Byron Paine was a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Paine was born on October 10, 1827 in Painesville, Ohio.[1] He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1847.[2] Paine had three children with his wife, Clarissa. He was also a close friend of Sherman Booth and studied theology. Paine passed away on January 13, 1871 in Monona, Wisconsin.
Paine was twice a Justice of the Supreme Court. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1859 after having previously served as a judge in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Later, he resigned from his position to serve in the American Civil War. He achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel with the 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Paine was later re-appointed to the Supreme Court and remained a member until his health began to fail in 1870.