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Raines family of Canandaigua, New York

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John Raines John Raines (1840-1909) — of Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., May 6, 1840. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; insurance agent; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1881-82, 1885; member of New York state senate, 1886-89, 1895-1909 (28th District 1886-89, 26th District 1895, 42nd District 1896-1909); U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; speaker), 1900 (alternate), 1904, 1908 (alternate). Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons. Died in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., December 16, 1909 (age 69 years, 224 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Remington) Raines and Rev. John Raines; brother of Thomas Raines and George Raines; married to Catherine Ann Wheeler; father of John Raines Jr..
  Political family: Raines family of Canandaigua, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  Thomas Raines (1842-1924) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., August 13, 1842. New York state treasurer, 1872-74, 1874-75. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., August 12, 1924 (age 81 years, 365 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Remington) Raines and Rev. John Raines; brother of John Raines and George Raines; married to Agnes Butler; uncle of John Raines Jr..
  Political family: Raines family of Canandaigua, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Raines (1846-1908) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Pultneyville, Wayne County, N.Y., November 10, 1846. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Monroe County District Attorney, 1871-78; member of New York state senate 28th District, 1878-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888 (speaker), 1892 (member, Rules Committee), 1904 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee). Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., November 27, 1908 (age 62 years, 17 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Remington) Raines and Rev. John Raines; brother of John Raines and Thomas Raines; married to Florence Dana; uncle of John Raines Jr..
  Political family: Raines family of Canandaigua, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Raines Jr. (1863-1946) — of Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., June 6, 1863. Republican. Postmaster at Canandaigua, N.Y., 1901-15. Died in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., December 1, 1946 (age 83 years, 178 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Catherine Ann (Wheeler) Raines and John Raines; nephew of Thomas Raines and George Raines.
  Political family: Raines family of Canandaigua, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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