John Haynes (26 April 1850 – 15 August 1917) was a parliamentarian in New South Wales, Australia for five months short of thirty years, and co-founder (1880), with J. F. Archibald, of The Bulletin.
Haynes was born in Singleton, New South Wales, son of John Haynes, a schoolteacher, and his wife Margaret, née Daly. He was apprenticed as a compositor with the MorpethLeader, and worked for several country newspapers. In 1871, he married Sarah Belford and they had five sons and one daughter. In 1873 he moved to Sydney.[1][2] In 1880, he founded The Bulletin with Archibald, and in 18 months built its circulation in up to 15,000. He believed in serious provocative journalism, especially exposure articles. As the result of one article, written by William Henry Traill, they were sued by the owner of the Clontarf pleasure gardens. They refused to pay the costs of the resulting libel action and Haynes and Archibald were imprisoned for six weeks in 1882.[2] The public raised £3,000 and they were released however they lost control of The Bulletin to Traill. Haynes maintained a minority shareholding in The Bulletin until 1885.[2]
Political careeredit
In 1887, Haynes stood for Mudgee, as a supporter of the Free Trade Party, led by Henry Parkes, which tended to be associated with Protestants. During the campaign, he repudiated his Roman Catholic faith, which led to lasting bitterness with Protectionists. Initially unsuccessful, he was elected three months later at the by-election in May 1887. In May 1891 four free traders, Haynes, George Reid, Jack Want and Jonathan Seaver, voted against the fifth Parkes Ministry in a motion of no confidence, which was only defeated by the casting vote of the Speaker.[3] Whilst the government survived the motion, parliament was dissolved on 6 June 1891 and Haynes held his seat of Mudgee as an independent free trader.[1]
In 1891, Haynes was ratepayer on several Sydney addresses that were the focus of radical and even anarchist activity in Sydney (Leigh House, Active Service Brigade HQ and William McNamara's Book Depot). He married his second wife, Mary Duff, in 1892. Multi-member districts were abolished in 1894 and Haynes was elected for Wellington, which he held until that district was abolished in 1904.[1] He continued to support free trade and decentralisation, and vigorously oppose Federation.[4] He was a humorous but boisterous member of Parliament, and his accusations of corruption involved him in bitter arguments and physical aggression, including an attack on the Protectionist member Paddy Crick in 1893. He married his third wife, Esther Campbell, in 1899 and they had one daughter and one son. In 1904, he was narrowly defeated for Mudgee, with a margin of just 14 votes (0.2%), and continued to lose elections until elected to Willoughby in 1915, but he was defeated in 1917.[2]
Haynes continued to pursue the allegedly corrupt politicians Crick and William Nicholas Willis through the courts, the latter all the way to South Africa. The 1906 Royal Commission on Lands Administration partly supported his allegations.[2] He was later editor of the Newsletter, which in 1906 attacked John Norton, fellow parliamentarian and Truth publisher, as a criminal and murderer.[5]
Deathedit
Haynes died at his residence at Alfred Street, North Sydney from heart failure supervening Influenza.[6] He was buried on 17 August 1917 in the Presbyterian section of Rookwood Cemetery.[7]
See alsoedit
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
^"Legislative Assembly: The want of confidence motion". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 May 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2021 – via Trove.
^William Coleman,Their Fiery Cross of Union. A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914, Connor Court, Queensland, 2021, pp 184-193.
