Martin Alonzo Haynes
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Joshua G. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Luther F. McKinney |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
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In office 1872-1873 |
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July 30, 1842 Springfield, Sullivan County New Hampshire, USA |
| Died | November 28, 1919 (aged 77) Lakeport, Belknap County New Hampshire, USA |
| Resting place | Bayside Cemetery Lakeport, Belknap County New Hampshire, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cornelia T. Lane Haynes |
| Children | Ruth Ida Haynes Mary Addie Haynes |
| Parents | Elbridge Gerry Haynes Caroline R Knowlton Haynes |
| Profession | Printer Editor Author Politician |
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| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1864 |
| Rank | Private |
| Commands | 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Martin Alonzo Haynes (July 30, 1842 – November 28, 1919) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New Hampshire.
Born in Springfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Haynes moved with his parents to Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in 1846. He attended the common schools and apprenticed to the printer's trade. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in June 1861 in the Union Army as a private in the Second New Hampshire Regiment and served three years.
Haynes moved to Lakeport, Belknap County, New Hampshire in 1868, where he established the Lake Village Times, published every Saturday. He was publisher and editor for twenty years.
Haynes served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1872 and 1873. He served as clerk of the supreme court for Belknap County, 1876-1883. He was president of the New Hampshire Veterans' Association in 1881 and 1882, and was department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1881 and 1882.
Elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, Haynes served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.
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