William
Thomas
Haines
Born in Levant, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 64
in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by 48th Governor Frederick W. Plaisted |
William T. Haines 49th Governor of Maine  |
Succeeded by 50th Governor Oakley C. Curtis |
Biography
William Haines is Notable.
William Haines was a Mainer.
William Thomas Haines was born on 7 August 1854 in Levant, Maine. His parents were Thomas Haines and Maria (Eddy) Haines[1].
William graduated as valedictorian from the University of Maine in 1876 and afterward earned his LL.B degree at the Albany Law School. He settled in Waterville, Maine, where he opened a legal practice. He was heavily involved in local politics, serving as the county attorney of Kennebec County for five years, a member of the Maine State Senate from 1888-1892, a member of the Maine House in 1895, and attorney general of Maine from 1896-1901. He became Governor of Maine in 1912, serving a single term[2].
He married Edith Hemenway on 1 January 1883 in Waterville[3].
William passed away on 5 June 1919 in Augusta, Maine[4], and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville[5].
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Q1-BYX : 10 February 2018), William T., 07 Aug 1854; citing LEVANT, PENOBS, MAIN; FHL microfilm 11,530.
- ↑ "Governor William Thomas Haines." National Governors Association accessed Feb 26 2021
- ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NS-J3N : 10 February 2018), William T. Haines and Edith S. Hemenway, 01 Jan 1883; citing Waterville,Kennebec,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,298.
- ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPT-628X : accessed 22 November 2018), Governor William T Haines, Augusta, Maine, United States, 02 Jan 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Kennebec Journal, born-digital text.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28014104
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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