Robert Treat Paine (March 11, 1731-May 11, 1814) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He was born in Boston and attended the Boston Latin School. He graduated from Harvard College in 1749, then taught school and studied theology. He became a merchant and traveled to the southern colonies, Spain, the Azores and England. He returned home and was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts in 1757 or 1759, … Wikipedia
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Bibliography Paine, Robert Treat. The Papers of Robert Treat Paine . Edited by Stephen T. Riley and Edward W. Hanson. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000029/
