Elijah Hayward | |
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5th Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
In office September 30, 1830 – July 24, 1835 | |
Preceded by | George Graham |
Succeeded by | Ethan Allen Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridgewater, Massachusetts, US | November 17, 1786
Died | September 22, 1864 McConnelsville, Ohio, US | (aged 77)
Resting place | McConnelsville Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eliza Kingman |
Elijah Hayward (November 17, 1786 – September 22, 1864) was a lawyer in the U.S. State of Ohio who represented his county in the Ohio House of Representatives, sat on the Ohio Supreme Court for a short time, and was Commissioner of the United States General Land Office. He was a noted genealogist and historian.