Person:John Hayden (44)

Research Notes

• Note: conflicts in birthplace?

1. ↑ Unknown source.

   Ex-Judge Hayden Is Dead - Once a Prominent Figure in Illinois - Fire Changed Plans.
   Ex-Judge John James Hayden, formerly of Chicago, but recently a resident of Washington, D.C. is dead. He was one of the oldest of the alumni of Harvard and Miami Universities and was once a prominent figure in Illinois. The decedent was born in Maryland longer than eighty years ago. He graduated from the Law Department of Harvard in 1841 and in the early years of his legal practice he effected a partnership with Henry Eddy, one of the eminent lawyers of that day in Illinois at Shawneetown. Judge Hayden was married April 10, 1843 to the youngest daughter of John Marshall, President of the Bank of Illinois. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary informally the spring of the world's fair at Chicago among old friends. Mr. Hayden was many years a resident of Indiana, where he became judge of the Probate Court and in 1860 was elected as a delegate at large to the Presidential nominating convention that met at Baltimore. Later he was a member of the state legislature representing Ohio and Switzerland Counties. At the close of the Civil War he removed to Washington, D.C. Later, Judge Hayden returned West and opened offices in Chicago, expecting to make this city his home, but the great fire left the building in which he was located in ruins and he returned to the national capital and had resided there since. He was a member of leading literary clubs of the city. He was re-elected several times as an officer and President of the Travel Club. He was a brilliant historical writer and a newspaper correspondent.

2. ↑ Chicago Post (Chicago, Illinois)
   10 May 1901.

   Judge J.J. Hayden Dead. Was a Prominent Indianian and Long in the Government Service.
   John J. Hayden, former Judge of the Probate Court of Rising Sun, Indiana and for more than twenty-seven years connected with the government service died last evening at his home, 1326 L Street Northwest of cerebral hemorrhage. He was stricken four weeks ago and never really rallied. He was in his eighty-second year. One son, H.J. Hayden and one daughter, Mrs. Byrd Hayden, residents of Washington and another daughter, Mrs. Harriet Hayden Hayes of Chicago survive him. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the L Street residence. The body will be sent to Indianapolis for interment.
   
   Judge Hayden was a thirty-third degree Mason. He was born in Rising Sun, Indiana and was a law graduate of Harvard University of which institution he was next to the oldest living alumnus. In 1853 he was married to Miss Sarah Marshall of Shawneetown, Indiana, who enjoyed considerable reputation in the West as a novelist, poet and writer of short stories and who died in this city about two years ago. After practicing law for some time Mr. Hayden was appointed judge of the Probate Court of Rising Sun and served in that capacity for six years. In his early days he took a prominent part in Indiana politics. He was a Republican of the Lincoln school. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was intimately connected with Governor Morton's administration and served through those very exciting times. He became closely acquainted with Mr. John Chalfant New and when Mr. New was made Treasurer of the United States by President Hayes, Judge Hayden was appointed to a position in the Internal Revenue Division of the Treasury Department. He came to this city in 1874 and served in various divisions of the department until four or five years ago, when Secretary Gage issued an order providing that all clerks in his department of seventy years of age and over should be reduced. The influence of Senator Fairbanks of Indiana and Mr. Perry Heath, then First Assistant Postmaster General secured his transfer to the Post Office Department, where he held a position in the Money Order Department until stricken a month ago. Judge Hayden was a deep student of history and the sciences. Only a few days before the beginning of his fatal illness he delivered before the Unity Club a learned address upon the history of prehistoric America. He was a member of the Travelers' Club.

3. ↑ John James Hayden, in Find A Grave.

   [Includes headstone/marker photos. Inscription: J.J. Hayden.]