John M. Haines

John Michiner Haines ( born January 1, 1863 Jasper County, Iowa, † June 4, 1917 in Boise, Idaho ) was an American politician and 1913-1915 Governor of the State of Idaho.

Early years and political rise

John Haines spent three years at the Penn College and then broke for health reasons his further education from. He moved to Richfield in Kansas and has been active in the real estate market. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. In Kansas, he served on the board of this party. In addition, Haines was employed as a Deputy Clerk at Morton County. In 1889, he was land registry officials. A year later he moved to Boise, where he again worked in the real estate business. From 1907 to 1909 he was mayor of that city.

Governor of Idaho

In 1912, Haines was elected governor of his state. With 33.2 percent of the vote he sat down just before the Democratic incumbent James H. Hawley ( 32.2 percent ) by. He joined his two-year term of office on 6 January 1913. During this time, the school board was established. A law on compensation for victims of accidents at work was rejected by the governor with a veto. At that time, the Power County was founded. The financially troubled former Governor NB Willey received a special payment of $ 1200 as a boarding house. In 1914, Haines competed unsuccessfully for reelection.

After the end of his term on January 4, 1915, Haines withdrew from politics and went back to the property market. The married Mary Symons ex-governor died on 4 June 1917 and was buried in Boise.