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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, "," in Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, 1856 Links (Biographical Directory of the US Congress) Robert Treat Paine was an American patriot who helped our country gain its independence from England. He did this in many ways, but perhaps most significantly by signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Paine was born on March 11, 1731, in Boston near Old City Hall. His father was Reverend Thomas Paine, a Harvard educated minister, and his mother was Eunice Treat, the daughter of a Paine was reelected to represent Massachusetts at the Continental Congress of 1776. He participated in the debates leading to the resolution for Independence and his signature appears on the Declaration. Paine was reelected to represent Massachusetts at the Continental Congress of 1776. He participated in the debates leading to the resolution for Independence and his signature appears on the Declaration. Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) is best remembered today as a signer of the Declaration of Independence. However, his position as a public figure in Massachusetts stretched over more than thirty years, beginning in 1770, when he stood as co-counsel for the Crown in the Boston Massacre Trials, and continuing until 1804 when he resigned from the After signing The Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776, Paine traveled to Massachusetts shortly thereafter. Back in Massachusetts, Paine was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and served as a member of the executive council. 1. Robert Treat Paine Inscription. Robert Treat Paine ( back ) A Signer of The Declaration of Independence July 4 - 1776 Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list. A significant historical year for this Robert Treat Paine is a Founding Father who was a delegate from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Association, which set up the Continental Association. He was also elected to the Second Continental Congress, signed the Olive Branch Petition, and signed the Declaration of Independence. Final Thoughts Robert Treat Paine’s journey from Boston-born minister’s son to Declaration signer exemplifies the complex path many colonists took toward independence. His evolution from hoping for reconciliation with Britain to accepting the necessity of revolution mirrors the reluctant transformation of many American patriots. Paine, a friend of John Adams and John Hancock, early became involved in the patriot movement. As a result, he was chosen in 1770 as one of the prosecuting attorneys in the Boston Massacre trial and thus gained recognition throughout the Colonies. The trial pitted against one another two future Signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, and Robert Treat Paine. Adams led the defense team for the British soldiers despite his belief that war was inevitable. Robert Treat Paine (March 11, 1731 – May 11, 1814) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress and later served in the House of Representatives for his state. Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but he was so much more than that. He was Massachusetts’ first Attorney General, the lawyer who opposed John Adams on the Boston Massacre case, and a husband and father. Robert Treat Paine (March 11, 1731 – May 11, 1814) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician, best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. Robert Treat Paine was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America who signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Massachusetts. A patriotic judge and politician, Paine was raised by highly religious and respectable parents who imbibed in their children a high regard for moral values and principles. The Robert Treat Paine Papers In 1770 Robert Treat Paine (RTP, 1731-1814) stood as counsel for the prosecution in the Boston Massacre trials. Almost two decades later, he prosecuted the Shays’s Rebellion treason trials (1786-1787). While Paine is best remembered for his involvement in these two well-known cases, he was a prominent public figure in Massachusetts for over 30 years. In his long Robert served on the Massachusetts General Court from 1773 to 1774 and was a member of the Provincial Congress from 1774 to 1775. In 1774, he was appointed as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he served until 1776, and where he became a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Robert Treat Paine (born March 11, 1731, Boston, Mass. [U.S.]—died May 11, 1814, Boston) was an American politician, jurist, member of the Continental Congress (1774–78), and signer of the Declaration of Independence. 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 the colonial era Province of Massachusetts Bay, one of the original Thirteen Colonies. He played an important role in the Olive Branch Petition, helped frame the rules of debate, acquired gunpowder for the American Revolutionary War, and, of course, signed the Declaration of Independence. After the war, Paine served as a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court from 1790 - 1804.
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