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Carl Hayden
Carl Hayden | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Walter F. George |
| Succeeded by | Richard Russell Jr. |
| United States Senator from Arizona | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Henry Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Barry Goldwater |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's at-large district | |
| In office February 19, 1912 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Henry Cameron (Territorial delegate) |
| Succeeded by | Lewis W. Douglas |
| 17th Sheriff of Maricopa County | |
| In office 1907–1912 | |
| Preceded by | William Cunningham (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Davis Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carl Trumbull Hayden October 2, 1877 Hayden's Ferry, Arizona Territory, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1972 (aged 94) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Nan Downing (died 1961) |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University Stanford University |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States ArmyUnited States National Guard |
| Rank |  Major of Infantry |
| Unit | 9th battalion, 166th Depot Brigade |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Representative for eight terms before entering the Senate, Hayden set the record as the longest-serving member of the United States Congress more than a decade before his retirement from politics. He was Dean of the United States Senate and served as its president pro tempore and chairman of both its Rules and Administration and Appropriations committees. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Hayden was also the last remaining member of Congress to have served during the presidencies of William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson, as he retired in 1969.
Having earned a reputation as a reclamation expert early in his congressional career,[1] Hayden consistently backed legislation dealing with public lands, mining, reclamation, and other projects affecting the Western United States. In addition, he played a key role in creating the funding formula for the federal highway system.[2] President John F. Kennedy said of Hayden, "Every Federal program which has contributed to the development of the West—irrigation, power, reclamation—bears his mark, and the great Federal highway program which binds this country together, which permits this State to be competitive east and west, north and south, this in large measure is his creation."[3]
Known as the "Silent Senator", Hayden rarely spoke on the Senate floor. Instead his influence came from committee meetings and Senate cloakroom discussions, where his comments were "given a respect comparable to canon law".[4] A colleague said of him, "No man in Senate history has wielded more influence with less oratory,"[5] while the Los Angeles Times wrote that Hayden had "assisted so many projects for so many senators that when old Carl wants something for his beloved Arizona, his fellow senators fall all over themselves giving him a hand. They'd probably vote landlocked Arizona a navy if he asked for it."[6]
- ^ August p. 45
- ^ "Carl T. Hayden Is Dead at 94; Arizonan in Congress 56 Years". The New York Times. January 26, 1972. p. 40. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Kennedy, John F. (November 17, 1961). Remarks in Phoenix at the 50th Anniversary Dinner Honoring Senator Hayden. The American Presidency Project. John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ Phillips, Cabell. "Dozen Key Men in Congress", The New York Times, January 3, 1960, p. SM6.
- ^ Phillips, Cabell. "Cannon vs. Hayden: A Clash of Elderly Power Personalities in Congress", The New York Times, June 25, 1962, p. 17.
- ^ Cohen, Jerry. "Carl Hayden – Man of History and Few Words", Los Angeles Times, April 18, 1971, pp. A1, 4–5.
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