John Charles Haines

John Charles Haines (May 26, 1818 in New York - July 4, 1896; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1858–1860) for the Democratic Party.

For other people named John Haines, see John Haines (disambiguation).
John Charles Haines
20th Mayor of Chicago
In office
March 2, 1858[1] – March 22, 1860[2]
Preceded byJohn Wentworth
Succeeded byJohn Wentworth
Chicago Alderman[3][4]
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 byJohn Sheriffs
Succeeded byJasper D. Ward
Personal details
BornMay 26, 1818
Deerfield, New York, United States
DiedJuly 4, 1896(1896-07-04) (aged 78)
near Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Political partyDemocratic Party
ResidenceChicago, Illinois

Haines arrived in Chicago on May 26, 1834[5] 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.[6][7] He was elected mayor in 1858 as a Republican, defeating Democrat Daniel Brainard with 54% of the vote.[8] He successfully ran for re-election the following year against Marcus D. Gilman, winning with about 53% of the vote.[9]

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.[6] 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.[6] Haines was a member of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago.[10]

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
  1. "Mayor John Charles Haines Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Mayor John Wentworth Inaugural Address, 1860". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  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 27 December 2020.
  5. Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 388.
  6. "Ex-Mayor Haines Dead". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago. 07-05-1896. p. 15. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. Moses, John; Joseph Kirkland (1895). History of Chicago, Illinois. 1. Chicago: Munsell & Company. p. 132.
  8. Walker, Thomas (11-04-2008). "Chicago Mayor 1858". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 06-08-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  9. Walker, Thomas (11-04-2008). "Chicago Mayor 1859". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 06-08-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  10. History of the First Unitarian Society of Chicago, 1836-1936, by Esther Hornor


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