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	PAINE: See also Benjamin Franklin Cameron, Jr. — Thomas Paine Caslander — Edgar Robert Champlin — Thomas Paine Cronin — John Paine Cushman — Charles Milby Dale — Cornelius Roscoe Day — Duncan Upshaw Fletcher — George Washington Gordon — Nathan Kelsey Hall — Hiram Paine Hunt — Oscar Lapham — Robert Fulwood Ligon — Robert Fulwood Ligon, Jr. — William Paine Lord — Paine Paige Prim — Frederic Mosley Sackett — William Paine Sheffield — William Paine Sheffield — Rufus Paine Spalding — Voltaire Paine Twombly — Paine Wingate — Jesse Paine Wolcott
	Paine, Abraham — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1781-82. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Asahel E. — of Delaware County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1814-15, 1816-17. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Bayard Henry (1872-1955) — also known as Bayard H. Paine — of Grand Island, Hall County, Neb. Born near Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, April 27, 1872. Son of Ira Tuttle Paine and Ella Myra (Huston) Paine. Lawyer; author; district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died in Grand Island, Hall County, Neb., April 19, 1955 (age 82 years, 357 days). Interment at Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.   Relatives: Married, January 15, 1902, to Grace Bentley.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Paine, Benjamin F. (b. 1838) — of Lowell, Orleans County, Vt.; Jay, Orleans County, Vt. Born in Lowell, Orleans County, Vt., 1838. Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1863-64, 1888 (Lowell 1863-64, Jay 1888); member of Vermont state senate from Orleans County, 1878. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Brinton — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1779-81, 1784-87. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Byron (d. 1871) — of Wisconsin. Justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1859-64, 1867-71; died in office 1871. Died January 13, 1871. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Charles (1799-1853) — of Northfield, Washington County, Vt. Born in Williamstown, Orange County, Vt., April 15, 1799. Son of Elijah Paine. Whig. Woollen manufacturer; hotelier; merchant; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1828-29; delegate to Whig National Convention from Vermont, 1839 (Convention Secretary); Governor of Vermont, 1841-43; railroad builder. Died, from dysentery, in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., July 6, 1853 (age 54 years, 82 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Northfield, Vt.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Paine, Charles B. — of Maine. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Charles C. — of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936 (alternate), 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Charles L. — of Lane County, Ore. Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of Oregon, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Edward — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1798-99. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Edward W. — of Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine. Elected (Wet) delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kennebec County 1933, but did not serve. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Elijah (1757-1842) — of Williamstown, Orange County, Vt. Born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., January 21, 1757. Member of Vermont state legislature; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1791-93; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1795-1801. Died in Williamstown, Orange County, Vt., April 28, 1842 (age 85 years, 97 days). Interment at Old Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, Vt.   Relatives: Father of Charles Paine.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Paine, Ephraim (1730-1785) — of New York. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., August 19, 1730. County judge in New York, 1778-81; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1779-81, 1782-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1784. Expelled from the New York State Senate on March 15, 1781, for neglect of duty. Died in Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 10, 1785 (age 54 years, 356 days). Interment at Red Meeting House Cemetery, Near Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Paine, Frank D. — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1938-42. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, George A. — of Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 14th District, 1859-60. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, George Eustis, Jr. (1920-1991) — also known as George E. Paine — of Willsboro, Essex County, N.Y. Born in Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., August 27, 1920. Republican. Member of New York state senate 39th District, 1961-64. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Died September 23, 1991 (age 71 years, 27 days). Burial location unknown.
	Paine, George Lyman — also known as George L. Paine — of Massachusetts. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1940, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, George R. — of Berlin, Coos County, N.H. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Berlin 1st Ward; elected 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Halbert Eleazer (1826-1905) — of Wisconsin. Born in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, February 4, 1826. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1865-71. Died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1905 (age 79 years, 69 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Paine, Harry W. — of Long Island (unknown county), N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state senate 1st District, 1908; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1912. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Henry W. — Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1863, 1864. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Ira C. — of Wisconsin. Circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit, 1875-76. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, John — of Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1830. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, John C. — of Wyoming County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1855-56. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Joseph — of Prospect, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Prospect, 1836. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Joseph — Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1912. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Laurence B. — of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss. Mayor of Meridian, Miss., 1952-53. Still living as of 1953.
	Paine, Lyman — of New York. Member of New York state senate Western District, 1819-22. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Nicholas E. — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1851. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Parker — of Ramsey County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 1st District, 1866. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Robert F. — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Robert T. — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1861. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Robert Treat (1731-1814) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 11, 1731. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1777; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1777-90; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1804. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died May 12, 1814 (age 83 years, 62 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; statue at Church Green, Taunton, Mass.   Relatives: Great-grandson of Robert Treat; second great-grandfather of Robert Treat Paine (1866-?). See Treat-Paine family of Massachusetts and Michigan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
	Paine, Robert Treat (1812-1872) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C.; Austin County, Tex. Born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812. Lawyer; planter; shipbuilder; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., February 8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355 days). Interment at Brenham Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
	Paine, Robert Treat (b. 1866) — also known as Robert T. Paine — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., August 9, 1866. Son of Robert Treat Paine and Lydia Williams (Lyman) Paine. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1899, 1900. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Second great-grandson of Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814); son of Robert Treat Paine and Lydia Williams (Lyman) Paine; married, December 7, 1898, to Marie Louise Mattingly. See Treat-Paine family of Massachusetts and Michigan.
	Paine, Rodney C. (1806-1873) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Connecticut, 1806. Banker; Berrien County Treasurer, 1836; village president of Niles, Michigan, 1848-54; member of Michigan state senate, 1855; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1873. Episcopalian. Died in 1873 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Ron — Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
	Paine, Rowlett (b. 1879) — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., December 22, 1879. Son of John James Paine and Elizabeth (Rowlett) Paine. Democrat. Wholesale grocer; mayor of Memphis, Tenn., 1920-27. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.   Relatives: Nephew by marriage of George Washington Gordon; son of John James Paine and Elizabeth (Rowlett) Paine; married 1918 to Anna Bell Hughes.
	Paine, Samuel E. — of Berlin, Coos County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1887-88. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Stephen W. — of New York. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Thomas — Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Thomas Fite — of Aberdeen, Monroe County, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, Thomas H. — Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1875-77. Burial location unknown.
	Paine, William Wiseham (1817-1882) — of Georgia. Born in Richmond, Va., October 10, 1817. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1870-71; member of Georgia state legislature. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., August 5, 1882 (age 64 years, 299 days). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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