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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | James Webb Cook Hayes |
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, Ohio , United States |
| Email | None |
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March 20, 1856
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| Died | July 26, 1934
(78 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Thomas Walker
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| Info | James Webb Cook Hayes (March 20, 1856 – July 26, 1934) was an American businessman and soldier. He founded Union Carbide, fought in two wars, and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Born as James Webb Cook Hayes, he was the second son of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Since he was five years old he spent six months every winter at his fathers encampment usually Camp White, West Virginia. He became very close with the commander of the unit, General George Cook, who later become his godfather. General Cook also taught him how to live off the land including hunting, fishing and survival. Years later, after Cook became famous in the west as a hunter and Indian fighter, the two made annual trips into the Rocky Mountains for a hunt of big game.
He attended Cornell University from 1873 to 1875 and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He left Cornell to work as his father's secretary when his father was the governor of Ohio. When his father was elected president, he again served as his father’s secretary.
In 1881, Hayes moved to Cleveland to work as the treasurer of the Whipple Manufacturing Company. In 1887, he, with three others, founded the National Carbon Company, which is now known as Union Carbide. Hayes stayed with this company for many years as the vice president.
He was the principal proponent for founding the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, the first presidential library.
Hayes died on July 26, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio and was buried at the Rutherford Hayes Home (Spiegel Grove) in Fremont, Ohio.
He also served in the military. He was a member of the First Cleveland Troop, later known as Troop A of the Ohio National Guard. During the Spanish American War, he became a major in the First Ohio Cavalry. He fought in Santiago de Cuba Campaign, during which he was wounded during the crossing of the San Juan River and the assault on San Juan Hill, and later in the invasion of Puerto Rico.
Following this, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and sent to the Philippines. Just hours after landing there, he led a rescue party to free captured men at Vigan Island. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action. He went on to participate in the China Relief Expedition during the Boxer Rebellion and as an observer in the Russo-Japanese War.
During World War I, Hayes was promoted to colonel and first served as a special agent for the State Department in France and later held an administrative assignment on the Italian front. After the war he was promoted to brigadier general
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 31st Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Vigan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 4 December 1899. Entered service at: Fremont, Ohio. Born: 20 March 1856, Cincinnati, Ohio. Date of issue: 17 December 1902.
Citation:
Pushed through the enemy's lines alone, during the night, from the beach to the beleaguered force at Vigan, and returned the following morning to report the condition of affairs to the Navy and secure assistance.
He was born March 20, 1856 and he died July 26, 1934. Known all his life as "Webb, he served as a secretary in his father's White House. He latter launched a successful business career that spanned decades and made him rich. He reorganized one small enterprise, which would grow into the Union Carbide Corporation. He married Mary Otis Miller they had no children. Webb pursued his lifelong love of the military, risking his life as a soldier of fortune around the globe until he died at 78.
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