Elijah Paine

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Elijah Paine (January 21, 1757-April 28, 1842) was a US Senator from Vermont, serving as a Federalist from 1795 to 1801.

Born in Brooklyn, Connecticut; attended the public schools; served in the Revolutionary War; graduated from Harvard College in 1781; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Windsor, Vermont; practiced law and cultivated a farm; began a settlement at Williamstown, Vermont; established a cloth factory and a saw and grist mill in Northfield, Vermont; secretary of the State constitutional convention 1786; member, State house of representatives 1787-1790; judge of the State supreme court 1791-1795; elected to the United States Senate in 1794; reelected as a Federalist in 1800 and served from March 4, 1795, to September 1, 1801, when he resigned; United States judge of the district of Vermont from 1801 until his death in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont; interment in West Hill Cemetery in Williamstown.

Preceded by Stephen R. Bradley

U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Vermont 1795—1801

Succeeded by Stephen R. Bradley

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.