John Wesley Gaines | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Washington |
| Succeeded by | Jo Byrns |
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| Born | August 24, 1860 (1860-08-24) |
| Died | July 4, 1926 (1926-07-05) (aged 65) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of NashvilleVanderbilt University |
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John Wesley Gaines (August 24, 1860 – July 4, 1926) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives for the6th congressional district ofTennessee.
Gaines was born in Wrecoe, nearNashville, Tennessee, inDavidson County. He attended private and public schools, in which he also taught. He studied law at home, studied medicine, and graduated from theUniversity of Nashville. He graduated from theVanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1882. He never practiced medicine, but the day after graduation he resumed the study of law. He was admitted to thebar in 1884 and commenced practice in Nashville in 1885.[1]
Elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-fifth and the five succeeding Congresses, Gaines served from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1909.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1908 to theSixty-first Congress. He continued to practice law in Nashville, Tennessee.
On July 4, 1926, Gaines died in Nashville. He isinterred atMount Olivet Cemetery.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 6th congressional district 1897–1909 | Succeeded by |
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