Eliseo Payán

Eliseo Payán
Portrait c. 1890.
1st Vice President of Colombia
In office
December 13, 1887 – 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
BornJosé Eliseo Payán Hurtado
(1825-08-01)August 1, 1825
DiedJune 30, 1895(1895-06-30) (aged 69)
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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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.