Monroe Hayward
Appearance
Monroe Hayward | |
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United States Senator-elect from Nebraska | |
In office Died before taking office | |
Preceded by | William V. Allen |
Succeeded by | William V. Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Monroe Leland Hayward December 22, 1840 Willsboro, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 5, 1899 Nebraska City, U.S. | (aged 58)
Political party | Republican |
Children | William Hayward |
Relatives | Leland Hayward (grandson) Brooke Hayward (great-granddaughter) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Monroe Leland Hayward (December 22, 1840 – December 5, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican. He was elected to become a U.S. Senator from Nebraska in March 1899. However, he died in late 1899, before taking the oath of office.[1]
Hayward was born in Willsboro, New York. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He studied law in Whitewater, Wisconsin. His son, William Hayward, was a lawyer and commander of the Harlem Hellfighters during World War I. His grandson was Broadway producer Leland Hayward. The actress and writer Brooke Hayward is his great-granddaughter.
Hayward died in Nebraska City on December 5, 1899, while comatose. He was 58.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Hayward, Monroe Leland". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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- Disease-related deaths in Nebraska
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