John Charles Haines
17th Mayor of Chicago
Party:
Republican
Elected:
1st term:
March 2, 1858
Defeated Daniel Brainard (Democrat)
2nd term:
March 1, 1859
Defeated Marcus Gilman (Democrat)
Inaugurations:
1st Term: March 2, 1858: Inaugural Address not available
2nd Term: March 16, 1859: Inaugural Address
Terms of office:
1st term: 1858-1859
2nd term: 1859-1860
Birth:
May 26, 1818
Deerfield, NY
Personal:
1846 - Purchased Chicago Flour Mills
1848 – Elected to City Council, served six years
Twice elected as water commissioner and twice elected to Illinois State Senate
After leaving public life, engaged in the banking business
Nicknamed the “Dusty Miller”
Was survived by his wife and four children
Death:
July 4, 1896
Waukegan, IL
Gravesite:
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago
Sources:
Andreas, A. T. History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1884-86.
Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Visitors Guide to Historic Rosehill. Chicago: Rosehill Cemetery & Mausoleum, 1987.
Chicago Daily Tribune, July 5, 1896, pg. 15.
Chicago Daily Tribune, July 5, 1896, pg. 34.