Robert Treat Paine | |
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Born | |
Died | May 11, 1814 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 83)
Resting place | Granary Burying Ground, Boston |
Education | Harvard College |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
Known for | Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
Spouse | Sally Cobb (m. 1770–1814; his death) |
Children | 8 |
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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 and Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He served as the state's first attorney general and as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court.