Background
Baines was born in Mount Lebanon, Louisiana but his family moved to Anderson, Texas when he was four.
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Joseph Baines
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He studied at Baylor University.
Career
He was a son of George West. Baines. In 1867 he moved to Collin County, Texas where he studied law under James West. Throckmorton. Baines was involved as owner and publisher of multiple papers in McKinney, Texas.
From 1883-1887 Baines was the Secretary of State of Texas.
Later starting in 1903 he served one term in the Texas House of Representatives. Baines married Ruth Ament Huffman of Collin County in 1896.
Both are buried at Der Stadt Friedhof in Fredericksburg, Texas. They were the parents of Rebekah Baines Johnson, and the maternal grandparents of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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United States