Samuel Johnson Haynes (22 March 1852 – 3 February 1932) was an Australian barrister and politician who served as a member of the

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from 1894 to 1910, representing

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. Haynes was born in

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, England, to Sarah Ann (née Johnson) and George Haynes. His parents left for Australia when he was a small child, settling in

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. Haynes was sent to

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in England, but returned to Australia to study law. He completed his legal studies in

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, and was

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there in 1886. In 1888, Haynes moved to

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, where he established his own law firm. He eventually went into partnership with Robert Thomson Robinson, a future

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. Haynes was elected to parliament at the 1894 Legislative Council elections, which were the first to be held since the advent of

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in 1890. His initial term was for four years, but he was re-elected to six-year terms in 1898 and 1904. Haynes retired from parliament in 1910, shortly before the expiration of his third term.Samuel Johnson Haynes
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2016. Haynes died in Albany in February 1932, aged 79."LATE HON. S. J. HAYNES"
''Albany Advertiser'', 8 February 1932. Outside of politics, he had served as

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of the

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for many years. He married Isabella Cole in 1897, with whom he had one son.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, Samuel 1852 births 1932 deaths Australian barristers English emigrants to colonial Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council People educated at Prince Alfred College People from Leek, Staffordshire Colony of Western Australia people