Hays was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844. He was engaged in iron manufactures, operating furnaces on French Creek, near Franklin. In 1847, he was appointed marshal for the western district of Pennsylvania. He served as associate judge of the district court in 1856.[2] He died in Franklin in 1868, interment in Old Town Cemetery and reinterment in Franklin Cemetery.
Hays' son, Major General Alexander Hays, was a noteworthy Union Army officer during the US Civil War and close personal friend of Ulysses S. Grant.[2]
Footnotesedit
^"Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel Hays Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
^ abFleming, George Thornton. Life and Letters of Brigadier General Alexander Hays. Big Byte Books. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
samuel, hays, pennsylvania, politician, other, people, with, same, name, samuel, hays, disambiguation, samuel, hays, september, 1783, july, 1868, american, politician, served, democratic, member, house, representatives, pennsylvania, 22nd, congressional, distr. For other people with the same name see Samuel Hays disambiguation Samuel Hays September 10 1783 July 1 1868 was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U S House of Representatives for Pennsylvania s 22nd congressional district from 1843 to 1845 Samuel HaysMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 22nd districtIn office March 4 1843 March 3 1845Preceded byWilliam W IrwinSucceeded byWilliam Swan GarvinMember of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd districtIn office 1839 1842Member of the Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesIn office 1813181618231825Personal detailsBorn 1783 09 10 September 10 1783County Donegal Kingdom of IrelandDiedJuly 1 1868 1868 07 01 aged 84 Franklin Pennsylvania U S Political partyDemocraticBiography editSamuel Hays was born in County Donegal in the Kingdom of Ireland In 1792 he emigrated to the United States with his mother and settled in Franklin Pennsylvania He served as treasurer of Venango County Pennsylvania in 1808 He was elected sheriff of Venango County in 1808 1820 1829 and in 1833 He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1813 1816 1823 and 1825 and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1839 to 1842 1 He was a member of the board of trustees of Allegheny College in Meadville Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1861 He served as brigadier general commanding the First Brigade Seventeenth Division Pennsylvania Militia from 1841 to 1843 Hays was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty eighth Congress He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844 He was engaged in iron manufactures operating furnaces on French Creek near Franklin In 1847 he was appointed marshal for the western district of Pennsylvania He served as associate judge of the district court in 1856 2 He died in Franklin in 1868 interment in Old Town Cemetery and reinterment in Franklin Cemetery Hays son Major General Alexander Hays was a noteworthy Union Army officer during the US Civil War and close personal friend of Ulysses S Grant 2 Footnotes edit Pennsylvania State Senate Samuel Hays Biography www legis state pa us Retrieved May 25 2020 a b Fleming George Thornton Life and Letters of Brigadier General Alexander Hays Big Byte Books Retrieved May 26 2020 Sources editUnited States Congress Samuel Hays id H000406 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political Graveyard Pennsylvania House of Representatives Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives1813 1816 1823 1825 Succeeded by Pennsylvania State Senate Preceded byHenry Humbert Fore Member of the Pennsylvania Senate 22nd district1839 1842 Succeeded byCharles Alexander Black U S House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam W Irwin Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 22nd congressional district1843 1845 Succeeded byWilliam S Garvin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Hays Pennsylvania politician amp oldid 1197414963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
