Stephen William Paine was President of Houghton College

Houghton College

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, and the President of the National Association of Evangelicals

National Association of Evangelicals

The National Association of Evangelicals is a fellowship of member denominations, churches, organizations, and individuals. Its goal is to honor God by connecting and representing evangelicals in the United States. Today it works in four main areas: Church & Faith Partners, Government Relations,...

 from 1948 to 1950.

Biography

He was the son of Stephen Hugh Paine and Mary Wilfrieda (Fischer) Paine. In 1930, he graduated from Wheaton College

Wheaton College (Illinois)

Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...

. In 1933, he began teaching at Houghton College, became Academic Dean in 1935, and was President from 1937 to 1972. In 1940

New York state election, 1940

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, he ran on the Prohibition

Prohibition Party

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 ticket for U.S. Senator from New York. He was President of the National Association of Evangelicals from 1948 to 1950.

He helped translate the New International Version

New International Version

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 of the Bible

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