John Thomas Caine (January 8, 1829 – September 20, 1911) was a delegate to the
United States House of Representatives
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from the
Territory of Utah
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.
Biography
Born in the parish of
Patrick,
Isle of Man
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, Caine attended the common schools in
Douglas, Isle of Man.
Caine immigrated to the United States in 1846 and lived in
New York City
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until 1848, when he went to
St. Louis
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. He converted to
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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(LDS Church) in
New York City
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in March 1847. On the 22nd of October, he married Margaret Nightingale.
Caine settled in the Territory of Utah in 1852 and taught school.
He served as secretary of the territorial council during the sessions of 1856, 1857, 1859, and 1860.
He was one of the founders of the ''
Salt Lake Herald'' in 1870, serving as
managing editor
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United States
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and president.
He served as delegate to the
Utah constitutional conventions in 1872 and 1882.
He served as member of the territorial council in 1874, 1876, 1880, and 1882.
Caine served as
City Recorder of
Salt Lake City
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in 1876, 1878, 1880, and 1882.
Caine was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Forty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the action of the House declaring the Delegate-elect ineligible. The election had been won by
George Quayle Cannon (18,567 votes), but the other contestant
Allen G. Campbell (1357 votes) successfully contested the outcome. The House of Representatives refused to seat either man, and instead allowed Caine to fill the position in the 47th Congress.
He was reelected as a
Democrat
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to the
Forty-eighth,
Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth Congresses and on the
People's Party ticket to the
Fifty-first and
Fifty-second Congresses and served from November 7, 1882, to March 3, 1893. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.
Caine was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the position of first
governor
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of the newly formed State of Utah in
1895
Events
January–March
* January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
* January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...
(the Act of Statehood took effect on January 2, 1896).
Caine served as member of the
Utah State Senate
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in 1896, after which he resumed the management of the ''Salt Lake Herald''.
Caine died of
cystitis
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in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was interred in the
Salt Lake City Cemetery
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Description
The cemetery is located above 4th Avenue and east of N Street in ...
.
Caine is the namesake of
Caineville, Utah
Caineville is an unincorporated community in central Wayne County, Utah, United States.
Description
The community is located east of Capitol Reef National Park and west of Hanksville, along the Fremont River and Utah State Route 24. The set ...
.
See also
*
United States Congress Delegates from Utah Territory
Notes
References
External links
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1911 deaths
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