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John Hayden
Jefferson County
Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1812. He educated himself for the legal profession and his preaching was of the nature of a plea before a jury. Mr. Hayden has been a minister of the M. E. church for nearly forty years, during which time he was presiding elder in Des Moines district, and for two years in the Janesville district, and has preached and held charges in all the large cities in Iowa. He was united in marriage with Miss Sarah McCotter of Indiana, in 1834. He was elected to the legislature in 1868 from the First Congressional District and served one term with credit to himself and constituents.
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