William B. Hayes

William B. Hayes

:"This article is about the mayor of Pittsburgh, for other people named William Hayes see William Hayes (disambiguation)."

"William B. Hayes" (1844 – September 16, 1912), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1903 to 1906.

Early life

Hays was born into a meat packing family in 1844. He made his fortune in the coal industry in nearby Indiana County, Pennsylvania; he was also involved in the lumber business in North Carolina.

Pittsburgh politics

He was appointed the mayor of Pittsburgh by the Pennsylvania Governor after Mayor Diehl's corruption scandal. During his service the governor re-installed elections in the city and he was subsequently voted in as mayor.

Mayor Hays presided over some of Pittsburgh's greatest feats and also one of its greatest disasters. The Pittsburgh Pirates went to the first ever World Series in 1903, and the film industry's first Nickelodeon movie theater was opened on Smithfield Street in 1905. Hays though also had to contend with the devastating city hall fire making the government home a total loss and destroying many records and documents in the process.

Later life

Mayor Hays died in 1912 and the Hays neighborhood of Pittsburgh was named in his honor.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • William Christopher Hayes — Égyptologue Pays de naissance  États Unis Naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William C. Hayes — William Christopher Hayes (* 21. März 1903 in Hempstead, Long Island; † 10. Juli 1963 in New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Ägyptologe. Er arbeitete für das Metropolitan Museum of Art und war der Kurator der Ägypten Abteilung des Museums.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Hayes — may refer to: *William B. Hayes (1844–1912), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *William Hayes (diver), Canadian Olympic diver *William Hayes (geneticist) (1918–1994), Australian microbiologist and geneticist *William Hayes (Irish politician),… …   Wikipedia

  • Hayes (Familienname) — Hayes ist ein Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hayes State Park — is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along US 12 in the Irish Hills region of Lenawee County.First dedicated in the 1920s, Hayes is one of the oldest state parks in Michigan and was originally named Cedar Hill State Park …   Wikipedia

  • William Cameron Rutherford — (North Vancouver, BC)OverviewWilliam Cameron Rutherford is known as the director of RRX Network, a Canadian network research company. He is recognized as the project leader for several ongoing North American, next generation, Internet… …   Wikipedia

  • Hayes (surname) — This article is about the surname Hayes. For other uses, see Hayes (disambiguation). Hayes Family name Region of origin England, Ireland, Scotland Language(s) of origin English Related names Hay, Haye, Hays, Heas, Heyes, Highes, O Hea, Hease,… …   Wikipedia

  • William Hayes — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hayes. William « Billy » Hayes (né le 3 avril 1947, à New York) est un écrivain, acteur et réalisateur américain. Son œuvre majeure est l autobiographie Midnight Express dans laquelle il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William Hayes (American football) — Infobox NFLactive name=Williams Hayes caption= currentteam=Tennessee Titans currentnumber=95 currentposition=Defensive end birthdate=birth date and age|1985|5|2 birthplace=High Point, North Carolina heightft=6 heightin=3 weight=272 debutyear=… …   Wikipedia

  • William Hayes — (* vermutlich 25. Januar 1708 in Gloucester; † 27. Juli 1777 in Oxford) war ein englischer Organist und Komponist. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”