Ephraim Paine (August 19, 1730–August 10, 1785) was an American physician and political leader from Dutchess County, New York. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Dutchess County is a County located in the US state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress in 1784. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
Ephraim was born in 1730 at Canterbury, Connecticut, but moved with his parents to Dutchess County, New York soon after. Canterbury is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. He studied medicine, and opened a practice in Amenia. For the unincorporated community see Amenia (CDP, New York. Amenia is a Town in Dutchess County, United States
Politically, Paine was viewed as a radical of the left, usually at odds with the landed conservative forces in New York. He built a base of support in Dutchess county with small farmers and merchants. He was a primitive or evangelical Christian firmly against an aristocracy, and served as a lay preacher in Baptist meetings. His neighbors sent him to the New York Provincial Congress in 1775, and elected him to the state senate in 1780. The New York Provincial Congress (1775-1777 was an organization formed by rebels in 1775 during the American Revolution, as a replacement for the Province of New York Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Paine's radicalism got him expelled by the senate in March of 1781. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the senate, Alexander Hamilton described him as "a man of strong prejudices; his zeal is fiery, his obstinancy unconquerable. " He was quickly returned again by election, and remained until 1785. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1784 he was absent for part of the year to attend the Continental Congress sessions in Annapolis, Maryland. Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. Though he supported statehood for Vermont, he didn't expect this to be resolved by the Congress anytime soon. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
Paine died at home in Amenia in 1785, and is buried at the Red Meeting House Cemetery nearby.
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