- 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
Robert Treat Paine was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in March, 1731. He graduated at Harvard College in 1749, and studied theology. He afterward turned his attention to the law, and entered upon its practice in Taunton, Massachusetts. He soon acquired a high reputation, and became prominent in public affairs.
He was a member of the Provincial Assembly, and was appointed one of the committee to prosecute the British soldiers for the massacre in King Street. He was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774, and continued in that body until 1778. He was present at the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and affixed his signature to that instrument.
He was afterward appointed Attorney-General of Massachusetts, and held that office for many years. In 1790 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of the State, and discharged the duties of that office with great ability.
He died May 11, 1814, in the eighty-fourth year of his age.
Source:
Lossing, Benson J. The Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1855. Patriot Echoes Archive
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