Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
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Thomas Paine by Matthew Pratt, circa 1790. ExplorePaHistory.com
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779-1780 | Chief Clerk | Chief Clerk | ||
| Counties | Philadelphia | |||
Biography
01/29/1737 - 06/08/1809
PAINE, Thomas, a Clerk from Philadelphia County; born, January 29, 1737 in Norfolk, England; served, United States Army (1776, Revolutionary War); crewman, King of Prussia (1 year); writer; excise officer, England (1768); managing editor, Philadelphia Magazine (1775-1776); secretary, United States Congressional Committee for Foreign Affairs (1777); elected, Chief Clerk, Pennsylvania General Assembly (November 2, 1779-November 3, 1780); inventor; died, June 8, 1809 in New York City, New York; interred, New Rochelle, New York; removed, location unknown.
Paine, Thomas. Common Sense, pamphlet, Philadelphia: R. Bell, January 9, 1776.
Paine, Thomas. The American Crisis, 13 pamphlets, 1776-1783.
Paine, Thomas. The Rights of Man, self-published, part I, 1791; part II, 1792.
Paine, Thomas. The Age of Reason, self-published, part I, 1793; part II, 1795; part III, 1797.