Biographical Sketches
FRANCIS M. HAYWARD
The men who attain eminence, or even a fair standing, at the bar or in other professional lines in the leading cities of this country, must be “brainy” progressive, up-to-date men; and this fact obtains none the less in Kansas City than in some of the more populous cities of the union. The Kansas City bar has many able representatives, and among its list of prominent lawyers is found the name of Francis M. Hayward, a biography of whom we are pleased to accord place in this volume.
Francis M. Hayward is of eastern birth. He was born in New Hampshire, February 28, 1856, son of John W. and Easter C. (Morse) Hayward, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of New Hampshire; both of English descent. Dr. Lemuel Hayward, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a distinguished man and surgeon in the Revolutionary war; he was an uncle of Chief Justice Shaw, of Massachusetts, and died in 1821. John W. Hayward, the grandfather of Francis M., was a lawyer of Boston and died in that city when comparatively a young man. His son, John W., the father of our subject, is a farmer and still resides in New Hampshire, where he is well known and highly esteemed, he having frequently been honored by official preferment; has served in numerous minor offices and also in the state legislature of New Hampshire. To him and his wife were born three children, Francis M. being the eldest.
On his father's farm, located near Walpole, Mr. Hayward was reared. His early education was obtained in the common schools, and at Meriden, New Hampshire, and in 1876 he entered Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1880. After this he spent 2 years in the Harvard Law School. In September, 1882, he came West and located at Topeka, Kansas, where he was soon after admitted to the bar and where he entered upon the practice of his profession, remaining there until 1887, when he came to Kansas City. Both by natural and acquired ability is he fitted for the legal profession, and his ability together with his close application soon gained for him high standing among the leading members of the bar in this city. In 1888 he formed a partnership with F. W. Griffin, under the name of Hayward & Griffin, which existed until November, 1893, when it was dissolved, and since that time he has practiced alone.
Mr. Hayward was married in 1884 to Miss Kate S. Davis, of Galesburg, Illinois, and their union has been blessed in the birth of 3 children - Charles D., Margaret and George M.
Mr. Hayward is Republican in his views, and, while he has always taken a laudable interest in public affairs, he has never been an office-seeker, nor has he ever allowed his name to be used in any campaign, his whole time and attention being given to his profession. He and his wife are members of the St. George's parish, Episcopal church, and he is vestryman in the same. Thus, in brief, is outlined the life of one of Kansas City's prominent lawyers and most worthy citizens.
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