Charles Paine

Charles Paine ( born April 15, 1799 in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, † July 6, 1853 in Waco, Texas ) was an American politician and 1841-1843 Governor of the State of Vermont.

Early years

Charles Paine was the son of Elijah Paine, who represented 1795-1801 the State of Vermont in the U.S. Senate. Charles attended Harvard University. After his studies, he participated in the weaving of his family. This business he conducted until it was destroyed in 1848 by fire. Paine was also involved in other activities such as a hotel and a retail store. He was also involved in agriculture. For the benefit of schools and his church community, he ceded some of its properties. But his main business was the railroad. He was the founder of Railways Vermont Central Railroad and its first president was. Society, however, had to file for bankruptcy in 1853 and Paine lost a great part of his possessions. This part of the blame in this bankruptcy was given to him.

Political career

Charles Paine was a member of the Whig party. In Northfield, where he had since moved, he was City Council. Between 1828 and 1829 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Vermont. In 1841 he was elected after a close election by the Legislature as the new governor of his state. The following year he was then confirmed in the gubernatorial elections in this office. He was between 15 October 1841 to the October 13, 1843 Governor of his state.

During his tenure, he pushed through a better control for monitoring of public spending. He advocated for a school reform that would have united all types of schools under one system. This could be but politically not prevail. In 1843 he declined to run again.

Further CV

After the end of his tenure, Paine devoted again to rail operations. In 1853 he explored for the Southern Pacific Railroad a route in Texas. He fell ill with dysentery or a similar diarrheal illness from which he died in Waco on July 6.