John Raines (May 6, 1840 in

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– December 16, 1909 in

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) was an American lawyer and

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from New York. He authored the 1896 Raines Law, which prohibited liquor sales on Sundays, except in hotels, which had the

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of fostering prostitution.

Life

He was born on May 6, 1840 in

, the son of Rev. John Raines II (1818–1877) and Mary (Remington) Raines (1815–1889). His father was a circuit rider clergy. He was educated at Canandaigua Academy and

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, from where he graduated in 1861. Admitted to the bar upon graduation, Raines set up a

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. During the

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, Raines formed and served as captain of Company G, 85th New York Volunteer Infantry and served in both the

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and the Army of North Carolina. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Ontario Co.) in

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and 1885; and of the New York State Senate (28th D.) from 1886 to 1889, sitting in the 109th, 110th, 111th and

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s. In addition he was President of the Board of Education for the Canandaigua school district from 1887 until his death. He was a delegate to the

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. He was elected to the 51st and

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es, holding office from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1893. Afterwards he returned to the State Senate where he sat from 1895 until his death, being a member of the 118th (26th D.), 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, 130th, 131st and

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s (all 42nd D.); and was President pro tempore from 1903 until his death. He was an alternate delegate to the

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and

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s. On December 5, 1906, he became Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York for the remainder of the month after the resignation of M. Linn Bruce who was appointed to the New York Supreme Court by Governor Frank W. Higgins.Bruce Now a Justice; Hughes is Surprised
''The New York Times'', December 6, 1906 Raines died on December 16, 1909 in

. Raines was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua. New York State Treasurer Thomas Raines (1842–1924) and State Senator George Raines (1846–1908) were his brothers.

Legacy

Two of Raines' houses in Canandaigua still stand. His primary home, on the corner of Wood and Gorham Streets, was an

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. His summer home, "Thendara", sat along the eastern shore of

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at Deep Run Cove and is operated today as a restaurant and

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* (giving Canandaigua as birthplace)

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Thendara Inn
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