 1887.

Eliseo Payán
1st Vice President of Colombia
In office
December 13, 1887  February 8, 1888
Acting President: January 7 - June 4, 1887
December 12, 1889 - February 8, 1888
PresidentRafael Núñez
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMiguel Antonio Caro
President of the Sovereign State of Cauca
In office
August 1, 1883  August 5, 1886
Preceded byEzequiel Hurtado
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
April 22, 1879  August 1, 1879
Preceded byModesto Garcés Garcés
Succeeded byEzequiel Hurtado
In office
August 15, 1863  August 15, 1867
Preceded byTomás Cipriano de Mosquera
Succeeded byJulián Trujillo Largacha
Personal details
Born
José Eliseo Payán Hurtado

(1825-08-01)August 1, 1825
Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
DiedJune 30, 1895(1895-06-30) (aged 69)
Buga, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseCarmen Ospina Lenis
OccupationLawyer, journalist, soldier, politician
Military service
AllegianceColombia (Conservative Party)
Branch/serviceNational Army of Colombia
RankGeneral
Battles/warsWar of the Supremes
Colombian Civil War (1860–1862)
Colombian Civil War of 1876
Colombian Civil War (1884–1885)
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