Robert Treat Paine (March 11, 1731 – May 11, 1814) was a lawyer, politician and Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association ...
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Robert Treat Paine (October 28, 1835 – August 11, 1910) was an American Boston-based lawyer, philanthropist, and social reformer.
Robert Treat Paine
Former Attorney General of Massachusetts
Robert Treat Paine was a lawyer, politician and Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. Wikipedia
Born: March 11, 1731, Boston, MA
Died: May 11, 1814 (age 83 years), Boston, MA
Children: Robert Treat Paine Jr., Lucretia Paine, Maria Antoinetta Paine, and more
Education: Harvard University, Harvard College, and Boston Latin School (BLS)
Parents: Thomas Paine and Eunice Treat
Place of burial: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
Spouse: Sally Cobb Paine (m. 1770–1814)
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Capitalist with a Conscience. Robert Treat Paine spent a lifetime striving to fulfill the lofty expectations of his class. In his autobiography, he stressed his ...
Robert Treat Paine became Massachusetts' first Attorney General and served from 1777 to 1790. In 1783, he prosecuted the criminal case (Commonwealth v. Jennison) ...
STONEHURST, the Robert Treat Paine Estate is a National Historic Landmark with over 100 acres of public open space. This country place of social reformer ...