Born: May 6 1840, Canindagua, Ontario County, N.Y.
Died: 1909
Raines, John (1840-1909) of Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. Brother of Thomas Raines and George Raines. Born in New York, May 6, 1840. Republican.

Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York state assembly, 1881-82, 1885;
member of New York state senate, 1886-89, 1895-1909;
U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1889-93;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1908 (alternate).
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons. Died December 16, 1909. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery,
Canandaigua, N.Y. See also: congressional biography.

Father was Rev. John Raines
Born: 1812, Hull, Yorkshire (East Riding), England
Married May 8 1838 to Mary Remington
His family boarded the "Rufus King" in May 1821 at Liverpool.

NOTES
Editorial note the Senator John Raines supports political equality, as does the editor, who believes thousands of women more trustworthy and worthy of suffrage than men.

Born: abt 1849, Victor, New York
Married to Ada Elizabeth Varney
Died: Bef 7 1925 Jan, Rochester, New York