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he remained nearly a j'ear. He next became the pupil of Samuel F. B. Morse through whom he was admilted as a student at the National Academy of Design, where he received a silver medal for his drawings from the antique. He settled in Albany, N.Y., as a portrait painter; removed to New York city in 1831, was elected a member of the National Academy of Design, in 1836, and painted the portrait of Gov. William L. Marcy for the New York Citj' Hall, and that of Joim Quincy Adams, for Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass. He resided in Boston, 1 844-47, where he painted a large number of portraits; returned to New York in the latter year, and in 1849 went to Europe, spending his time chiefly in Florence and Rome, where he painted the portraits of many distinguished persons, including Robert and Eliza- beth Barrett Browning, and Hiram Powers. He also produced his two " Venuses "; "Moses and Aaron on Mount Horeb "; the "Flight into Egypt," and the " Infant Bacchus."' He made a study of the works of Titian, whose method of painting he professed to have discovered, and his copies were so admirable that one of them was seized by the authorities at Florence, under the belief that it was the original painting. He re- turned to New Y^ork in 1860, resided at Eagle- wood, near Perth Amboy, N.J., for four years, and then built a house on Staten Island. He was president of the National Academy of Design, 1871-73, and in 1874 visited Germany to .study the supposed death-mask of Shakespeare, from which he produced a bust and several portraits. He delivered several courses of lectures on art; was known as an experimenter in colors, and pub- lished a New Geometrical Method of Measuring the Human Figure (1860). His work includes: Hie Holy Family (1837); The Last Interview (1838); portraits of Henry Ward Deecher, Wen- dell Phillips, Charles P. Daly (1848), owned by the New Y'ork Historical society; James Russell Lowell, Gov. Reuben E. Fenton (1870); Charlotte Cushman (1880); General Grant (1880); Tliomas Le Clear (1883); and Charles Sumner, incomplete (11685); Head of Christ (\810); C'wpiVi (1880); and Ruth and Naomi. He also executed a full length painting of Admiral Farragut at the battle of Mobile Bay, which was presented to the Russian government in 1871. He died in Tottenville, Staten Island, N.Y.. Oct. 1, 188r,.

PAINE, Albert Bigelow, editor, was born in New Bedford, Mass., July 10, 1861; son of Samuel E. and Mercy C. (Kirby) Paine; grandson of Elija and Cynthia (Brown) Paine, and of Nicho- las and (Ellis) Kirby, and a descendant

of Stephen Paine, who came to America in 1638. He attended the public schools of Xenia, 111., and devoted himself to literary work. He contributed rhymes and stories to Scribner's, Century and

other magazines, and became editor of the chil- dren's department of the New York Herald in

1898. He accepted the editorship of the League department of the St. Nicholas Magazine in June,

1899. He is the author of: Rhymes by Two i^/-je?w?s, witii William Allen AVhite (1893); The Mystery of Eveline Delorme (1894); Gobolinks, with Ruth McEnery Stuart (1896); The Dumpies (1897); The Hollow Tree {\S^S); The Arkansaw Bear (1898); The Deep Woods (1899); The Beacon Prize Medals (1899); The Bread Line (1900); The Little Lady— Her Book (1901); The Van-Dwellers (1901); The Great White IT ay (1901).

PAINE, Charles, governor of Vermont, was born in Williamstown, Vt., April 15, 1799; son of Judge Elijah and Sarah (Porter) Paine, and grandson of Seth Paine, and of John Porter. He was graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1820, A.]\[., 1823, and engaged in manufacturing with his fatlier. He was elected by the Whig party gov- ernor of Vermont in 1840, serving, 1841-43. As such he was influential in securing the construc- tion of the Vermont Central railroad. He was af- terward also connected with the Southern Pacific railroad, and went to Texas in the interests of that road. He gave to Northfield academy the land on which it was built, apparatus and $500 in money. He built the Congregational church at Depot village, Vt.; bequeathed to the Roman Catholic congregation of the village the land for its church, and was a liberal benefactor of the University of Vermont and other institutions of learning. He died in Waco, Texas, July 6, 1853.

PAINE, Charles Jackson, soldier, was born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 26. 1833; son of Charles Cushing and Fanny Cabot (Jackson) Paine; grandson of Judge Charles Jackson of the IMassa- chusetts supreme court, and great-grandson of Robert Treat Paine, signer. He attended the Boston Latin school and was graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1853, A.M., 1856. He studied law in the office of Rufus Choate in Boston, ]\Iass.; was admitted to the bar in 1856, and practiced law until 1861. He was commissioned captain in the 22d Massachusetts volunteer infantry, Oct. 6, 1861; major of the 30th Massachusetts infantry, Jan. 14, 1862, and colonel of the 2d Louisiana regiment, Oct. 2, 1862. He commanded the first brigade 19th army corps at Port Hudson, after the death of Col. E. P. Chapin, ]May 24- July 8, 1863; resigned the command, March 4, 1864, and joined General Butler's Army of the James, com- manding the 1st division, 25th army corps, all colored troops, at Petersburg; was promoted Vjrigadier-general of volunteers, Jul}^ 4, 1864, and led his division of colored troops in the attack on New IMarket Road, Va., Sept. 29, 1864. He also took part in the capture of Fort Fisher, Jan. 15, 1865, where he commanded the 3d division 25th