- March 6, 1809, 217 years ago — Death of Thomas Heyward Jr..
- March 6, 1724, 302 years ago — Birth of Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress.
- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
Robert Treat Paine
PAINE, Robert Treat, signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Boston, Mass., 11 March, 1731; died there, 11 May, 1814.
He graduated from Harvard in 1749 and studied theology and law. Paine served as a chaplain during the French and Indian War and later became a prominent lawyer in Massachusetts.
He was elected to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Paine later served as attorney-general of Massachusetts and was appointed a justice of the state supreme court.
Known for his integrity and legal scholarship, Paine helped shape early American jurisprudence. He was also a founder of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Source:
Wilson, James Grant, and John Fiske, eds. Appleton’s Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1887. Patriot Echoes Archive
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