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Benjamin F. Haines

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Benjamin Franklin Haines[1]
Benjamin Franklin Haines in 1911
Mayor of
Altamonte Springs, Florida[2]
8th Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts
In office
1915–1922
Preceded byCharles S. Taylor
Succeeded byRichard B. Coolidge
Majority130[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
BornNovember 25, 1876[8][7]
Boston, Massachusetts[8][7]
Died1942 (aged 65–66)
Orange County, Florida
Political partyRepublican[8]
SpouseCarrie Gibbs Bly[9][10]
ChildrenWebber Bly Haines, b. April 3, 1906.[11] Lewis DeMaugh Haines.[10][12]
Residence(s)52 Central Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts (1915)[12]
Alma materBrown University,[7] Boston University School of Law, 1899[7]
OccupationCitrus grower (1935)[9]
ProfessionAttorney, 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

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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

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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

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Beginning in 1900, Haines practiced law in Boston.[12]

Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts

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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]

Benjamin F. Haines during the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention

1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention

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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

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In the municipal elections of 1931 Haines was elected the Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida.[2][15]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Medford, Massachusetts Marriages (1902), Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915, Medford, Massachusetts: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 4
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 7
  5. ^ a b c Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 11
  6. ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 626
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ a b c d e f Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 171
  9. ^ a b Florida State Census (1935), Florida State Census, 1935 Seminole County, Precinct 011, Tallahassee, Florida: State of Florida
  10. ^ a b c United States Census (1920), United States Census, 1920, Medford City 1 Part Of, Middlesex, Massachusetts: United States{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  11. ^ a b Cutter, William Richard (1908), Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Volume IV, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 1830
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ a b c New Bedford, Massachusetts Marriages (1902), Massachusetts Marriages, 1841–1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  14. ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing Co., state printers, 1919, pp. 7–8
  15. ^ Robison, Jim (2002), Altamonte Springs, Mount Pleasant, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, p. 85

References

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  • 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).
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles S. Taylor
 8th Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts
1915–1922 		Succeeded by
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