Record #:

39000

Author(s):

Abstract:

Robert Treat Paine, a native of Edenton, NC, was educated as a lawyer and engaged in shipping and shipbuilding in Edenton. He was a partisan Whig and served in the NC House of Commons from 1838-1848. In 1847, Paine was appointed a colonel of a Volunteer Regiment. In 1847, Paine and his regiment were sent to Mexico during the Mexican War where Paine was charged for being an egotistical and strict disciplinarian. Paine later served as a Know-Nothing member of the US House of Representatives from 1855 to 1857.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017, p78-79 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Paine, Robert Treat (1812-1872); Edenton--People