Stephen T. Hayt
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Stephen Thurston Hayt was an American politician from New York
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. Their son was Stephen Thurston Hayt, Jr.
He was a delegate to the 1860
, 1868
and 1884 Republican National Convention
s.
He was a member of the New York State Senate
(27th district) from 1864 to 1866.
In 1866, he was elected a Canal Commissioner
on the Republican ticket, and was in office from 1867 to 1869. He was defeated for re-election in 1869
by Democrat William W. Wright
.
He was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Corning, NY.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He was the son of John C. Hayt (1787-1854) and Martha (Towner) Hayt. On November 19, 1856, he married Margaret C. Townsend at Palmyra, New YorkPalmyra, New York
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. Their son was Stephen Thurston Hayt, Jr.
He was a delegate to the 1860
1860 Republican National Convention
The 1860 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States, held in Chicago, Illinois at the Wigwam, nominated former U.S. Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for President and U.S. Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for Vice President...
, 1868
1868 Republican National Convention
The 1868 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in Crosby's Opera House, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on May 20 to May 21, 1868....
and 1884 Republican National Convention
1884 Republican National Convention
The 1884 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Exposition Hall in Chicago, Illinois, on June 3–6, 1884. It resulted in the nomination of James G. Blaine and John A. Logan for President and Vice President of the United States. The ticket lost in the...
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He was a member of the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
(27th district) from 1864 to 1866.
In 1866, he was elected a Canal Commissioner
Erie Canal Commission
The New York State Legislature appointed in 1810 a Commission to Explore a Route for a Canal to Lake Erie, and Report which became known as the Erie Canal Commission...
on the Republican ticket, and was in office from 1867 to 1869. He was defeated for re-election in 1869
New York state election, 1869
The 1869 New York state election was held on November 2, 1869, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioners and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all...
by Democrat William W. Wright
William W. Wright
William Westwood Wright was an American politician from New York.-Life:He married Mary L...
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He was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Corning, NY.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayt-hayward.html Political Graveyard
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pages 400, 406 and 505)
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~towner2001/MORE/02/8/NI_02836.HTM Entry at FreePages Genealogy
- A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families by David Webster Hoyt (Printed for the author by the Providence Press Co., 1871; page 500)