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American politician (1864?1951)
Joseph H. Gaines
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In office
March 4, 1901 ? March 3, 1911
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Preceded by
| David Emmons Johnston
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Succeeded by
| Adam Brown Littlepage
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Born
| Joseph Holt Gaines
(
1864-09-03
)
September 3, 1864
Washington, D.C.
,
USA
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Died
| April 12, 1951
(1951-04-12)
(aged 86)
Montgomery
, West Virginia, USA
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Resting place
| Charleston
, West Virginia, USA
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Political party
| Republican
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Education
| Princeton College
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Occupation
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Joseph Holt 'Jodie' Gaines
(September 3, 1864 – April 12, 1951) was a
U.S. Representative
from
West Virginia
.
Born in
Washington, D.C.
, Gaines moved with his parents to
Fayette County, West Virginia
, in 1867.
He attended the
West Virginia University
at Morgantown and was graduated from
Princeton College
in 1886.
He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in Fayetteville, West Virginia.
He was appointed United States district attorney for West Virginia by President
William McKinley
in 1897.
He resigned in 1901.
Gaines was elected as a
Republican
to the Fifty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1911).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910.
He resumed the practice of law in Charleston, West Virginia.
He died in Montgomery, West Virginia, April 12, 1951.
He was interred in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, West Virginia.
The town of
Jodie, West Virginia
was named in his honor.
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