Benjamin Franklin Haines (1876–1942) was a

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attorney and politician and a Florida businessman. Haines served as a member of the

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, board of aldermen, the

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, as the eighth mayor of Medford, Massachusetts, and as the mayor of

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Early life

Haines was born November 25, 1876. He was the son of American businessman John DeMaugh Haines. and Kate Luslie (Phillips) was born in Boston, Massachusetts Haines on November 25, 1876.

Marriage

On June 11, 1902 Haines married teacher Carrie Gibbs Bly, the daughter of William L. Bly and Ella F. (Gibbs) Bly in

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. They had two children, Webber Bly Haines, born April 3, 1906 and Lewis DeMaugh Haines.

Business career

Beginning in 1900, Haines practiced law in Boston.

Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts

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.

1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention

In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention. In May 1917, Haines was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the 26th Middlesex District of the

Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida

In the municipal elections of 1931 Haines was elected the Mayor of

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References

* 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). {{DEFAULTSORT:Haines, Benjamin F. 1876 births 1942 deaths American citrus farmers Farmers from Florida Boston University School of Law alumni Brown University alumni Massachusetts city council members People from Altamonte Springs, Florida Mayors of Medford, Massachusetts Members of the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Politicians from Boston Mayors of places in Florida Florida Republicans Lawyers from Boston 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court