Charles Trumbull Hayden(April 4, 1825 – February 5, 1900) was anAmericanbusinessman and probate judge. His influence was felt in the development ofArizona Territorywhere he helped found both the city ofTempeandArizona State University.Hayden is also known as the father ofU.S. SenatorCarl Hayden.
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| Born | Charles Trumbull Hayden April 4, 1825 Hartford,Connecticut,U.S. |
| Died | Tempe,Arizona Territory,U.S. |
| Other names | Don Carlos[1] |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, probate judge |
| Spouse | Sallie Calvert Davis |
| Children | Carl Hayden,Sallie Davis, Anna Spenser, Mary "Mapes" Calvert |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Hayden Mary Hanks Hayden |
Life and career
editHayden was born on April 4, 1825, in the village of Haydens inWindsor,Hartford County,Connecticut,the son of Joseph and Mary Hanks Hayden.[2]He was a descendant of English settlers who arrived in 1630 and settled in theConnecticut Rivervalley.[3]Hayden's father died when he was six, leaving himself and his sister Anna to help his mother run the family farm. He completed his education at 16 and worked as a clerk for several years before leaving home in 1843.[2]His departure was motivated in part by a lung ailment.[4]
From Connecticut, Hayden went to New York City, where he studied law, before beginning a series of teaching jobs in Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri. While in Kentucky, Hayden was influenced byHenry Clay's vision of opening the West to settlement by the development of roads and canals.[4]By 1847, he was working as ateamsterhauling freight on theSanta Fe Trail.[2]
Following ratification of theGadsden Purchase,Hayden established a store inTubacwhich served the nearby mines. By 1860, he had moved toTucsonand according to census records had assets worthUS$20,000.[4][5]In addition to working as a merchant, Hayden also worked as a freighter and civic leader.[6]With the creation ofArizona Territory,he added mail contractor to his list of duties.[7]Finally, he was appointed aprobate judgebyGovernor Goodwinand he achieved the title "judge".[4]
Hayden remained in Tucson until 1873 when he moved to theSalt Rivervalley.[6]Local legend claims that while he was on a business trip from Tucson to Prescott, flood waters on the Salt River delayed him near the present location ofTempe, Arizona,for several days. Using this time to explore the site, Hayden saw the potential to develop a new town at the site.[4]In December 1870, Hayden published a notice claiming twosectionsalong the south side of the Salt River "for milling, farming, and other purposes".[6]He used the land to build acable ferry,grist mill,general store,and other related businesses.[8]
On October 4, 1876, at the age of 51, Hayden marriedArkansas-born schoolteacherSallie Calvert DavisinNevada City, California.The couple would have four children,Carl Trumbull,Sallie Davis, Anna Spenser, and Mary "Mapes" Calvert. Anna died when two-and-a-half years old while the three other children reached maturity.[9]
Politically, Hayden made an unsuccessful run to beArizona Territory's Congressional Delegatein 1874. This was followed in 1884 whenGrover Clevelandconsidered him forGovernor of Arizona Territory.[8]In 1885, Hayden succeeded in having a former employee, John S. Armstrong, elected to the13th Arizona Territorial Legislature.Believing the territory's need lie primarily in educating new teachers, Hayden used his connection with Armstrong to lobby for the Territorial Normal School.[10]Hayden even favored the normal school over the fiscally more lucrativeinsane asylum,arguing "Stockton, California,was known to most people only as the place where insane people are confined "and that Tempe should not risk gaining a similar reputation. The normal school established in Tempe is nowArizona State University.[11]
Hayden remained in Tempe for the rest of his life and died on February 5, 1900.[12]He is buried in Tempe'sDouble Butte Cemetery.Mount Haydenin theGrand Canyonis named after him.
Hayden's House and Mill
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TheCharles T. Hayden Housewas built in 1871 and is located at 1 W. Rio Salado Parkway. It is the oldest building in Tempe. It was the residence of Charles Trumbull Hayden and his family. The Hayden family moved out of the house in 1889. It has since been renovated as a restaurant. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1984 reference #84000173. -
TheHayden Flour Mill,was originally built by Charles T. Hayden in 1874, thus the name of "Mill Avenue" in Tempe.
Notes
edit- August, Jack L. (1999).Vision in the Desert: Carl Hayden and Hydropolitics in the American Southwest.Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press.ISBN0-87565-310-3.
- Rice, Ross R. (1994).Carl Hayden: Builder of the American West.Lanham, MD: University Press of America.ISBN0-8191-9399-2.
- Wagoner, Jay J. (1970).Arizona Territory 1863-1912: A Political history.Tucson: University of Arizona Press.ISBN0-8165-0176-9.
References
edit- ^"Nominate the kind and generous people you know for a Don Carlos Award".City of Tempe. 17 May 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2018.
- ^abcAugust 1999,p. 14.
- ^Rice 1994,p. 15.
- ^abcdeRice 1994,p. 17.
- ^Wagoner 1970,p. 41.
- ^abcAugust 1999,p. 15.
- ^Wagoner 1970,p. 50.
- ^abRice 1994,p. 19.
- ^August 1999,p. 16.
- ^Wagoner 1970,p. 209.
- ^Wagoner 1970,p. 210.
- ^August 1999,p. 25.
External links
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- Charles Trumbull Haydenby Tempe Historical Society
- Hayden's historic home in Tempe, listed on the Tempe Historic Property Register