Thomas Raines
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Thomas Raines was an American lawyer and politician.
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He was New York State Treasurer
from 1872 to 1875, elected on the Republican ticket in 1871
, and re-elected as a Liberal Republican
on the Democratic ticket in 1873
. In May 1874, he suffered a nervous breakdown and was described in the press as a "raving lunatic", being "stark mad", and suffering from "religious frenzy". He was declared incapacitated, and sent to the Utica State Asylum
for treatment. On June 1, Abraham Lansing
was appointed Treasurer by Governor John Adams Dix
, pending Raines's recovery or a decision by the State Legislature which would convene only next January. After recovering his mental health, Raines was reinstated to the Treasury by Governor Dix on August 19, 1874.
He was admitted to the bar in 1879, and became a special county judge of Monroe County in 1883.
In 1911, he was President of the Monroe County Bar Association.
His brother was U.S. Representative John Raines
, the author of the Raines law
.
Life
He was the son of John Raines (b. 1818 in HullKingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
).
He was New York State Treasurer
New York State Treasurer
The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...
from 1872 to 1875, elected on the Republican ticket in 1871
New York state election, 1871
The 1871 New York state election was held on November 7, 1871, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the...
, and re-elected as a Liberal Republican
Liberal Republican Party (United States)
The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was a political party that was organized in Cincinnati in May 1872, to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and his Radical Republican supporters. The party's candidate in that year's presidential election was Horace Greeley, longtime...
on the Democratic ticket in 1873
New York state election, 1873
The 1873 New York state election was held on November 4, 1873, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the...
. In May 1874, he suffered a nervous breakdown and was described in the press as a "raving lunatic", being "stark mad", and suffering from "religious frenzy". He was declared incapacitated, and sent to the Utica State Asylum
Utica Psychiatric Center
The Utica Psychiatric Center, also known as Utica State Hospital, which opened in Utica in 1843, was New York's first state-run facility designed to care for the mentally ill and was one of the first such institutions in the United States, predating and perhaps influencing the Kirkbride Plan which...
for treatment. On June 1, Abraham Lansing
Abraham Lansing
-Life:Born in Albany, Albany County, New York, Lansing was a grandson of state Treasurer Abraham G. Lansing, and son of Christopher Yates Lansing and Caroline Mary Thomas Lansing . Chancellor John Lansing, Jr. was his great-uncle, Gerrit Y. Lansing was his uncle. Lansing attended The Albany...
was appointed Treasurer by Governor John Adams Dix
John Adams Dix
John Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, pending Raines's recovery or a decision by the State Legislature which would convene only next January. After recovering his mental health, Raines was reinstated to the Treasury by Governor Dix on August 19, 1874.
He was admitted to the bar in 1879, and became a special county judge of Monroe County in 1883.
In 1911, he was President of the Monroe County Bar Association.
His brother was U.S. Representative John Raines
John Raines
John Raines was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
, the author of the Raines law
Raines law
The Raines law was passed on March 23, 1896, by the New York State Legislature. It was nominally a liquor tax, but its intention was to curb the consumption of alcohol by imposing regulations....
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Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rae-raines.html Political Graveyard
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=980CEEDE1439E43BBC4051DFB667838A669FDE Rep. state ticket, in NYT on October 28, 1871
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9801EFD61239EF34BC4B53DFB6678388669FDE Nominations by the Dem. State Convention, in NYT on October 3, 1873
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9800E6DE143BEF34BC4A51DFB366838F669FDE His mental health, in NYT on May 22, 1874
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E2DD143BEF34BC4A53DFB066838F669FDE Lansing appointed, in NYT on June 2, 1874
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B06E4D7143BEF34BC4851DFBE66838F669FDE Raines reinstated, in NYT on August 20, 1874
- http://www.mcba.org/about/ppres.html Monroe County Bar Association, past presidents