William B. Hayes
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- This article is about the mayor of Pittsburgh, for other people named William Hayes see William Hayes (disambiguation).
"William B. Hayes" (1844 – September 16, 1912), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1903 to 1906.
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[edit] Early life
Hays was born into a meat packing family in 1844. He made his fortune in the coal industry in nearby Indiana County, Pennsylvania; he was also involved in the lumber business in North Carolina.
[edit] Pittsburgh politics
Mayor Hays presided over some of Pittsburgh's greatest feats and also one of its greatest disasters. The Pittsburgh Pirates went to the first ever World Series in 1903, and the film industry was born in the world's first movie theater on Smithfield Street in 1905. Hays though also had to contend with the devastating city hall fire making the government home a total loss and destroying many records and documents in the process.
- See also: List of Mayors of Pittsburgh
[edit] Later life
Mayor Hays died in 1912 and had the Hays neighborhood of Pittsburgh named in his honor.
| Preceded by Joseph O. Brown |
Mayor of Pittsburgh 1903–1906 |
Succeeded by George W. Guthrie |
