Paine, Ephraim, 1730-1785

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Ephraim Paine (August 19, 1730 – August 10, 1785) was an American physician and politician from New York.

Born in Canterbury in the Colony of Connecticut, Paine moved with his parents to the area of the Great Nine Partners Patent in Dutchess County, New York as a child. He studied medicine, and practiced in Amenia. He served as a delegate to the New York Provincial Congress in 1775. From 1778 to 1781, he was First Judge of the Dutchess County Court. Paine was a member of the New York State Senate (Middle District) from 1779 to 1781, and was elected to the Council of Appointment in September 1780. On March 15, 1781, he was expelled from the State Senate for "neglect of duty," and was the only member of the Council of Appointment who did not finish his one-year term. He was again a member of the State Senate from 1782 to 1785 and served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784.

Paine died in Amenia and was interred in Red Meeting House Cemetery near the city.

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referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Dutchess County NY US
Amenia NY US
Windham County CT US
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Jurists
Physicians
State Senator
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Birth 1730-08-19

Death 1785-08-10

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English

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