Reuben Haines III
Reuben Haines III | |
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| Born | February 8, 1786 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | October 19, 1831 (aged 45) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Resting place | Germantown Friends' Meeting House Cemetery |
| Known for | animal science, agricultural science, meteorology, ornithology, firefighting |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | naturalist, ornithologist |
| Institutions | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia |
Reuben Haines III (February 8, 1786 – October 19, 1831) was a Quaker farmer, brewer, abolitionist, scientist, ornithologist, meteorologist, firefighter, philanthropist, and educational reformer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Haines was a founder and first president of the Philadelphia Hose Company, the first organization in the United States devoted to fighting fires by pumping water through a leather hose. He was a founding member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, served as the corresponding secretary of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for 17 years (1814–1831), and made significant early contributions to the museum collection. He was the first person to import Alderney cattle (a now extinct breed closely related to Guernsey cattle) into the United States.
Haines was the proprietor of the historic Wyck House in Germantown, Pennsylvania.