Edward D. Hayden
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Edward Daniel Hayden was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
, Hayden attended the Lawrence Academy
, Groton, Massachusetts
, and graduated from Harvard University
in 1854.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1857 and commenced practice in Woburn, Massachusetts
.
He entered the United States Navy
as assistant paymaster in 1861, and served in the Mississippi Squadron under Admiral Porter in the Vicksburg and Red River campaigns.
He returned to Woburn, Massachusetts
, in 1866 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as president of the First National Bank 1874-1900.
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from 1880 to 1882.
Hayden was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-ninth
and Fiftieth
Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.
He served for more than thirty years on the directorate of the Boston & Albany Railroad, and at the time of his death was vice president.
He served as selectman and later as alderman.
He served as director of the Shawmut National Bank of Boston.
He died in Woburn, Massachusetts
, November 15, 1908.
He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery
, Cambridge, Massachusetts
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, Hayden attended the Lawrence Academy
Lawrence Academy at Groton
Lawrence Academy at Groton, , is a co-educational preparatory school located in Groton, Massachusetts, in the United States...
, Groton, Massachusetts
Groton, Massachusetts
Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse...
, and graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1854.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1857 and commenced practice in Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
.
He entered the United States Navy
United States Navy
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as assistant paymaster in 1861, and served in the Mississippi Squadron under Admiral Porter in the Vicksburg and Red River campaigns.
He returned to Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
, in 1866 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as president of the First National Bank 1874-1900.
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
from 1880 to 1882.
Hayden was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
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and Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.
He served for more than thirty years on the directorate of the Boston & Albany Railroad, and at the time of his death was vice president.
He served as selectman and later as alderman.
He served as director of the Shawmut National Bank of Boston.
He died in Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
, November 15, 1908.
He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery was founded in 1831 as "America's first garden cemetery", or the first "rural cemetery", with classical monuments set in a rolling landscaped terrain...
, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
.