Edward Daniel Hayden | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Morse |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel P. Banks |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives 13th Middlesex District | |
| In office 1880–1882 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1833 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1908(1908-11-15) (aged 74) Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia N, Winne, m. 1860 d. 1862; |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | Navy |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War Vicksburg and Red River campaigns |
Edward Daniel Hayden (December 27, 1833 – November 15, 1908) was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inCambridge, Massachusetts, Hayden attended theLawrence Academy,Groton, Massachusetts, and graduated fromHarvard University in 1854.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice inWoburn, Massachusetts.He entered theUnited 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 toWoburn, Massachusetts, in 1866 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.He served as president of the First National Bank 1874–1900.He served as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1880 to 1882.Hayden was elected as aRepublican to theForty-ninth andFiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888.He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.He served for more than thirty years on the directorate of theBoston & Albany Railroad, and at the time of his death was vice president.He served as a selectman and later as an alderman.He served as a director of the Shawmut National Bank of Boston.He died inWoburn, Massachusetts, November 15, 1908.He was interred inMount Auburn Cemetery,Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 5th congressional district 1885–1889 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives 13th Middlesex District 1881–1882 | Succeeded by |
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