George Eustis Paine Jr. (August 27, 1920 – September 23, 1991) was an American politician from New York.

Early life

Paine was born on August 27, 1920, in

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, Suffolk County, New York. He was the son of George Eustis Paine Sr. (1894–1953) (subscription required) and Helen ( née Ellis) Paine (1895–1948). After his mother's death in 1948, his father remarried to Katryna Ten Broeck Weed (1897–1962), the daughter of New York State Assemblyman George S. Weed. The Paines lived in Willsboro, Essex County, where they owned a pulp mill which had been taken over by George Jr's grandfather

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(1866–1947). George Jr attended St. Mark's School in

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Career

Following his graduation from Princeton, he worked for Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company in New York City. Paine was a member of the New York State Senate (39th District) from 1961 to 1964, sitting in the 173rd and

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Personal life

In July 1941, he married Joan Widener Leidy (1923–1988), a granddaughter of Joseph E. Widener, the

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They had two children, and divorced in 1950. He died on September 23, 1991."George Eustis Paine"

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paine, George Eustis 1920 births 1991 deaths People from Islip (town), New York Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Essex County, New York 20th-century American politicians