Historical marker at the foot of Richard Jackson Hays gravesite.
Marker #4
Richard Jackson Hays
(Jackson’s First Mayor)
Hays was first elected in 1845 and served until May of 1846. At this time he resigned to fight in the Mexican War. When he returned from the war, he was again elected in 1856 and a third time in 1858.
Alexander, Harbert. Tales of Madison. Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press, 2002.