John Raines
John Raines | |
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| Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office 1906–1906 | |
| Governor | Frank W. Higgins |
| Preceded by | M. Linn Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Lewis S. Chanler |
| President pro tempore of the New York State Senate | |
| In office 1903–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy E. Ellsworth |
| Succeeded by | Jotham P. Allds |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Ira Davenport |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Gillet |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Ontario County district | |
| In office January 1, 1881 – December 31, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Charles R. Case |
| Succeeded by | Frank Rice |
| In office January 1, 1885 – December 31, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Rice |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Babcock |
| Member of the New York Senate | |
| In office January 1, 1886 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Charles T. Saxton |
| Constituency | 28th |
| In office January 1, 1895 – December 16, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Charles T. Saxton |
| Succeeded by | Frederick W. Griffith |
| Constituency | 26th district (1895) 42nd district (1896–1909) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1840 Geneva, New York, US |
| Died | December 16, 1909 (aged 69) |
| Party | Republican |
| Relations | Thomas Raines (1842–1924) George Raines (1846–1908) |
| Parent(s) | Rev. John Raines (1818–1877) Mary Raines (1815–1889) |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester |
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John Raines (May 6, 1840 – December 16, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He authored the 1896 Raines Law, which prohibited liquor sales on Sundays, except in hotels, which had the unintended consequence of fostering prostitution.