Richard Haynes (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Richard Haynes KC |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia |
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In office 27 July 1896 – 21 May 1902 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh McKernan |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Thomson |
| Constituency | Central Province |
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14 August 1857 Picton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 20 February 1922 (aged 64) Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia |
Richard Septimus Haynes KC (14 August 1857 – 20 February 1922) was an Australian barrister and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1896 to 1902. A perennial candidate, he stood for parliament on six occasions (three times to the Legislative Council and three to the Legislative Assembly), but was elected only once.
Haynes was born in Picton, New South Wales, to Margaret (née Daly) and John Joseph Haynes. After attending Sydney Grammar School, he trained as a lawyer, serving his articles of clerkship in Sydney and Armidale. He was called to the bar of New South Wales in 1880. Haynes moved to Perth in 1885, and the following year was elected to the Perth City Council. A political radical, he was a founder of the Eight Hours Association (advocating for the eight-hour workday), along with another future MP, John Horgan.
At the 1890 general election (the first to be held for the Legislative Assembly), Haynes contested the seat of West Perth, but was defeated by Timothy Quinlan. He repeated his candidacy for West Perth at the 1894 election, but was again defeated, losing to Barrington Wood. In 1896, Haynes was elected to a six-year term in the Legislative Council, defeating a sitting member, Hugh McKernan, in Central Province. While in office, he was elected mayor of North Perth, the last man to hold the position before its merger into the City of Perth. At the 1902 Legislative Council elections, Haynes lost his seat to Joseph Thomson.
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