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George Washington Baines (view source)
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==Background==
==Background==
Baines was born near the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast in Perquimans County near the capital city of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], to the Reverend Thomas Baines and the former Mary McCoy. In 1817, the Baines moved to [[Georgia]] and then to [[Alabama]], where Baines attended the [[University of Alabama]] at [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]. He did not graduate because he left the institution his senior year as a result of the stomach ailment dyspepsia, which plagued him for the remainder of his life. Baines cut and rafted timber to pay for his college tuition. After leaving college, he taught school. Years later, the University of Alabama awarded him an honorary degree for his accomplishments.
Baines was born near the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast in Perquimans County near the capital city of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], to the Reverend Thomas Baines and the former Mary McCoy. In 1817, the Baines moved to [[Georgia]] and then to [[Alabama]], where Baines attended the [[University of Alabama]] at [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]. He did not graduate because he left the institution his senior year as a result of the stomach ailment dyspepsia, which plagued him for the remainder of his life. Baines cut and rafted timber to pay for his college tuition. After leaving college, he taught school. Years later, the University of Alabama awarded him an honorary degree for his accomplishments.
==Call to the ministry==
==Call to the ministry==
In 1834, Baines was baptized by the Salem Baptist Church in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa County]], Alabama. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1837. He married the former Melissa Ann Butler of North Carolina on October 20, 1840, and thereafter moved to northern [[Arkansas]], where he founded three churches and baptized 150 converts. He was also a [[missionary]] for the Baptist Home Mission Society of [[New York City]]. Baines even served for three months in the Arkansas House of Representatives from November 1843 to February 1844 as the member from Carroll County.
In 1834, Baines was baptized by the Salem Baptist Church in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa County]], Alabama. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1837. He married the former Melissa Ann Butler of North Carolina on October 20, 1840, and thereafter moved to northern [[Arkansas]], where he founded three churches and baptized 150 converts. He was also a [[missionary]] for the Baptist Home Mission Society of [[New York City]]. Baines even served for three months in the Arkansas House of Representatives from November 1843 to February 1844 as the member from Carroll County.