John Carmichael Haynes (July 6, 1831 – July 6, 1888) was an

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-born rancher, judge and public servant in

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. He was born in Landscape,

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, the son of Jonas Haynes and Hester Carmichael, and came to

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by way of

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in 1858. Haynes and

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were named special constables by James Douglas to restore order at Hills Bar following disturbances by gold miners there. Haynes next served as a constable at

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. In 1860, he was asked to assist

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at Rock Creek near the border with the

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. Later that year, Cox sent Haynes to Similkameen, where he established a customs house. In 1861, he was sent to

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and he became deputy collector of customs in March of the following year. In 1864, he went to the Kootenay District as a justice of the peace and assistant gold commissioner. He was named to the Legislative Council in 1864. Haynes served briefly as district court judge at French Creek in 1866. In 1870, he was sent to Wild Horse Creek as magistrate and district court judge. Despite his complaints about the insufficient salary and inconvenience of the move, he served there until 1872. He then returned to

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as justice of the peace and was also employed in the federal customs department. Haynes acquired of land near Osoyoos Lake. He originally established a horse ranch but soon turned to cattle ranching, owning a herd of 4,200 cattle. Haynes was married three times: first to Julia, a native woman from

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, then to Charlotte Moresby in 1868 and finally to Josephine Pittendrigh in 1875. Haynes died in

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at the age of 57. Haynes Point Provincial Park and Haynes Creek were named in his honour.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, John C 1831 births 1888 deaths People from County Cork Gold commissioners in British Columbia Judges in British Columbia Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871) judges Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation British Columbia