Elihu B. Hayes
| Elihu Burritt Hayes | |
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25th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts |
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In office January 4, 1892 – January 1, 1894 |
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| Preceded by | E. Knowlton Fogg |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Harwood |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Essex District |
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| Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
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In office 1883–1883 |
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| Born | April 26, 1848 West Lebanon, Maine |
| Died | April 1, 1903 (aged 54) Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Amy A. Farnum, m. 1873. |
| Children | Eugene |
| Profession | Shoemaker, Newspaperman |
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| Signature from: Newhall, James Robinson.: History of Lynn Essex County, Massachusetts ; Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant: Massachusetts Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant Vol. 2 (1897) p. 377. | |
Elihu Burritt Hayes (April 26, 1848 – April 1, 1903) was an American shoe manufacturer, newspaperman, and politician, who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 18th Essex District, and as the 25th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
Hayes was born in West Lebanon, Maine on April 26, 1848, and moved to Lynn, Massachusetts in 1865.
In 1873 Hayes married Amy A. Farnum of Lynn, They had one child, Eugene.
Hayes worked in the shoe industry until 1872. After he left the shoe industry, Hayes went into the newspaper business. Hayes took over ownership of The Lynn Bee. In 1885 Hayes took over The Boston Advertiser.
In 1888, while in the Massachusetts Legislature, Hayes introduced the first bill in the United States to adopt the Australian style ballot system, initiating the successful movement for the adoption of the Secret ballot in the United States.
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