Benjamin F. Haines
Benjamin Franklin Haines[1] | |
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![]() Benjamin Franklin Haines in 1911 | |
Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida[2] | |
8th Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts | |
In office 1915–1922 | |
Preceded by | Charles S. Taylor |
Succeeded by | Richard B. Coolidge |
Majority | 130[3] |
Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[5] Representing the 26th Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[5] | |
In office June 6, 1917[4] – April 6, 1918[6] | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[8] 28th Middlesex District[8] | |
In office 1911[7]–1914[7] | |
Member of the Medford, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[7] | |
In office 1908[7]–1910[7] | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 25, 1876[8][7] Boston, Massachusetts[8][7] |
Died | 1942 (aged 65–66) Orange County, Florida |
Political party | Republican[8] |
Spouse | Carrie Gibbs Bly[9][10] |
Children | Webber Bly Haines, b. April 3, 1906.[11] Lewis DeMaugh Haines.[10][12] |
Residence(s) | 52 Central Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts (1915)[12] |
Alma mater | Brown University,[7] Boston University School of Law, 1899[7] |
Occupation | Citrus grower (1935)[9] |
Profession | Attorney, 1902[13] |
Benjamin Franklin Haines (1876–1942) was a Massachusetts attorney and politician and a Florida businessman. Haines served as a member of the Medford, Massachusetts, board of aldermen, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as the eighth mayor of Medford, Massachusetts, and as the mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida.
Early life
[edit]Haines was born November 25, 1876. He was the son of American businessman John DeMaugh Haines.[12] and Kate Luslie[12] (Phillips)[13] was born in Boston, Massachusetts Haines[12] on November 25, 1876.[8][7]
Marriage
[edit]On June 11, 1902[12] Haines married teacher Carrie Gibbs[1] Bly, the daughter of William L. Bly and Ella F. (Gibbs) Bly in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[13] They had two children, Webber Bly Haines, born April 3, 1906[11] and Lewis DeMaugh Haines.[10][12]
Business career
[edit]Beginning in 1900, Haines practiced law in Boston.[12]
Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts
[edit]In the municipal elections of December 8, 1914, Haines was elected the Mayor of Medford, defeating two term Mayor Charies S. Taylor by 130 votes.[3]
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1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention
[edit]In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention.[14] In May 1917,[4] Haines was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the 26th Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[5]
Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida
[edit]In the municipal elections of 1931 Haines was elected the Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida.[2][15]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Medford, Massachusetts Marriages (1902), Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915, Medford, Massachusetts: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 4
- ^ a b The Boston Globe (December 23, 1931), "MEDFORD EX-MAYOR ELECTED IN FLORIDA Haines to Be Chief Executive Altamonte Springs, He Writes—Son Chosen Alderman", Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, p. Page 2
- ^ a b The Boston Daily Globe (December 9, 1914), MEDFORD. Ex-Representative Benjamin F. Haines Defeats Mayor Taylor—Two Brothers Chosen Aldermen., Boston, MA: The Boston Daily Globe, p. 4
- ^ a b Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 7
- ^ a b c Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 11
- ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 626
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, 1917–1919, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 74
- ^ a b c d e f Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 171
- ^ a b Florida State Census (1935), Florida State Census, 1935 Seminole County, Precinct 011, Tallahassee, Florida: State of Florida
- ^ a b c United States Census (1920), United States Census, 1920, Medford City 1 Part Of, Middlesex, Massachusetts: United States
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Marquis & Company, Albert Nelson (1915), Who's Who in New England: a biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut (, Chicago, Illinois: A.N. Marquis & Company, p. 494
- ^ a b c New Bedford, Massachusetts Marriages (1902), Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing Co., state printers, 1919, pp. 7–8
- ^ Robison, Jim (2002), Altamonte Springs, Mount Pleasant, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, p. 85
References
[edit]- Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pp. 7–8, 11, 27, 626, Wright & Potter Printing co., state printers, (1919).
- Bridgman, Arthur Milnor: A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, pp. 27, (1919).
- Robison, Jim: Altamonte Springs, Mount Pleasant, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, pp. 85. (2002).
- 1876 births
- 1942 deaths
- American citrus farmers
- Farmers from Florida
- Boston University School of Law alumni
- Brown University alumni
- Massachusetts city council members
- People from Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Mayors of Medford, Massachusetts
- Members of the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention
- Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Politicians from Boston
- Mayors of places in Florida
- Florida Republicans
- Lawyers from Boston
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century Massachusetts politicians