Joel Hayden
| Joel Hayden | |
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| 26th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
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In office 1863–1866 | |
| Governor | John Albion Andrew |
| Preceded by | John Nesmith |
| Succeeded by | William Claflin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1798 |
| Died | November 10, 1873 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Republican |
Joel Hayden (April 8, 1798 – November 10, 1873), who lived to be (75 years, 216 days), was an American industrialist and politician who served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1863 to 1866.
In 1857, Amherst College accepted a gift from Joel Hayden – a bronze neo-classical sculpture named after Sabrina, Goddess of the Britons.
Hayden owned several business and mills in Haydenville, MA, a borough of Williamsburg, Massachusetts, including a brass factory, gas works, cotton factory, and foundry. He was also a part-owner of the Williamsburg Reservoir Company, which built the shoddy Williamsburg Reservoir, completed in 1866. On May 16, 1874, several months after Hayden's death, the dam failed catastrophically, causing a flood that killed 139 people and destroyed all four of Hayden's factories.[1]
References
- ↑ Elizabeth M. Sharpe, In the Shadow of the Dam, Free Press, New York, 2004
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Nesmith |
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1863–1866 |
Succeeded by William Claflin |
