Milton Hay (July 3, 1817–September 16, 1893) was an American politician and lawyer.

Biography

Hay was born in

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. He moved with his family to

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in 1832. He went to the public schools and was taught at home. Hay studied law at the law office of

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and

John T. Stuart John Todd Stuart (November 10, 1807 – November 28, 1885) was a lawyer and a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Stuart graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1826. He then studied law, was ...

in Springfield, Illinois. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1840 and practiced law in

Pittsfield, Illinois Pittsfield is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,576 at the 2010 census, an increase from 4,211 in 2000. History Pittsfield was initially settled by settlers from New England. These settl ...

until 1858. Hay then practiced law in Springfield, Illinois, with John M. Palmer and with

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. Hay served in the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1872 and was a

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. He also served in the

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from 1874 to 1876. He died at his home in Springfield, Illinois. His son

Logan Hay Logan Hay (February 13, 1871–June 2, 1942) was an American lawyer, historian, and politician. Biography Logan Hay was the son of Milton Hay (1817-1893), a Springfield, Illinois lawyer, and his wife Mary (Logan) Hay (d. 1874), daughter of St ...

also served in the

Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 181 ...

. Hay was the son-in-law of

Stephen T. Logan Stephen Trigg Logan (February 24, 1800 – July 17, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician. He practiced law with Abraham Lincoln from 1841 to 1843. He served as Illinois circuit court judge and in 1847 was elected to the Illinois Constitut ...

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* 1817 births 1893 deaths Politicians from Lexington, Kentucky People from Pike County, Illinois Politicians from Springfield, Illinois Illinois lawyers Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Abraham Lincoln {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub