Benjamin F. Haines
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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.
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Benjamin Franklin Haines[1] | |
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Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida[2] | |
8th Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts | |
In office 1915–1922 | |
Preceded by | Charles S. Taylor |
Succeeded by | Richard B. Coolidge |
Majority | 130[3] |
Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[4] Representing the 26th Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[4] | |
In office June 6, 1917[5] – April 6, 1918[6] | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[7] 28th Middlesex District[7] | |
In office 1911[8]–1914[8] | |
Member of the Medford, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[8] | |
In office 1908[8]–1910[8] | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 25, 1876[7][8] Boston, Massachusetts[7][8] |
Died | 1942 (aged 65–66) Orange County, Florida |
Political party | Republican[7] |
Spouse | Carrie Gibbs Bly[9][10] |
Children | Webber Bly Haines, b. April 3, 1906.[11] Lewis DeMaugh Haines.[10][12] |
Residence(s) | 52 Central Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts (1915)[12] |
Alma mater | Brown University,[8] Boston University School of Law, 1899[8] |
Occupation | Citrus grower (1935)[9] |
Profession | Attorney, 1902[13] |
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