Monroe Leland Hayward (December 22, 1840December 5, 1899) was an American politician from

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. He was elected to become a Senator of Nebraska in 1899, dying before taking the oath of office.

Life and career

Hayward was born in Willsboro, New York. He served during the Civil War in the Twenty-second Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, and in the Fifth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry. He graduated from Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, New York, in 1865. Hayward then studied law in Whitewater, Wisconsin; he was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Nebraska City, Nebraska. He was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1873. He became judge of the district court of Nebraska in 1886. Hayward was elected as a Republican to the

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on March 8, 1899, to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1899. This delay was caused by the failure of the

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to elect a Senator by the start of the term. He did not take the Senate's

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before his death and was hence never officially a Senator, both because his health deteriorated after his election, and the Senate had adjourned. He died in Nebraska City,

on December 5, 1899, while in a coma. He was interred in Wyuka Cemetery. Sources at the time noted that while he was a Republican, the Governor appointing his replacement, William A. Poynter was a

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. He was hence replaced by Populist William V. Allen. ''The Courier'' wrote: "Ethically as a republican senator was elected and has died a republican should be appointed to take his place, but such transcendental politics is still unheard of in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety-nine." His son, Colonel William Hayward, commanded the 369th Infantry Regiment during the First World War, known as the Harlem Hellfighters. His grandson was Broadway producer

Leland Hayward Leland Hayward (September 13, 1902 – March 18, 1971) was an American talent agent and theatrical producer. He was an agent to about 150 artists in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, and produced the original Broadway theatre, Broadway st ...

, and the actress/writer

Brooke Hayward Brooke Hayward is an American actress. Her memoir, ''Haywire (book), Haywire'', was a best-seller. Early life and education Born in Los Angeles in 1937, Hayward is the eldest of three children born to agent turned film, television, and stage p ...

is his great-granddaughter.

References

*U.S. Congress. ''Memorial Addresses for Monroe L. Hayward''. 56th Cong., 1st sess., 1900. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Retrieved on 2008-11-05

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