Background
Hayes, John Lord was born on April 13, 1812 in South Berwick, Maine, United States. Son of William Allen and Susan (Lord) Hayes.
Hayes, John Lord was born on April 13, 1812 in South Berwick, Maine, United States. Son of William Allen and Susan (Lord) Hayes.
Graduate Dartmouth, 1831. Attended Harvard Law School, 1833-1834.
Admitted to New Hampshire (U.S.) bar, 1835. Clerk United States Circuit Court for New Hampshire (U.S.), 1840-1843. Became member Boston Society of Natural History, 1845.
Representative Iron Masters of New England, 1850-1851.
Practiced law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1851-1861. Chief clerk United States Patent Office, 1861-1865.
Secretary National Association of Wool Manufacturers, 1865-1869, editor of its Bulletin, 1869-1887. Headed United States Tariff Commission, 1882-1883.
Wrote and studied in field of tariffs, 1883-1887.
Member Boston Society of Natural History, 1845.
Married Caroline South. Ladd, May 29, 1839.