John Carmichael Haynes
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John Carmichael Haynes was an Irish
-born rancher, judge and public servant in British Columbia
.
He was born in Landscape, County Cork
, the son of Jonas Haynes and Hester Carmichael, and came to Victoria, British Columbia
by way of Panama
in 1858. Haynes and Thomas Elwyn
were named special constables by James Douglas
to restore order at Hills Bar following disturbances by gold miners there. Haynes next served as a constable at Yale
. In 1860, he was asked to assist William George Cox
at Rock Creek
near the border with the United States
. Later that year, Cox sent Haynes to Similkameen
, where he established a customs house. In 1861, he was sent to Osoyoos Lake
and he became deputy collector of customs in March of the following year. In 1864, he went to the Kootenay District as a justice of the peace
and assistant gold commissioner
. He was named to the Legislative Council
in 1864. Haynes served briefly as district court judge at French Creek in 1866. In 1870, he was sent to Wild Horse Creek
as magistrate and district court judge. Despite his complaints about the insufficient salary and inconvenience of the move, he served there until 1872. He then returned to Osoyoos
as justice of the peace and was also employed in the federal customs department.
Haynes acquired 20,000 acres of land near Osoyoos Lake. He originally established a horse ranch but soon turned to cattle ranching, owning a herd of 4,200 cattle.
Haynes was married three times: first to Julia, a native woman from Colville, Washington
, then to Charlotte Moresby in 1868 and finally to Josephine Pittendrigh in 1875. Haynes died in Princeton
at the age of 57.
Haynes Point Provincial Park
and Haynes Creek were named in his honour.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
-born rancher, judge and public servant in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
He was born in Landscape, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, the son of Jonas Haynes and Hester Carmichael, and came to Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
by way of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
in 1858. Haynes and Thomas Elwyn
Thomas Elwyn
Thomas Elwyn was a British soldier, police officer and gold commissioner in colonial British Columbia.Elwyn, born into a family with a long military tradition, served as a lieutenant in the 30th Foot during the Crimean war...
were named special constables by James Douglas
James Douglas (Governor)
Sir James Douglas KCB was a company fur-trader and a British colonial governor on Vancouver Island in northwestern North America, particularly in what is now British Columbia. Douglas worked for the North West Company, and later for the Hudson's Bay Company becoming a high-ranking company officer...
to restore order at Hills Bar following disturbances by gold miners there. Haynes next served as a constable at Yale
Yale, British Columbia
Yale is an unincorporated town in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was founded in 1848 by the Hudson's Bay Company as Fort Yale by Ovid Allard, the appointed manager of the new post, who named it after his superior, James Murray Yale, then Chief Factor of the Columbia District...
. In 1860, he was asked to assist William George Cox
William George Cox
William George Cox was Gold Commissioner for the Cariboo and Boundary Districts in the Colony of British Columbia, Canada during the Rock Creek Gold Rush....
at Rock Creek
Rock Creek, British Columbia
Rock Creek is an unincorporated settlement in the Boundary Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located at the confluence of the Kettle River with the eponymous Rock Creek, site of the Rock Creek Gold Rush of 1860, the community also lies at the junction of British...
near the border with the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Later that year, Cox sent Haynes to Similkameen
Similkameen Country
The Similkameen Country, also referred to as the Similkameen Valley or Similkameen District, but generally referred to simply as The Similkameen or more archaically, Similkameen, is a region roughly coinciding with the basin of the river of the same name in the Southern Interior of British Columbia...
, where he established a customs house. In 1861, he was sent to Osoyoos Lake
Osoyoos Lake
Osoyoos Lake is a lake located in British Columbia and Washington. Osoyoos is derived from the word suius meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local Okanagan language ....
and he became deputy collector of customs in March of the following year. In 1864, he went to the Kootenay District as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and assistant gold commissioner
Gold Commissioner
Gold Commissioner was an important regional administrative post in the Colony of British Columbia.In the 1860s, Governor Douglas had three priorities to protect the two colonies he governed: to protect the boundaries, to uphold law and order and to provide access to the gold fields...
. He was named to the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of British Columbia
The Legislative Council of British Columbia was an advisory body created in 1867 to the Governor of the "new" Colony of British Columbia, which had been created from the merger of the old Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia...
in 1864. Haynes served briefly as district court judge at French Creek in 1866. In 1870, he was sent to Wild Horse Creek
Fisherville, British Columbia
Fisherville is a classic example of a boom and bust gold rush town that characterized the 1860s in British Columbia. Gold was discovered here in 1864...
as magistrate and district court judge. Despite his complaints about the insufficient salary and inconvenience of the move, he served there until 1872. He then returned to Osoyoos
Osoyoos, British Columbia
Osoyoos is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia near the border with Washington state. The town is also adjacent to the Indian Reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word suius meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local...
as justice of the peace and was also employed in the federal customs department.
Haynes acquired 20,000 acres of land near Osoyoos Lake. He originally established a horse ranch but soon turned to cattle ranching, owning a herd of 4,200 cattle.
Haynes was married three times: first to Julia, a native woman from Colville, Washington
Colville, Washington
Colville is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stevens County.- History :...
, then to Charlotte Moresby in 1868 and finally to Josephine Pittendrigh in 1875. Haynes died in Princeton
Princeton, British Columbia
Princeton is a small town in the Similkameen region of southern British Columbia, Canada. It lies just east of the Cascade Mountains, which continue south into Washington, Oregon and California. The Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers converge here...
at the age of 57.
Haynes Point Provincial Park
Haynes Point Provincial Park
Haynes Point Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of Osoyoos Lake in the town of Osoyoos, which is on the United States-Canada border at the southern end of the Okanagan region of British Columbia]]. Now approximately 38 ha...
and Haynes Creek were named in his honour.