Robert Treat Paine Jr.

Robert Treat Paine Jr. (December 9, 1773 – November 13, 1811) was an American poet and editor. He was the second son of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born Thomas Paine (after his paternal grandfather), he changed his name to that of his recently deceased older brother in 1801, in part as a tribute to his father and in part to avoid confusion with the more famous Thomas Paine, the revolutionary pamphleteer, who was unpopular at that time. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University, for whose commencement ceremonies he wrote a number of pieces.[1]

Paine as shown in The Works, in Verse and Prose... published 1812

Works

Coat of arms of Robert Treat Paine Jr.

Among his works are:

Further reading

  • A Boston Dramatic Critic. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Third Series, Vol. 59 (Oct. 1925 – June 1926) – about Robert Treat Paine Jr.

References

  1. Dictionary of Literary Biography, accessed November 29, 2009
  2. Burt, Daniel S., The Chronology of American Literature: America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7, retrieved via Google Books
  3. Performing Arts Encyclopedia at the Library of Congress, accessed November 29, 2009
  4. Web page titled "American Poetry Full-Text Database / Bibliography" at University of Chicago Library website, retrieved March 4, 2009
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