William_P._Hayes
William P. Hayes
American politician
William P. Hayes (March 27, 1866 – October 20, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the twenty seventh Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts.
William P. Hayes | |
|---|---|
| 27th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1900–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Dwight O. Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | Ralph W. Ellis |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate First Hampden District[1] | |
| In office 1907[1]–1907[2] | |
| Preceded by | Fordis C. Parker[3] |
| Succeeded by | Francke W. Dickinson[2] |
| Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Common Council[1][4] | |
| In office 1892[1][4]–1893[1][4] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1866[5] Springfield, Massachusetts[5] |
| Died | October 20, 1940(1940-10-20) (aged 74) Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Alma mater | Boston University School of Law, 1889[1] |
| Profession | Attorney[5] |
Hayes was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 27, 1866, to John and Margaret Hayes.[4]
Hays was educated at the Springfield grammar and High Schools.[4] Hayes attended Ottawa College in Ottawa, Ontario,[4] where he spent one year, and Boston University School of Law, from which he graduated in 1889.[1]
Hayes was the Assistant City Assessor of Springfield in 1887 and 1888.[4] Hayes was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar at Springfield, Massachusetts, on November 12, 1889.[4]
He was also the first Irish mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dwight O. Gilmore |
27th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts 1900–1901 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the Massachusetts Senate First Hampden District 1907–1907 |
Succeeded by Francke W. Dickinson |
- Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1907), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XVI, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 128
- Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1908), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XVII, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 128
- Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1905), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XIV, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 128
- Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 143
- The Boston Press Club (1903), Men of Massachusetts: a Collection of Portraits of Representative Men in Business and Professional Life in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Ma.: The Boston Press Club, p. 212
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