Joseph Holt 'Jodie' Gaines (September 3, 1864 – April 12, 1951) was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.

Joseph H. Gaines
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byDavid Emmons Johnston
Succeeded byAdam Brown Littlepage
Personal details
Born
Joseph Holt Gaines

(1864-09-03)September 3, 1864
Washington, D.C., USA
DiedApril 12, 1951(1951-04-12) (aged 86)
Montgomery, West Virginia, USA
Resting placeCharleston, West Virginia, USA
Political partyRepublican
EducationPrinceton College
Occupation

Born in Washington, D.C., Gaines moved with his parents to Fayette County, West Virginia, in 1867. He attended the West Virginia University at Morgantown and was graduated from Princeton College in 1886. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in Fayetteville, West Virginia. He was appointed United States district attorney for West Virginia by President William McKinley in 1897. He resigned in 1901.

Gaines was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1911). He served as chairman of the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910. He resumed the practice of law in Charleston, West Virginia. He died in Montgomery, West Virginia, April 12, 1951. He was interred in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, West Virginia. The town of Jodie, West Virginia was named in his honor.

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Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Joseph H. Gaines (id: G000008)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district

1901–1911
Succeeded by