1. Charles Paine was an American Whig politician, woolen mill owner, merchant, railroad builder, and the 15th governor of Vermont.
12 Facts About Charles Paine
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Paine was the son of Elijah Paine and Sarah Paine, and was born in Williamstown, Vermont.
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Charles Paine graduated from Harvard University in 1820, and became active in several business ventures.
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Charles Paine moved to Northfield, Vermont in the early part of the nineteenth century to run the family woolen mill.
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Charles Paine operated this business until it was destroyed by fire in 1848.
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Charles Paine's Meeting House was built in 1835 for the mill's workers as a place for worship.
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Charles Paine had various other business interests including a hotel and a store, but he is most often remembered as the individual who brought railroads to Vermont.
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Charles Paine founded the Vermont Central Railroad and served as the first president of the company.
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In Northfield, Charles Paine held the offices of Town Selectman and Moderator of the Town Meeting.
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Charles Paine was the 15th Governor of Vermont from 1841 until 1843.
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Charles Paine died in Waco, Texas after three weeks of dysentery while helping the Southern Pacific Railroad choose a route.
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Charles Paine is interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Northfield, Washington County, Vermont.