John Raines

John Raines
Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office 1906–1906
Governor	Frank W. Higgins
Preceded by	M. Linn Bruce
Succeeded by	Lewis S. Chanler
President pro tempore of the New York State Senate
In office 1903–1909
Preceded by	Timothy E. Ellsworth
Succeeded by	Jotham P. Allds
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	Ira Davenport
Succeeded by	Charles W. Gillet
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Ontario County district
In office January 1, 1881 – December 31, 1882
Preceded by	Charles R. Case
Succeeded by	Frank Rice
In office January 1, 1885 – December 31, 1885
Preceded by	Frank Rice
Succeeded by	Edward P. Babcock
Member of the New York Senate from the 42nd district
In office January 1, 1896 – December 16, 1909
Preceded by	new district
Succeeded by	Frederick W. Griffith
Member of the New York Senate from the 26th district
In office January 1, 1895 – December 31, 1895
Preceded by	Charles T. Saxton
Succeeded by	James Ballantine
Member of the New York Senate from the 28th district
In office January 1, 1886 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Thomas Robinson
Succeeded by	Charles T. Saxton
Personal details
Born	(1840-05-06)May 6, 1840 Geneva, New York
Died	December 16, 1909(1909-12-16) (aged 69) Canandaigua, New York
Political party	Republican
Relations	Thomas Raines (1842–1924) George Raines (1846–1908)
Parent(s)	Rev. John Raines (1818–1877) Mary Raines (1815–1889)
Alma mater	University of Rochester

John Raines (May 6, 1840, in Geneva, Ontario County, New York – December 16, 1909, in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He authored the 1896 Raines Law, which prohibited liquor sales on Sundays, except in hotels, which had the unintended consequence of fostering prostitution.^[1]