Halbert E. Paine Politician

Halbert Eleazer Paine (February 4, 1826 – April 14, 1905) was a lawyer, politician, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was elected to three terms as U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin. Later he wrote a text on contested elections, as well as a memoir of his service in Louisiana during the Civil War. The latter was published for the first time in 2009 in an annotated edition.

Personal facts

Halbert E. Paine
Birth dateFebruary 04, 1826
Birth place
Ohio , Chardon Ohio
Date of deathApril 14, 1905
Place of death
Washington D.C.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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Politician

military operations
American Civil War
military branch
Union Army
military command4th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
military rank
Brigadier general (United States)
Brevet (military)
party
Republican Party (United States)
region
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
service start1861
service end1865
successor
Alexander Mitchell (politician)

Halbert E. Paine on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=m0JOAAAAYAAJ&dq=Paine+on+Contested+Elections&source=gbs_navlinks_s
  2. http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780807135013