Education
He attended school in Mount Zion, Georgia. He studied law in Washington, Georgia, and was admitted to the bar in 1838.
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William Wiseham Paine
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Career
He served in the Seminole Indian War in 1836. He moved to Telfair, Georgia, in 1840 and commenced the practice of law. He served as private secretary to Government.
Howell Cobb in 1851 and 1852.
He served in the State senate in 1857–1860. He entered the Confederate States Army and served as captain in the First Georgia Regiment throughout the Civil War.
He moved to Savannah, Georgia, at the close of the Civil War and continued the practice of law. Paine was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the House declaring Joseph West. Clift not entitled to the seat, and served from December 22, 1870, to March 3, 1871.
Curator of the Georgia Historical Society.
He died in Savannah, Georgia, August 5, 1882. He was interred in Bonaventure Cemetery.
Membership
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1850. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1877-1879.
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Political Party
Democratic party