Hayes, John S
educator, librarian, was born July 5, 1841, in Durham, N. H.
He received his early education in the schools of his native town and at Atkinson academy, and graduated from Phillips Exeter academy in 1858. He then taught school in New Market, Amesbury, Northwood academy, and for three years was master of Bowditch school at Peabody.
He then became principal of the Craddock school, of Medford, and later of the North Grammar school of Manchester, N. H.
During 1869-73 he taught in Newton, and for the four succeeding years was the New England agent for D. Appleton and Co. He has been president of the Middlesex County Teachers' association, and since 1893 has been librarian of the Somerville public library. He died March 7, 1898, in Somerville, Mass.