William Elisha Haynes | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Romeis |
| Succeeded by | George W. Wilson |
| Constituency | 7th district (1889–1891) 10th district (1891–1893) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1829-10-19)October 19, 1829 Hoosick Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1914(1914-12-05) (aged 85) Fremont, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Maria H. Harmon |
| Children | three |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | April 16, 1861 – April 12, 1864[1] |
| Rank |  Lieutenant colonel |
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William Elisha Haynes (October 19, 1829 – December 5, 1914) was an AmericanCivil War veteran who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1889 to 1893. He was a cousin ofGeorge William Palmer.
Born inHoosick Falls, New York, Haynes moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Lower Sandusky (now Fremont) in 1839.He attended the common schools.Apprenticed as a printer.
He worked at theSandusky Clarion and theCleveland Plain Dealer.[2]
He served as clerk on a steamer onLake Superior in 1848 and 1849.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Fremont 1850–1856.Auditor ofSandusky County, Ohio from 1856 to 1860.
Enlisted in theUnion Army as a private April 16, 1861, in theEighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.Commissionedcaptain and served in westernVirginia, the Shenandoah Valley, and in theArmy of the Potomac until November 1862, when he was commissionedlieutenant colonel of theTenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and served with it in theArmy of the Cumberland until 1864, when he was honorably discharged.
He served as collector of internal revenue for the ninth district of Ohio in 1866 and 1867.He again engaged in mercantile pursuits 1866–1873.He engaged in banking 1873–1914.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and 1884.[citation needed]
Haynes was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-first andFifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893).He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He resumed banking inFremont, Ohio, in which he continued until his death there on December 5, 1914.He was interred inOakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio).Haynes was married to Maria H. Harmon of Fremont on February 8, 1855. They had children named Julia M., William P., and George W. Haynes.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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