page_title: Edmund B. Hayes
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Edmund B. Hayes / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: Jekyll Island: Old clubhouse, now a hotel
context_page_description: Edmund B. Hayes, also known as General Edmund Hayes, was an engineer and businessman who built bridges and manufactured autos. He was a pioneer investor in the development of electrical power from Niagara Falls. His company installed the Steel Arch Bridge over the Niagara River and made the first power plant on the Canadian side of the river.
context_section_description: After moving to Buffalo, he was introduced to his George Fields' sister in-law, Mary H. Warren whom he married in 1878. They did not have any children, collected art, and had an extensive library.  For much of his later life, he was called "General Hayes," an honorary military title he acquired from the time he served as chief of the engineering division of New York State.
  Hayes was a personal friend of Grover Cleveland, who made him a General in the National Guard while Cleveland was President. He was a member of the Jekyl Island Club, joining in 1886 and being a member until 1921.
  Hayes died on October 19, 1923, and Mary died November 16, 1924.
caption: Jekyl Island Club
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