Byron Paine

Background

Paine was born on October 10, 1827, in Painesville, Ohio.

Education

He was also a close friend of Sherman Booth and studied theology.

Career

He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1847. Paine died 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. Paine was later re-appointed to the Supreme Court and remained a member until his health began to fail in 1870.

Paine also represented Ezekiel Gillespie in the case Gillespie v.

Achievements

• He achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel with the 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army.