Founding Father, Massachusetts attorney general and judge (1731-1814)
For others with the same name, see Robert Treat Paine (disambiguation).
Robert Treat Paine
Portrait by Edward Savage & John Coles, Jr., 1802–1823
Born
(1731-03-11)March 11, 1731
Boston, Massachusetts, British America
Died
May 11, 1814(1814-05-11) (aged 83)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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.
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