Thomas H. Paynter

Thomas Hanson Paynter (* 9. December 1851 in Vanceburg , Lewis County , Kentucky , † 8. March 1921 in Frankfort , Kentucky) was an American politician of the Democratic Party , of the state of Kentucky in both houses of Congress represented.

Born on a farm near Vanceburg, Paynter attended public schools, a private school in Lewis County and Center College in Danville . There he studied law , after which he was admitted to the bar in 1872 and began to practice in Greenup . Between 1876 and 1882 he served as the district attorney for Greenup County .

In 1888, the Democrat Paynter was first elected to the US House of Representatives, where he represented the ninth constituency of Kentucky from March 4, 1889 to January 5, 1895. Among other things, he was chairman of the House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department . He resigned in 1895 after being elected a judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeal. He stayed there until 1906, when he resigned to take up his post as US Senator for Kentucky.

Thomas Paynter spent one term in the Senate, from which he resigned on March 3, 1913. During this time he was chairman of the Senate Committee to Examine Branches of the Civil Service . After the end of his political career he worked as a lawyer in Frankfort and was also active in agriculture.

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SURNAME	Paynter, Thomas H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Paynter, Thomas Hanson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 9, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Vanceburg , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	March 8, 1921
Place of death	Frankfort , Kentucky