John Charles Haines
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John Charles Haines served as mayor of Chicago
, Illinois
(1858–1860) for the Democratic Party
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Haines arrived in Chicago on May 26, 1834 and took on work as a clerk for George W. Merrill
. By 1846 he formed a partnership with Jared Gage and acquired several flour mills. Haines worked to organize the Chicago waterwork beginning in 1854. He served two sequential terms as mayor of Chicago.
An elementary school, consisting of grades Pre-K to 8th, has been named after John Charles Haines.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(1858–1860) for the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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Haines arrived in Chicago on May 26, 1834 and took on work as a clerk for George W. Merrill
George W. Merrill
George W. Merrill was and American politician of the 19th century.Merrill was District Attorney of Nye County, Nevada from 1864 to 1868....
. By 1846 he formed a partnership with Jared Gage and acquired several flour mills. Haines worked to organize the Chicago waterwork beginning in 1854. He served two sequential terms as mayor of Chicago.
An elementary school, consisting of grades Pre-K to 8th, has been named after John Charles Haines.