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| Affiliation | American |
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| Name | Robert T. Paine |
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Edenton, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
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February 18, 1812
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| Died | February 08, 1872
(59 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | PAINE, Robert Treat, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812; attended private schools and was graduated from Washington (now Trinity) College, Hartford, Conn.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; held several local offices; owned and operated shipyards and engaged in the shipping business; member of the State house of commons in 1838, 1840, 1844, 1846, and 1848; served as colonel of a North Carolina regiment during the Mexican War; War Governor of Monterrey, Mexico, in 1846; member of the Mexican Claims Commission after the war
U.S. Representative (Am-NC) 1855-1857.
Moved to Austin County, Tex., in 1860 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Galveston, Tex., February 8, 1872; interment in Brenham Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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