Robert Raymond Haynes (1889 - 1964)

Born 18 Jul 1889 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Son of James Bartholomew Haynes and Henrietta (Wearn) Haynes

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1964 at age 75 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Robert Raymond Haynes was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 18,1889. [1] [5][15] He and his family moved to Middlesboro, Kentucky, in 1899 where his father, James Bartholomew Haynes, established the J. B. Haynes and Sons Bakery. [3] The bakery grew to a large retail and wholesale operation and became the largest bakery in eastern Tennessee. [30] He graduated from Middlesboro High School on May 28, 1908. [15] In March 1908, Robert Raymond Haynes received a letter informing him that he had been conditionally selected for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He and his father signed and returned to the acceptance form that required him to report to the Superintendent for examination in early June 1908. [8] He arrived at West Point by train and reported to the Superintendent in early June and passed the required academic examinations in mid-June 1908. After a brief physical exam, he was sworn in as Cadet with the class of 1912, which initially had 95 members. He began the Summer of Basic Training called "Beast" which he completed in late August 1908. He submitted a resignation from cadetship to the Superintendent stating that he did not want the life of an army officer and returned to his hometown of Middlesboro, Kentucky. [8] He enrolled with the University of Tennessee on September 14, 1908, and was awarded Bachelor of Arts degree and completed the first year of a two-year law program on May 28, 1912. [11] After serving two years as a high school administrator in Tennessee and Georgia,[15] he returned to the University of Tennessee in September 1914, to complete the remaining coursework of a two-year law program and was awarded Bachelor of Law in May 1915. [24] He was issued a license to practice law by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on July 10, 1915. [24] He practiced law in Knoxville, Tennessee, with the law office of Mr. Noble Smithson until May 1916, when he was appointed Vice Consul with the U.S. Department of State by Robert Lansing, Secretary of State for President Woodrow Wilson.[25] He served in this capacity in Dunfermline, Scotland; Leeds, England; and Paris, France.[6] He retired from the Consular Service in August 1919 due to ill health.[14][15] He worked with his two brothers in operating the family bakery and established a sole practitioner law office in Middlesboro, Kentucky, for the next two years. [20] In July 1921, he was appointed Superintendent of the Cobb County Georgia School System. [29] He married Gladys Lena Vaughn on May 4, 1922, in Versailles, Kentucky. [ 2] After serving as a school superintendent, he decided that he wanted to teach rather than be a school administrator. For the next four years he was employed as a high school teacher in Kentucky and North Carolina and taught a variety of courses including American history, English, Latin, chemistry, and mathematics. [23] He entered the graduate school of Peabody College in September 1926 and was awarded a Master of Arts in American history on June 10, 1927. [30] He studied under the tutorage of the famous American historian, Dr. Freemont P. Wirth. [16] The title of thesis was "The Origins and Development of the Constitutions of Tennessee."[16] After teaching with Lincoln Memorial University.[26] and the Peabody Demonstration School, [15] he accepted a position with Millsaps College as assistant professor of American history and education in August 1930. [23] In 1933, based on his experience as a high school teacher and school administrator, he was appointed chairman of the department of education and Director of Teacher Training. (31) After obtaining the highest score on a competitive examination, he was appointed Merit System Supervisor by the Mississippi Department of Health in January 1939, a position he held for 21 years. [13] He retired as professor of education with Millsaps College in May 1960, and was awarded the honorary degree, Doctor of Law, for his long and faithful service. [23] Robert Raymond Haynes died on October 3, 1964, in Jackson, Mississippi. [5] He was buried in the Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi. [5] Submitted by James F. Haynes.

Sources

1. World War I Draft Registration. 2. Marriage Certificate from Versailles, Kentucky. 3. 1900 Census for Bell County, Kentucky 4. 1940 Census record for Hinds County, Mississippi. 5. Death Certificate from Hinds County, Mississippi. 6. Congressional Directory, Volume 65, 64th Congress, 2nd Session Beginning December 4, 1916, Compiled by Edgar E. Montjoy (1918) The Joint Committee of Printing for Congress. Washington, District of Columbia, page 300. 7. Official Register of the United States Compiled and Published by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1917) Washington, District of Columbia, page 39. 8. Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of U.S. Military Academy (1789-1915)-list of non-graduates of the class of 1912-United States Military Academy (1915) United States Military Printing Office, West Point, NY. 9. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England, Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: BT26: 623. Name: Robert Haynes, Port of Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England, Ship Name: Finland, Ship Line: American Line. 10. U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910- 1939, Incoming Ship: Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Arrival Date: 21 Aug 1919, Arrival Place: Brooklyn, New York, Name: Robert R. Haynes, Vice Consul, Departure Date: 13 Aug 1919, Departure Place: Brest, France. 11. The University of Tennessee Record Volume 16 (1912-1913). The University of Tennessee (1913) The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, page 221. 12. The Volunteer, Yearbook for the University of Tennessee, Volume XIX. The University of Tennessee (1915) The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, page 68. 13. State Board of Health of the State of Mississippi Annual Report (1947) Mississippi State Board of Health, Jackson, Mississippi, page 5. 14. The Political Graveyard: A Database of American history "U.S. Consular Officials in Leeds, England by Lawrence Kestenbaum (2015) Ann Arber, Michigan, H143. 15. Register of the Department of State (December 23, 1918) Government Printing Office, Washington, District of Columbia, Biographical Statement, page 120. 16. Haynes, Robert Raymond "The Origins and Development of the Constitutions of Tennessee" (unpublished M.A. thesis, Peabody College, (1927). 17. Hubbell's Legal Directory for Lawyers and Businessmen by John Henry Hubbell (1918) Hubbell Publishing Company, New York, New York, page 1266. 18. Martindale's American Law Directory Vol. 53 by James Boyd Martindale (1920) J.B. Martindale Publisher, New York, New York, page 1266. 19. Major Notes, Millsaps College Alumni Magazine Volume 6 Number 2 "From Hot Coffee to Lick Skillet" Professor R. R. Haynes is mourned by former students and friends by Shirley Caldwell, Editor (January 1965) page 23. 20. 1920 Census for Bell County, Kentucky. 21. 1943 City Directory for Jackson, Mississippi. 22. 1960 Bobashela, Yearbook for Millsaps College. 23. Newspapers.com.-Clarion-Ledger-22 Mar 1931-page 16. 24. Newspapers.com.-Knoxville Sentinel- 25 Jun 1915- page 18. 25. Newspapers.com.-The Journal and Tribune-10 Apr 1916-page 7. 26. 1930 Peabody Volunteer, Yearbook for the Peabody Demonstration School. 27. Panoramic photograph of the faculty, staff, and Students of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee taken on May 10, 1928. 28. School Superintendents, Cobb County Georgia School System, Marietta, Georgia 1900-2000. 29. Robert Raymond Haynes, Master of Arts Diploma, George Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee, June 10, 1927' 30. "Baker's Helper" Henry R. Chissold, Editor, Chicago, Illinois, Volume 38 Number 434, July 1, 1922. page 500. 31. 1935 Bobashela, Yearbook for Millsaps College.