Charles Denison Hayt (May 20, 1850 – January 8, 1927) was an attorney, district attorney, and jurist from Colorado. He served on the Colorado Supreme Court for nine years, including six years as chief justice. He practiced law and was a regional judge before and after he sat on the Supreme Court. He was the president of the Children's Home Society. He lectured on taxation at the University of Colorado from 1900 to 1908.
15-607: Hayt may refer to: People [ edit ] Charles Hayt (1850–1927), American attorney Harry H. Pratt (1864–1932) Stephen T. Hayt (1822–1907), American politician Places [ edit ] Hayt Golf Learning Center Other [ edit ] Hayt, the name of the Duncan Idaho clone in Frank Herbert's Dune series. See also [ edit ] Hait (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
30-590: A partner with Judge John F. Read of Read & Hayt. He engaged in realty and the law, while he continued to study the law. The governor appointed Hayt that year to the board of county commissioners of Huerfano county. In the fall of 1874, he became the probate judge for the county. From 1876 to 1877, Hayt served as a county judge in Huerfano County. La Veta was the terminus then for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad . He opened an office there in 1876. When
45-412: A specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), the title of Postmaster General is commonly used. Responsibilities of a postmaster typically include management of a centralized mail distribution facility, establishment of letter carrier routes, supervision of letter carriers and clerks, and enforcement of
60-553: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Hayt He and his wife had three children, all of whom died by the end of 1917. He was a member of a number of organizations. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York , on May 20, 1850, his parents were Jane (Berry) and Henry Delevan Hayt, who was a farmer that also freighted goods on the Hudson River . He graduated from
75-735: The First National Bank Building and the Ernest & Cramner building. From 1893 to 1898, he was the president of the Children's Home Society. He lectured on taxation at the University of Colorado from 1900 to 1908. On October 3, 1878, he married Julia Aline Palmer at La Veta . Julia, born at Spring Place, Georgia , was the daughter of Ella Patterson Palmer and Andrew Jackson Palmer. She held musicales at her home in which she sang. They had three children: Hayt
90-974: The State Street High School at Albany, New York , in 1864. He studied at the Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts , where he graduated with honors in 1867. He ran his father's farm until 1871, and he began to study law in Poughkeepsie in 1870. Hayt first visited Colorado in 1870 or 1871. He was admitted to the bar in 1872. In 1872, he was in Uniontown, Pennsylvania , where he worked for Uniontown Spoke Company. He became its appointed receiver in 1873. He moved to Colorado permanently in 1874, settling in Walsenburg of Huerfano County , where he became
105-717: The United States was the notable founding father Benjamin Franklin . An appointed position, postmasters were prized offices for political party members as they helped keep your political representatives in power. The appointment and removal of most postmasters was handled by the First Assistant United States Postmaster General in Washington, D.C., while postmasters who earned more than $ 1,000 annually were nominated by
120-643: The case of a notorious stagecoach robbery in 1881. He became the judge of the 6th Judicial District and served in the position from 1883 to 1889. In 1888, he was elected to the Colorado Supreme Court and began serving as an associate justice in 1889. He became Chief Justice in January 1892 and served for six years until he was voted out of office. While he served the Supreme Court, he rendered more than 1,800 decisions. One decision
135-650: The late 19th century had been a crucial element for women's broader entry into the federal government system. Many postmasters are members of a management organization that consults with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for compensation and policy. On November 1, 2016, the two organizations, the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) and the National League of Postmasters , merged to form
150-509: The organization's rules and procedures. The postmaster is the representative of the Postmaster General in that post office. In Canada , many early places are named after the first postmaster. In the days of horse-drawn carriages , a postmaster was an individual from whom horses and/or riders (known as postilions or "post-boys") could be hired. The postmaster would reside in a "post house". The first Postmaster General of
165-580: The president of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The system was often a patronage system, whereby the postmasters would get jobs in an informal way by the party in power. Historically in the United States , women served as postmasters since the American Revolutionary War and even earlier, under British rule, more than a century before they won the right to vote. The wave of female postmasters appointed during
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#1732780171742180-545: The railroad line was extended into Costilla County, Colorado , to Garland City , he moved there and became postmaster. In 1878, he was admitted to the bar in Colorado in 1878. He moved to Alamosa , where he practiced law and served as the town's first postmaster from 1878 to 1881. In March 1881, he became the district attorney of the then newly formed 6th Judicial District, serving until 1883. While district attorney of Conejos County, Colorado , he successfully prosecuted
195-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hayt . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hayt&oldid=1091214497 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
210-823: Was a member of the Elks , the Masonic Temple , and the Sons of the American Revolution . He was also a member of the Denver Club and an honorary member of the Philosophical Society of Denver. He died in Denver on January 8, 1927 and is buried in Denver's Fairmount Cemetery. Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office , responsible for all postal activities in
225-403: Was about whether there should be a limit to municipal, county, or state public indebtedness. Another decision saved the state from bankruptcy by preventing the issuance of $ 750,000 warrants previously authorized by an act of the legislature. His term ended in January 1898, whereupon he returned to private law practice. He was the senior partner of Hayt, Dawson & Wright. He had an office at
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