Carl T. Hayden
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| President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate | |
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In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Walter F. George |
| Succeeded by | Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
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United States Senator from Arizona |
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In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Henry Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Barry Goldwater |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's at-large district |
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In office February 19, 1912 – March 4, 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Henry Cameron (Territorial delegate) |
| Succeeded by | Lewis W. Douglas |
| Personal details | |
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Carl Trumbull Hayden October 2, 1877 Hayden's Ferry, Arizona Territory |
| Died | January 25, 1972 (aged 94) Mesa, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nan Downing (d.1961) |
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Arizona State University Stanford University |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States ArmyUnited States National Guard |
| Rank |
 Major of Infantry |
| Unit | 9th battalion, 166th Depot Brigade |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician and the first United States Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as Arizona's first Representative for eight terms before entering the Senate, Hayden set the record for longest-serving member of the United States Congress more than a decade before his retirement from politics. The longtime Dean of the United States Senate served as its president pro tempore and chairman of both its Rules and Administration and Appropriations committees. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Having earned a reputation as a reclamation expert early in his congressional career, Hayden consistently backed legislation dealing with public lands, mining, reclamation, and other projects affecting the Western United States. In addition, he played a key role in creating the funding formula for the federal highway system. President John F. Kennedy said of Hayden, "Every Federal program which has contributed to the development of the West—irrigation, power, reclamation—bears his mark, and the great Federal highway program which binds this country, together, which permits this State to be competitive east and west, north and south, this in large measure is his creation."
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