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

Benjamin Franklin Haines (November 25, 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.

Early life

Haines 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 New Bedford, Massachusetts. 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.

Benjamin F. Haines (1917)
Benjamin F. Haines during the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention

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 Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida

In the municipal elections of 1931 Haines was elected the Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida.

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