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Charles M. Hays (politician)

Charles M. Hays (politician)

Idaho politician

Not to be confused with Charles Melville Hays.

Charles Marshall Hays (April 22, 1845 – March 14, 1917) was a local official, railroad agent, sheriff, and politician in Idaho.

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Charles M. Hays House in Boise's Fort Street Historic District

He was born in Saline County, Missouri. He made his way West with his father, Gilmore Hays, himself an Idaho territorial legislator. Charles M. Hays served as a local official in Owyhee County, first as sheriff from 1875 to 1879, and later as prosecuting attorney from 1881 to 1889 and 1907 to 1909. He also served as district attorney for Idaho's third judicial district from 1891 to 1895.[1]

Hays bought the Idaho Avalanche newspaper in Silver City, Idaho. He was a delegate from Owyhee County to the Idaho Constitutional Convention in 1889.[2] He served in the state senate representing Ada County, Idaho.[3]

He married Rebecca L. Dye in 1868 and they had eight children. They had a home in Boise and 640 acres of land elsewhere.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Curtis, George H.; Wells, Merle (1944). "The Political Founders of Idaho". Twenty-Seventh Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of Idaho. pp. 59–77.
  2. [2]
    "An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho: Containing a History of the State of Idaho from the Earliest Period of Its Discovery to the Present Time, Together with Glimpses of Its Auspicious Future; Illustrations ... and Biographical Mention of Many Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of To-day ..." Lewis Publishing Company. July 31, 1899 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    "Members of the Legislature". The Idaho Statesman. December 9, 1898.


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