Albert R. Haines

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Albert R. Haines
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Haines in a 1891 publication
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 21st district
In office
1876–1878
Children6
Relatives Thomas E. Haines (brother)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • farmer
  • businessman
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Albert R. Haines (born September 15, 1826) was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 1876 to 1878.

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Early life

Albert R. Haines was born on September 15, 1826, in Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio, to Hannah (née Shriver) and Joseph Haines. Haines was descended from Jacob Haines, a Quaker who emigrated from England. [1] [2]

Career

One of Haines's first jobs was as a teacher in Fairfield, Illinois. [2] He then returned home and worked on his father's farm near Pekin and taught school in the area. He then clerked at Joseph Poole & Co., a store in Minerva and later at Morledge & Perdue. Haines then partnered with William and Jeremiah Unkefer in a general store. [2] In 1855, he moved to Malvern and started a country general store there. The store was part of a joint stock company. He worked there for about fifteen years. He then worked his "Church Hill" farm in Sandy Valley between Malvern and Oneida Mills. [2] [3] [4]

Haines was a Democrat. He ran for the Ohio Senate in 1867, but lost. [5] In 1872, he was a presidential elector. [2] He served in the Ohio Senate, representing the 21st district from 1876 to 1878. [6] In 1877, he declined the Democratic nomination for the Ohio Senate. [7] He was a delegate at the 1888 Democratic National Convention. [2]

In 1888, Haines joined a business in Malvern manufacturing fire brick called the Malvern Clay Company. The clay and coal supplying the business came from his farm. [2] [8] He also owned several thousand acres of land in Arkansas. [2]

Personal life

Haines married Almira Harsh, daughter of Leonard Harsh, of Harrison Township in the fall of 1857. Her father was a justice of the peace and state representative. They had six children, Lula Hannah, Jettie Lilian, Minnie Albert, Carrie Elizabeth, Robert H. and Paul W. His daughter Minnie married the Cleveland manufacturer Isaac N. Pennock. [1] [2] His brother Thomas E. Haines represented Polk County, Iowa, in the Iowa state legislature. [2] In 1889, Haines traveled through Europe. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 A History of Cleveland, Ohio. Vol. 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910. p. 758. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Archive.org. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Commemorative Biographical Record of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio. J. H. Beers & Co. 1891. pp. 934–939, 1088–1089. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Archive.org. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "A. R. Haines". The Stark County Democrat. September 23, 1875. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Hospitality". The Stark County Democrat. p. 4. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "A Number of Democratic Voters of Stark County". The Stark County Democrat. July 24, 1873. p. 3. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ Taylor, W. A. (1892). Ohio Statesmen and Hundred Year Book. The Westbote Co., State Printers. p. 380. Retrieved August 25, 2023– via Archive.org. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Hon. Johnson Sherrick". The Stark County Democrat. September 27, 1877. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Malvern". The Stark County Democrat. May 3, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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