After the 1863 emancipation was finally officially announced in Texas on June 19, 1865, Gaines settled in Washington County, where he established himself as a leader of the freedmen, both as a Baptist preacher and a politician.
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In 1869, Gaines was elected as a Senator of the Texas's 16th district in the Twelfth Texas Legislature.
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