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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsRobert Treat PAINE
(1731-1814)
PAINE, Robert Treat, a
Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 11, 1731;
attended the Boston Latin School and was graduated from Harvard
College in 1749; studied theology; was chaplain of troops on the
northern frontier in 1755; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1757 and commenced practice in Boston; moved to Taunton in 1761;
delegate to the state convention at Boston in 1768; member of the
colonial house of representatives in 1773; delegate to the
Provincial Congress in 1774 and 1775; Member of the Continental
Congress 1774-1776; a signer of the Declaration of Independence;
member of the state house of representatives in 1777; attorney
general of Massachusetts 1777-1790; member of the governor’s
council in 1779 and 1780; delegate to the constitutional convention
in 1779; moved to Boston in 1781; judge of the Massachusetts
supreme court 1790-1804; died in Boston, Mass., May 11, 1814.
Bibliography
Paine, Robert Treat. The Papers of Robert Treat Paine.
Edited by Stephen T. Riley and Edward W. Hanson. Boston:
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1992.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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