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 HAYNES

HAYS

24, 1861, serving during the existence of that body, 1861-ti."). Ue removed to ^leinpliis, Tenn., ■where he engaged in the prai'tiee of the law. He was the unsuccessful Democratic; candidate for representative in the 43d congress in 1872, and was mentioned for U.S. senator in 1875. He died in Memphis, Tenn., Feo. 17, 1875.

HAYNES, Lemuel, clergyman, was born in AVest Hartford, Conn., July 18, 175b, of mixed white and negro blood. He was a domestic ser- A'ant, and in 1775 joined the colonial army as a minute-man at Roxbury. Mass. He volunteei-ed to go with the expedition to Ticonderoga, and at the close of tiie same he settled in Granville, N. Y., where he worked on a farm and studied for the ministry. In November, 1780, he was licensed to preach and supplied the Congregational church at Granville for a time. He was married in September, 1783, to Elizabeth Babbatof Hartford, Conn., a respectable white woman. In 1875 he was ortlained by the association of ministers of Litchtield county. He preached at Torrington, Conn., 1785-86, race prejudice forcing him to re- sign. He was a minister at Rutland, Vt., 1787- 1817. In 1818 he was called to Manchester, N.H., and while there the Boorn brothers were con- demned to be hanged for the murder of Louis Calvin, an insane man. Mr. Haj'nes visited the brothers in prison and becoming convinced of their innocence defended them on their trial. A few days prior to the date fixed for their execu- tion Calvin reappeared and the people of Manches- ter maintained that the prayers of the colored preacher had been answered. In 1823 he was called to Granville, N.Y., and continued as pastor of the Congregational church up to the time of his death. He published Sermon Against Univer- salism, a reply to Hosea Ballon (1805). T. M. Corley wrote Liff nf Lemud Ilmjnes (1837). He died in (rranvijle. N Y.. Sept. 28. 1833.

HAYNES, William E., representative, was born at Hoosick FalLs, N.Y., Oct. 19, 1829. He re- moved to Ohio in 1839; received a common school education, and was a printer. He engaged in mercantile business, 1850-56. He was elected auditor of Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1856, serv- ing two terms; enlisted in the Federal army at the outbreak of the civil war and was assigned to the 8th Ohio infantry, April 16. 1861. He was com missioned captain and .served in western Virginia, the [Shenandoah Valley and in the army of the Potomac, 1861-62. He was commissioned lieu- tenant-colonel of the 10th Ohio cavalry serving in the army of the Cumberland, 1862-64. He was collector of internal revenue for the 9th district of Ohio, lHf)(-67, and engaged in farming and banking in Sandusky from 1867. He was a mem- ber of the board of trustees of the Toledo in.sane asylum, 1884-88; a delegate to the Democratic

national conventions of 1880 and 1884, and was a representative from the seventh district of Ohio in the 51st congress, 18S9-91, and from the tenth district in the 52d congress, 1891-93.

HAYS, Alexander, soldier, was born in Frank- lin, Pa., July 8, 1819. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy in 1844, and served in the 8th U.S. infantry as brevet 2d lieutenant. He was promoted 2d lieutenant upon his being ordered with the regiment to Mexico and dis- tinguished himself at the battle near Atlixco. He resigned his commission in the U.S. army in April, 1848, and was an iron manufacturer in Venango county. Pa., 1848-50, a civil engineer on various railroads in course of construction, 1850-54, and at Pittsburg, Pa., 1854-61. In 1861 he re-entered the U.S. armj' and was com- missioned captain in the 16th U.S. infantry to date from May 14, 1861. He was chosen colonel of the 63d Pennsylvania volunteers, and was placed in John C. Robinson's 1st brigade, Kear- nj^'s od division, Heintzelman"s 3d armj^ corps in the army of the Potomac. His service at Wil- liamsburg, Va., and in the seven daj's" battles, June 25-July 1, 1862, won for him the brevet of lieutenant-colonel, U.S.A. He was wounded at Second Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862, and for services there and in this campaign he was made briga- dier-general of volunteers, Sept. 29, 1802. At Gettysburg he commanded the 3d division of Hancock's corps, aided in holding Cemetery Ridge, and in the latter part of the battle when Hancock was carried from the field wounded, he temporarily commanded the 2d corps. For his action at Gettysburg he was brevetted colonel in the regular army. Upon the reorganization of the army of the Potomac lie was made com- mander of the 2d brigade, 3d division, 2d army corps. He led his brigade in the battle of the Wilderness and at the junction of the Germanna plank road with the Brock road, he was in the midst of the terrific struggle that cost so many lives, and he was one of the victims of the first day's fight, dying on the battle-field of the Wil- derness, Va., May 5. 1864.

HAYS, George Price, educator, was born at Miller's Run, Pa.. Feb. 2, 1838; son of John and Orpha (Cornwell) Hays. He was graduated at Jefferson college in 1857, and at the Western theological seminary, Allegheny, Pa., in 1860. He was ordained by the presbytery of Baltimore, !March 5, 1861; was treasurer of the Christian commission, Maryland district, 1861-66; pastor of the Second church, Baltimore, Md., 1861-68- fiscal agent of Wooster university, 1868-69; ])as- torof the Central cluircli, Allegheny, Pa., ls69- 70; president of Washington and Jefferson college, and professor of mental ami moral plii- losophy there, 1870-81; stated supply at the Sec-