Nelson Hayward (1810 – April 14, 1857) was the sixth

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. He served only one term, in 1843. Hayward was born in Braintree,

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to William and Marjory (Thayer) Hayward. He was educated in Massachusetts and came to Cleveland with his two brothers, Joseph and John, in 1825. In 1840, Hayward became the assistant chief of the Old Volunteer Fire Department. He was elected

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in 1841 and 1842 and served as the vice-president of the city's

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in 1842. He was elected as mayor in 1843 because of his

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political philosophy. Hayward was not re-elected because the city's political views shifted to partisan Whig and Republican. In 1844 he became a members of the Cleveland Lodge of

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. Hayward was never married.

References

* ''The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History'' by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor) Mayors of Cleveland 1810 births 1857 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Ohio Ohio Democrats American temperance activists {{Ohio-mayor-stub