James Hayne
Wealthy resident of Charleston, South Carolina
About James Hayne
James N. Hayne was a wealthy resident of Charleston, South Carolina who served in the state legislature. He had children with his African American wife Mary Hyne, a free black, including Henry Hayne, who served as Secretary of State of South Carolina. representing Barnwell County in 1868. Robert Young Hayne was a family member.
He was an incorporator of the Enterprise Railroad Company of Charleston.
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wealthy resident of Charleston, South Carolina
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