Elijah Paine

Biography of Elijah Paine

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Paine
• First Name: Elijah
• Date of Birth: January , 21 , 1757
• Place of Birth (POB): Brooklyn , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: April , 28 , 1842
• Place of Death (POD): Williamstown , Vermont (US-VT, VT, 50, Vt.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Elijah Paine Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Vermont
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John Adams ( Federalist )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/24/1801
• Seat vacated by: Hitchcock , Samuel
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/25/1801
• Commission Date: 03/03/1801
• Date of Termination: 04/01/1842
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Elijah Paine in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1781

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1784

Elijah Paine Career Path

Employment:

• Continental Army, 1776-1777
• Private practice, Windsor, Vermont, 1784-1787
• State representative, Vermont, 1787-1790
• Judge of probate court, Randolph District, Vermont, 1788-1791
• Judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1791-1795
• U.S. senator from Vermont, 1795-1801
• Postmaster, Williamstown, Vermont, 1815-1842

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