Henry Blake Hays
Henry Blake Hays (1829–1881) was a leader of the coal industry in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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| Born | August 12, 1829 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 10, 1881 (aged 51) Hays Station, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Howard (m. 1869) |
| Children | Louis Blake Hays, Virginia Claire Hays |
| Parent(s) | James Harden Hays, Mary Cready |
Early life
He was born August 12, 1829 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the son of James H. Hays and Mary Cready.[1]
Industrial career
As the son of James H. Hays, he helped run the family coal mines.[2] He operated the H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad, a narrow gauge coal railroad with branches that ran along Becks Run and Streets Run. He was a director of the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway.[3]
He married Mary Howard in Pittsburgh on November 17, 1869, and they had two children.[1]
He died at his home in Allegheny County on August 10, 1881.[1]
References
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. p. 347. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
- Krause, Paul (1992). "Labor Reform in Pittsburgh". The Battle for Homestead, 1880-1892: Politics, Culture, and Steel (book). Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780822954668.
- Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General, Pennsylvania Bureau of Railways (1876). Annual Report of the Auditor General of the State of Pennsylvania and of the Tabulations and Deductions from the Reports of the Railroad, Canal, & Telegraph Companies for the Year 1874 (digitized book). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B.F. Meyers. p. 595.
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