David R. Paige
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David Raymond Paige was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Ohio
Ohio
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Born in Madison, Ohio
Madison, Ohio
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, Paige attended the public schools and Western Reserve Academy
Western Reserve Academy
Western Reserve Academy is a private, mid-sized, coeducational boarding and day college preparatory school located in Hudson, Ohio.-History:...

, Hudson, Ohio
Hudson, Ohio
Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,262 at the 2010 census. It is an affluent exurban community and is part of the Akron, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...

, in 1865.
He engaged in the hardware business in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

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Treasurer of Summit County 1875-1879.

Paige was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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 to the Forty-eighth Congress
48th United States Congress
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 (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885).
He engaged in the contracting business.
He died in New York City June 30, 1901.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio
Painesville, Ohio
As of the 2010 Census, there were 19,563 people. As of the census of 2000, there were 17,503 people, 6,525 households, and 4,032 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,928.6 people per square mile . There were 6,933 housing units at an average density of 1,160.0 per square mile...

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