Carl Hayden

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Carl Hayden was a long-serving Arizona politician who became one of the most influential members of the U.S. Senate in the mid-20th century, noted especially for his work on Western water and infrastructure projects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
United States senator
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
burialPlace Tempe, Arizona, USA
surface form: Tempe, Arizona
conflict Spanish–American War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1877-10-02
dateOfDeath 1972-01-25
educatedAt Territorial Normal School at Tempe
surface form: Arizona Territorial Normal School

Stanford University
electedIn 1912 United States House of Representatives elections
endTime 1969-01-03
endTimeAsRepresentative 1927-03-03
endTimeAsSenator 1969-01-03
familyName Hayden
givenName Carl
hasHonor Glen Canyon Dam
surface form: Carl Hayden Dam

Carl Hayden High School
Carl Hayden Visitor Center
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor advocacy for Arizona infrastructure development
influence on Western water policy
longest-serving member of Congress at time of retirement
role in Colorado River water allocation legislation
support for large-scale reclamation projects
occupation politician
rancher
sheriff
partOf United States Congress
placeOfBirth Tempe, Arizona, USA
surface form: Tempe, Arizona Territory
placeOfDeath Mesa, Arizona
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
surface form: Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Sheriff of Maricopa County
U.S. Representative
surface form: United States representative

United States senator
member of the Arizona Territorial House of Representatives
religion Methodism
represented Arizona
residence Tempe, Arizona, USA
surface form: Tempe, Arizona

Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Nan Downing Hayden
startTime 1912-02-19
startTimeAsRepresentative 1912-02-19
startTimeAsSenator 1927-03-04

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