John Charles Haines was born in Deerfield, New York on May 26, 1818.[5] He arrived in Chicago on May 26, 1834[6] and took on work as a clerk for George W. Merrill. By 1846, he formed a partnership with Jared Gage and acquired several flour mills. Haines worked to organize the Chicago waterwork beginning in 1854. In 1848, he was elected to the first of six terms on the city council and two terms as the water commissioner.[7][8] He was elected mayor in 1858 as a Republican, defeating Democrat Daniel Brainard with 54% of the vote.[9] He successfully ran for re-election the following year against Marcus D. Gilman, winning with about 53% of the vote.[10]
Haines served as an elected members of the board of the Chicago Historical Society and on the Board of Health. He was also a founding member of the Chicago Board of Trade. In 1870, he was sent to the Illinois Constitutional Convention and helped write a new Constitution for the state.[7] He was elected to the Illinois State Senate for two terms from the First District in 1874. After he left the State Senate, he retired from public life near Waukegan, Illinois, where he owned a small farm. He died there on July 4, 1896, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.[7]
An elementary school, consisting of grades Pre-K to 8th, has been named after John Charles Haines. He was the brother of Illinois Speaker of the House Elijah Haines.
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^"Mayor John Charles Haines Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^"Mayor John Wentworth Inaugural Address, 1860". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^Council, Chicago (Ill ) City (1892). Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Vol. II. A. T. Andreas Company. pp. 50–51. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Google Books.
^Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 388.
^ abc"Ex-Mayor Haines Dead". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 5, 1896. p. 15. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^Moses, John; Joseph Kirkland (1895). History of Chicago, Illinois. Vol. 1. Chicago: Munsell & Company. p. 132.
^Walker, Thomas (November 4, 2008). "Chicago Mayor 1858". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^Walker, Thomas (November 4, 2008). "Chicago Mayor 1859". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^History of the First Unitarian Society of Chicago, 1836-1936, by Esther Hornor
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john, charles, haines, other, people, named, john, haines, john, haines, disambiguation, 1818, july, 1896, served, mayor, chicago, illinois, 1858, 1860, democratic, party, 20th, mayor, chicagoin, office, march, 1858, march, 1860, preceded, byjohn, wentworthsuc. For other people named John Haines see John Haines disambiguation John Charles Haines May 26 1818 July 4 1896 served as mayor of Chicago Illinois 1858 1860 for the Democratic Party John Charles Haines20th Mayor of ChicagoIn office March 2 1858 1 March 22 1860 2 Preceded byJohn WentworthSucceeded byJohn WentworthChicago Alderman 3 4 In office 1848 1854Serving with Thomas James 1848 1849 E H Chapin 1849 Alson S Sherman 1849 1851 J L James 1851 1853 William H Scoville 1853 1854 Preceded byJohn SheriffsSucceeded byJasper D WardPersonal detailsBorn 1818 05 26 May 26 1818Deerfield New York United StatesDiedJuly 4 1896 1896 07 04 aged 78 near Waukegan Illinois United StatesResting placeRosehill CemeteryPolitical partyDemocratic PartyResidence s Chicago IllinoisSignatureBiography editJohn Charles Haines was born in Deerfield New York on May 26 1818 5 He arrived in Chicago on May 26 1834 6 and took on work as a clerk for George W Merrill By 1846 he formed a partnership with Jared Gage and acquired several flour mills Haines worked to organize the Chicago waterwork beginning in 1854 In 1848 he was elected to the first of six terms on the city council and two terms as the water commissioner 7 8 He was elected mayor in 1858 as a Republican defeating Democrat Daniel Brainard with 54 of the vote 9 He successfully ran for re election the following year against Marcus D Gilman winning with about 53 of the vote 10 Haines served as an elected members of the board of the Chicago Historical Society and on the Board of Health He was also a founding member of the Chicago Board of Trade In 1870 he was sent to the Illinois Constitutional Convention and helped write a new Constitution for the state 7 He was elected to the Illinois State Senate for two terms from the First District in 1874 After he left the State Senate he retired from public life near Waukegan Illinois where he owned a small farm He died there on July 4 1896 and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery 7 Haines was a member of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago 11 An elementary school consisting of grades Pre K to 8th has been named after John Charles Haines He was the brother of Illinois Speaker of the House Elijah Haines References edit Mayor John Charles Haines Biography www chipublib org Chicago Public Library Retrieved May 26 2020 Mayor John Wentworth Inaugural Address 1860 www chipublib org Chicago Public Library Retrieved May 26 2020 Centennial List of Mayors City Clerks City Attorneys City Treasurers and Aldermen elected by the people of the city of Chicago from the incorporation of the city on March 4 1837 to March 4 1937 arranged in alphabetical order showing the years during which each official held office Archived from the original on September 4 2018 Retrieved December 24 2018 Council Chicago Ill City 1892 Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council Retrieved December 27 2020 Andreas Alfred Theodore 1885 History of Chicago From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Vol II A T Andreas Company pp 50 51 Retrieved November 15 2021 via Google Books Gale Edwin O 1902 Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity Chicago Revell pp 388 a b c Ex Mayor Haines Dead Chicago Daily Tribune July 5 1896 p 15 Retrieved November 15 2021 via Newspapers com Moses John Joseph Kirkland 1895 History of Chicago Illinois Vol 1 Chicago Munsell amp Company p 132 Walker Thomas November 4 2008 Chicago Mayor 1858 Our Campaigns Retrieved November 15 2021 Walker Thomas November 4 2008 Chicago Mayor 1859 Our Campaigns Retrieved November 15 2021 History of the First Unitarian Society of Chicago 1836 1936 by Esther HornorExternal links edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Illinois Constitution of 1870 Inaugural Address Inaugural Address nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in Illinois is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Charles Haines amp oldid 1211373969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
