Alexander Hay (April 8, 1806 – November 5, 1882) was

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, USA, from 1842 to 1845.

Biography

Hay was born in the neighborhood known as Scotch Hill. By age eleven, he worked in a glass house and learned the trade of cabinetry. The

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh The Diocese of Pittsburgh ( la, Diœcesis Pittsburgensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Western Pennsylvania established on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 61 parish-groupings (107 chur ...

was created during Mayor Hay's term. Also, navigation on the

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was opened as far south as Brownsville during his administration. Hay's life of public service continued after his term as mayor. He commanded the Jackson Blues during the Mexican War. During the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

, he was captain of Company E. Pennsylvania Regiment. He was at the

Battle of Yorktown The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German battle (from the presence of Germans in all three armies), beginning on September 28, 1781, and ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virgi ...

. He and his son were the proprietors of a fine furniture business. Hay died in 1882 and is buried in the

Allegheny Cemetery Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a historic rural cemetery. The non-sectarian, wooded hillside park is located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood, and boun ...

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South Pittsburgh Development Corporation
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Biography

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