Thomas B. Hayward (politician)

Thomas Baxter Hayward[1] was born in Rossville, Pennsylvania in 1838. He graduated from Dickinson College. He then graduated with a medical degree from Jefferson College.[2][3]

Hayward had a medical practice in York, Pennsylvania. After health problems, he moved to Harford County, Maryland.[2]

Hayward was a Democrat. He was a candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1889, but lost to Noble L. Mitchell.[2] Hayward served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County, from 1892 to 1896.[4]

Hayward was president of the Cleveland Tariff Reform Club, a political organization.[2]

In the 1860s, Hayward moved to Clermont Mills.[2] He married Helen Bussey. They had eight children, including Ferdinand, Francis Sidney, Augustus, Stilley, Eugene H., Helen, Florence and Mrs. A. Maynard Bacon.[3][1][5] His son Francis Sidney was a customs officer and deputy collector for the Port of Baltimore.[1] His son Eugene H. was a surgeon in World War I and at the University of Maryland.[5] Later in life, his family moved to Baltimore.[3]

Hayward died on December 9, 1919, at the home of his son in Baltimore. He was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Govans, Baltimore.[3]