George Eustis Paine Jr. was an American politician from New York.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the State Senate of New York
Citizenship
United States
Born
August 27, 1920
Died
September 23, 1991
Overview
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 Islip, Suffolk County, New York. He was the son of George Eustis Paine Sr. (1894–1953) 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 Augustus G. Paine Jr. (1866–1947). George Jr attended St. Mark's School in Southboro, Massachusetts, followed by Princeton University.
Career
Following his graduation from Princeton, he worked for Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company in New York City.
