ROBERT TREAT PAINE

1731-1814

Signer of the Declaration of Independence (Massachusetts)

Biographical Data
Religious Views
Quotations
References, Links, & Further Reading

Education: Harvard

Occupation: lawyer

Political Affiliation:

Organizational Affiliation(s): Mason

Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist

Summary of Religious Views:

Before commencing his legal career, Paine studied theology and served as a military chaplain in 1755.

Views on Religion & Politics:

Quotations:

References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links

Books

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ed. by Stephen T. Riley et al., The Papers of Robert Treat Paine, 5 vols., Massachusetts Historical Soc., 1992-2022

Articles

Edward W. Hanson, "A Sense of Honor and Duty: Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) of Massachusetts and the new nation," Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, 1992
Charles L. Goodrich, "Robert Treat Paine," in Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, 1856

Links

PAINE, Robert Treat, 1731-1814 (Biographical Directory of the US Congress)
Robert Treat Paine (ushistory.org: Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
Robert Treat Paine (Signers of the Declaration of Independence -- National Park Service)
Robert Treat Paine (Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence)