Joseph Wilson Baines
Joseph Wilson Baines (January 24, 1846 – November 18, 1906) was Secretary of State of Texas and a member of the Texas state legislature.[1]
Joseph Wilson Baines | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Texas | |
| In office 1883–1887 | |
| Governor | John Ireland |
| Preceded by | T. H. Bowman |
| Succeeded by | John M. Moore |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 89th district | |
| In office 1903–1905 | |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1846 Mount Lebanon, Louisiana |
| Died | November 18, 1906 (aged 60) |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Ament Huffman |
| Children | Rebekah Baines |
| Parents | George Washington Baines |
Baines was born in Mount Lebanon, Louisiana but his family moved to Anderson, Texas when he was four. He was a son of George Washington Baines. He studied at Baylor University. In 1867 he moved to Collin County, Texas where he studied law under James W. Throckmorton. Baines was involved as owner and publisher of multiple papers in McKinney, Texas. From 1883-1887 Baines was the Secretary of State of Texas. Later starting in 1903 he served one term in the Texas House of Representatives, being succeeded by his future son-in-law Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr.[2]
Baines married Ruth Ament Huffman of Collin County in 1896. Both are buried at Der Stadt Friedhof in Fredericksburg, Texas. They were the parents of Rebekah Baines Johnson, and the maternal grandparents of Lyndon B. Johnson.[2]
References
- "History of the Office". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- Minor, David. "Joseph Wilson Baines". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
Sources
- Goodwin, Doris Kearns. Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by T. H. Bowman |
Secretary of State of Texas 1883-1887 |
Succeeded by John M. Moore |
