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William Wiseham Paine (October 10, 1817 – August 5, 1882) was aU.S. Representative fromGeorgia.

Born inRichmond, Virginia, Paine moved with his parents toMilledgeville, Georgia, in 1827.He attended school inMount Zion, Georgia.He served in the Seminole Indian War in 1836.He studied law inWashington, Georgia, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1838.He moved toTelfair, Georgia, in 1840 and commenced the practice of law.He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1850.He served as private secretary to Gov.Howell Cobb in 1851 and 1852.He served in theGeorgia State Senate in 1857–1860.He entered theConfederate States Army and served as captain in the First Georgia Regiment throughout theCivil War.He moved toSavannah, Georgia, at the close of theCivil War and continued the practice of law.

Paine was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the House declaringJoseph W. Clift not entitled to the seat, and served from December 22, 1870, to March 3, 1871.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1877–79.Curator of the Georgia Historical Society.He died in Savannah on August 5, 1882, and was interred in Bonaventure Cemetery.

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