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John Haynes 26 April 1850 15 August 1917 was a parliamentarian in New South Wales Australia for five months short of thirty years and co founder 1880 with J F Archibald of The Bulletin J F Archibald and John Haynes ca 1882 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Death 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editHaynes was born in Singleton New South Wales son of John Haynes a schoolteacher and his wife Margaret nee Daly He was apprenticed as a compositor with the Morpeth Leader and worked for several country newspapers In 1871 he married Sarah Belford and they had five sons and one daughter In 1873 he moved to Sydney 1 2 In 1880 he founded The Bulletin with Archibald and in 18 months built its circulation in up to 15 000 He believed in serious provocative journalism especially exposure articles As the result of one article written by William Henry Traill they were sued by the owner of the Clontarf pleasure gardens They refused to pay the costs of the resulting libel action and Haynes and Archibald were imprisoned for six weeks in 1882 2 The public raised 3 000 and they were released however they lost control of The Bulletin to Traill Haynes maintained a minority shareholding in The Bulletin until 1885 2 Political career editIn 1887 Haynes stood for Mudgee as a supporter of the Free Trade Party led by Henry Parkes which tended to be associated with Protestants During the campaign he repudiated his Roman Catholic faith which led to lasting bitterness with Protectionists Initially unsuccessful he was elected three months later at the by election in May 1887 In May 1891 four free traders Haynes George Reid Jack Want and Jonathan Seaver voted against the fifth Parkes Ministry in a motion of no confidence which was only defeated by the casting vote of the Speaker 3 Whilst the government survived the motion parliament was dissolved on 6 June 1891 and Haynes held his seat of Mudgee as an independent free trader 1 In 1891 Haynes was ratepayer on several Sydney addresses that were the focus of radical and even anarchist activity in Sydney Leigh House Active Service Brigade HQ and William McNamara s Book Depot He married his second wife Mary Duff in 1892 Multi member districts were abolished in 1894 and Haynes was elected for Wellington which he held until that district was abolished in 1904 1 He continued to support free trade and decentralisation and vigorously oppose Federation 4 He was a humorous but boisterous member of Parliament and his accusations of corruption involved him in bitter arguments and physical aggression including an attack on the Protectionist member Paddy Crick in 1893 He married his third wife Esther Campbell in 1899 and they had one daughter and one son In 1904 he was narrowly defeated for Mudgee with a margin of just 14 votes 0 2 and continued to lose elections until elected to Willoughby in 1915 but he was defeated in 1917 2 Haynes continued to pursue the allegedly corrupt politicians Crick and William Nicholas Willis through the courts the latter all the way to South Africa The 1906 Royal Commission on Lands Administration partly supported his allegations 2 He was later editor of the Newsletter which in 1906 attacked John Norton fellow parliamentarian and Truth publisher as a criminal and murderer 5 Death editHaynes died at his residence at Alfred Street North Sydney from heart failure supervening Influenza 6 He was buried on 17 August 1917 in the Presbyterian section of Rookwood Cemetery 7 See also editMembers of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly1887 18891889 18911891 18941894 18951895 18981898 19011901 19041913 1917 Results of New South Wales elections1887 Mudgee 1887 Mudgee by election 1889 Mudgee 1891 Mudgee 1887 Wellington 1895 Wellington 1898 Wellington 1901 Wellington 1904 Mudgee 1907 Glebe 1910 Darlinghurst 1913 Belmore 1915 Willoughby by election 1917 Willoughby References edit a b c Mr John Haynes 1850 1917 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 11 May 2019 a b c d e Radi Heather Haynes John 1850 1917 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 3 June 2021 Legislative Assembly The want of confidence motion The Sydney Morning Herald 29 May 1891 p 3 Retrieved 3 June 2021 via Trove William Coleman Their Fiery Cross of Union A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation 1889 1914 Connor Court Queensland 2021 pp 184 193 Norton v Haynes Australian Town and Country Journal 10 October 1906 p 17 Retrieved 3 June 2021 via Trove Death of Mr John Haynes The Sydney Morning Herald 16 August 1917 p 8 Retrieved 3 June 2021 via Trove Funeral notice John Haynes ex M L A The Sydney Morning Herald 17 August 1917 p 5 Retrieved 3 June 2021 via Trove New South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byAdolphus Taylor Member for Mudgee1887 1894 With Reginald Black Robert JonesWilliam Wall Succeeded byRobert JonesPreceded byThomas York Member for Wellington1894 1904 Succeeded byAbolishedPreceded byEdward Larkin Member for Willoughby1915 1917 Succeeded byReginald Weaver Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Haynes journalist amp oldid 1106893038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
