T. Frank Hayes

T. Frank Hayes (born July 6, 1883 in Waterbury , Connecticut , †  March 26, 1965 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1939 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut.

Career

Nothing is known about the youth and school education of Frank Hayes. There is also no information in the sources about his professional career beyond politics. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1927 and 1930 he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives ; from 1930 to 1939 he was Mayor of Waterbury. He held this office from 1935 at the same time as that of the Vice-Governor. In 1932 and 1936 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions , at each of which Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In 1934, Hayes was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut alongside Wilbur Lucius Cross . He held this office between 1935 and 1939. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In 1938, Hayes came into conflict with the law. Along with 26 other people, he was charged with fraud and embezzlement to the detriment of the City of Waterbury and was later sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 1949 he was released again. Frank Hayes died on March 26, 1965 of complications from a heart attack in a Waterbury hospital.

Web links

• T. Frank Hayes in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard