John Charles Haines

John Charles Haines
John Charles Haines
20th Mayor of Chicago
	In office; March 2, 1858 – March 22, 1860
Preceded by	John Wentworth
Succeeded by	John Wentworth
Chicago Alderman
	In office; 1848–1854 Serving 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 by	John Sheriffs
Succeeded by	Jasper D. Ward
Personal details
Born	May 26, 1818; Deerfield, New York, United States
Died	July 4, 1896 (aged 78); near Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Resting place	Rosehill Cemetery
Political party	Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Chicago, Illinois
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John Charles Haines (May 26, 1818 – July 4, 1896) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1858–1860) for the Democratic Party.

Biography

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]

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

^ "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 & 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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[1] "Mayor John Charles Haines Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[2] "Mayor John Wentworth Inaugural Address, 1860". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[centennial-3] "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.

[4] Council, Chicago (Ill ) City (1892). Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[Earliest-5] 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.

[6] Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 388.

[obit-7] "Ex-Mayor Haines Dead". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 5, 1896. p. 15. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Moses, John; Joseph Kirkland (1895). History of Chicago, Illinois. Vol. 1. Chicago: Munsell & Company. p. 132.

[9] Walker, Thomas (November 4, 2008). "Chicago Mayor 1858". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[10] Walker, Thomas (November 4, 2008). "Chicago Mayor 1859". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[11] History of the First Unitarian Society of Chicago, 1836-1936, by Esther Hornor

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v t e Mayors of Chicago
Ogden Morris Raymond Loyd F. C. Sherman Raymond Garrett A. Sherman Garrett Chapin Curtiss Woodworth Curtiss Gurnee Gray Milliken Boone Dyer Wentworth Haines Wentworth Rumsey F. C. Sherman Rice Mason Medill Bond ¹ Colvin Hoyne ² Heath Harrison Sr. Roche Cregier Washburne Harrison Sr. Swift Hopkins Swift Harrison Jr. Dunne Busse Harrison Jr. Thompson Dever Thompson Cermak Corr Kelly Kennelly R. J. Daley Bilandic Byrne Washington Orr ¹ Sawyer R. M. Daley Emanuel Lightfoot Johnson
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¹ Acting officeholder. ² Election declared null and void.