John Raines
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 115 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 6,1840 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Geneva |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Died | Canandaigua |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 16,1909 |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Previous position | New York State Senator (1896–1909) |
| Education | University of Rochester |
| Albany Law School | |
| Canandaigua Academy | |
| Governor | Frank W. Higgins |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3888044 |
John Raines Life story
John Raines 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.
