Thomas Gordon Hayes (January 5, 1844 – August 27, 1915) was a Democratic politician and lawyer, who served as the

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for Maryland from 1886 to 1890 and as the Mayor of

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from 1899 to 1903.

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Born in

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, Hayes served in the 17th Virginia Infantry and in the unit that become the 10th Virginia Cavalry as a young man before entering

Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

in January 1862. When the

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began, Hayes served in the

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along with 247 VMI cadets who fought at the

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. After the end of the Civil War, he came to Baltimore but soon returned to Virginia where he graduated in 1867 and started as an assistant professor of mathematics. Hayes later moved to the

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, near Frankfort, where her served as a professor of natural sciences. While living in Kentucky, Hayes studied law and was admitted to the bar in Kentucky, before returning to Baltimore in 1872. Hayes was elected to the

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, serving in the 1880 session, and served in the

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in 1884 and 1886. On June 1, 1886,

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appointed Hayes as the United States District Attorney for Maryland. Hayes was elected as Mayor of Baltimore on May 2, 1899, defeating the incumbent Republican Mayor William T. Malster by 8,748 votes. Hayes lost in the Democratic primary to Robert McLane who succeeded him as Mayor in 1903. Thomas G. Hayes died on August 27, 1915. A statue of Hayes by

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was unveiled at the

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on May 5, 1919.

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