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'''John Coffee "Jack" Hays''' ([[January 28]], [[1817]] – [[April 21]], [[1883]]) was a [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Ranger]] captain and military officer of the [[Republic of Texas]] and the [[U.S. Army|United States]] armies. Hays served in several armed conflicts, including the [[Indian War|Indian]] and the [[Mexican-American War|Mexican-American]] wars.
'''John Coffee "Jack" Hays''' ([[January 28]], [[1817]] – [[April 21]], [[1883]]) was a [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Ranger]] captain and military officer of the [[Republic of Texas]] and the [[U.S. Army|United States]] armies. Hays served in several armed conflicts, including the [[Indian War|Indian]] and the [[Mexican-American War|Mexican-American]] wars.


Hays was born at Little Cedar Lick, [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]], [[Tennessee]]. His sister, Sarah Hays Lea, was the mother of [[John Hays Hammond]].<ref name="time10may1926">{{cite journal| author =| date=May 10, 1926| year=1926| month=May | title=Unique| journal=[[Time Magazine]]| volume=| issue=| issn=0040-781X}}</ref> In 1836, Hays settled in [[Texas]], and joined the Texan army under General [[Thomas Rusk]], who appointed him member of a company of Texas Rangers. His notable deeds on the line of duty against the [[Mexico|Mexican]] forces earned him the promotion to Deputy, and in 1840 he achieved the rank of captain.
Hays was born at Little Cedar Lick, [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]], [[Tennessee]]. His sister, Sarah Hays Lea, was the mother of [[John Hays Hammond]].<ref name="time10may1926">{{cite journal| author =| date=May 10, 1926| year=1926| month=May | title=Unique| journal=[[Time Magazine]]| volume=| issue=| issn=0040-781X}}</ref> In 1836, Hays settled in [[Texas]], and joined the Texan army under General [[Thomas Rusk]], who appointed him member of a company of Texas Rangers. His notable deeds on the line of duty against the [[Mexico|Mexican]] forces earned him the promotion to Deputy, and in 1840 he achieved the rank of captain.

Captain Hays, the Texas Rangers, and The Republic of Texas Navy were early adopters of the Colt revolver. The Colt Patterson No.5 Holster Model is known as the Texas Patterson because of use by Hays and his Texas Rangers. The pistols used by Hays and the Texas Rangers were part of an order of 180 revolvers shipped to Texas in April 1839.


In the following years, Hays led the Rangers on a campaign against the [[Comanche]] and other hostile tribes, and succeeded in weakening their power. Later, he commanded the force against the invasion from Mexico of 1842 and in the Mexican-American War (1846~1848), where the Rangers excelled and gained a nationwide fame. Despite his youth at the time, Hays is often referred as responsible for giving cohesion, discipline and group mentality to the Rangers, and a rallying figure to his men. ''Flacco'', a chief of the allied Indian tribe of the [[Lipan]], used to call Hays ''"Bravo-Too-Much"''.
In the following years, Hays led the Rangers on a campaign against the [[Comanche]] and other hostile tribes, and succeeded in weakening their power. Later, he commanded the force against the invasion from Mexico of 1842 and in the Mexican-American War (1846~1848), where the Rangers excelled and gained a nationwide fame. Despite his youth at the time, Hays is often referred as responsible for giving cohesion, discipline and group mentality to the Rangers, and a rallying figure to his men. ''Flacco'', a chief of the allied Indian tribe of the [[Lipan]], used to call Hays ''"Bravo-Too-Much"''.
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Hays also was one of the founders of the city of [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], serving as Oakland's first mayor. In the following years he amassed a considerable fortune with real estate and ranching enterprises. He assumed a neutral position during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and was elected a delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1876 which nominated [[Samuel J. Tilden]] for the [[President of the United States|presidency of the United States]].
Hays also was one of the founders of the city of [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], serving as Oakland's first mayor. In the following years he amassed a considerable fortune with real estate and ranching enterprises. He assumed a neutral position during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and was elected a delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1876 which nominated [[Samuel J. Tilden]] for the [[President of the United States|presidency of the United States]].


Hays died in California on [[April 21]], [[1883]] and was buried in [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]] in Oakland. A school located in the [[Montclair, Oakland, California|Montclair]] neighborhood of Oakland (the current site of the Moraga Avenue firehouse) was named in his honor; it was closed in 1913. [[Hays County, Texas]] as well as Hays High School in [[Buda, Texas]] are named in his honor.
Hays died in California on [[April 21]], [[1883]] and was buried in [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]] in Oakland. A school located in the [[Montclair, Oakland, California|Montclair]] neighborhood of Oakland (the current site of the Moraga Avenue firehouse) was named in his honor; it was closed in 1913. [[Hays County, Texas]] as well as Hays Consolidated High School near [[Kyle, Texas]] are named in his honor.


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Revision as of 22:36, 19 February 2008

John Coffee Hays

John Coffee "Jack" Hays (January 28, 1817April 21, 1883) was a Texas Ranger captain and military officer of the Republic of Texas and the United States armies. Hays served in several armed conflicts, including the Indian and the Mexican-American wars.

Hays was born at Little Cedar Lick, Wilson County, Tennessee. His sister, Sarah Hays Lea, was the mother of John Hays Hammond.[1] In 1836, Hays settled in Texas, and joined the Texan army under General Thomas Rusk, who appointed him member of a company of Texas Rangers. His notable deeds on the line of duty against the Mexican forces earned him the promotion to Deputy, and in 1840 he achieved the rank of captain.

Captain Hays, the Texas Rangers, and The Republic of Texas Navy were early adopters of the Colt revolver. The Colt Patterson No.5 Holster Model is known as the Texas Patterson because of use by Hays and his Texas Rangers. The pistols used by Hays and the Texas Rangers were part of an order of 180 revolvers shipped to Texas in April 1839.

In the following years, Hays led the Rangers on a campaign against the Comanche and other hostile tribes, and succeeded in weakening their power. Later, he commanded the force against the invasion from Mexico of 1842 and in the Mexican-American War (1846~1848), where the Rangers excelled and gained a nationwide fame. Despite his youth at the time, Hays is often referred as responsible for giving cohesion, discipline and group mentality to the Rangers, and a rallying figure to his men. Flacco, a chief of the allied Indian tribe of the Lipan, used to call Hays "Bravo-Too-Much".

Hays was described by Nelson Lee, one of the Rangers under his command as "a slim, slight, smooth-faced boy, not over twenty years of age, and looking younger than he was in fact. In his manners he was unassuming in the extreme, a stripling of few words, whose quiet demeanor stretched quite to the verge of modesty. Nevertheless, it was this youngster whom the tall, huge-framed brawny-armed campaigners hailed unanimously as their chief and leader".

In 1848, after the war had ended, Hays left the Rangers and travelled to San Antonio and later to California. He settled in San Francisco County, where he was elected sheriff in 1850. He also became active in politics, and was appointed United States surveyor general for California in 1853.

Hays also was one of the founders of the city of Oakland, serving as Oakland's first mayor. In the following years he amassed a considerable fortune with real estate and ranching enterprises. He assumed a neutral position during the Civil War and was elected a delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1876 which nominated Samuel J. Tilden for the presidency of the United States.

Hays died in California on April 21, 1883 and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. A school located in the Montclair neighborhood of Oakland (the current site of the Moraga Avenue firehouse) was named in his honor; it was closed in 1913. Hays County, Texas as well as Hays Consolidated High School near Kyle, Texas are named in his honor.

References

  1. ^ "Unique". Time Magazine. May 10, 1926. ISSN 0040-781X. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)