Sir Isaac James Hayward (17 November 1884 - 3 January 1976) was a leading Labour Pary member of the London County Council.[1]
Hayward was born in Blaenavon, in the coal-mining valleys of Monmouthshire, and began work as a miner aged 12.[1] He later became a trade union official and from 1934 - 1946 was general secretary of the National Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics and Electrical Workers.[1]
Hayward moved to London, and in 1928 was elected to represent Rotherhithe on the London County Council.[1][2] He remained on the council until 1965, representing Deptford from 1937-1955 and as an alderman from 1955.[1]
Hayward was leader of the council from 1947 until its abolition in 1965.[3] He was strongly involved in the development of the South Bank Arts Centre and Royal Festival Hall.[1] In 1964 the council decided to name the complex's exhibition space as The Hayward Gallery, in his honour.[1][4] He was knighted in the New Years Honours, 1959.[1][5][6]
In 1955 he was granted the Honorary Freedom of the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey [1]
More information on the Wikipedia page [2].
Article in the London Journal by GW Jones and Sir William Hart here [3].
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Obituary: Sir Isaac Hayward, The Times 5 January 1976, p.12
- ↑ L.C.C. Election. Full Results of Polling, The Times, 10 March 1928, p. 17
- ↑ W Eric Jackson, Achievement, A Short History of the London County Council, Longmans, 1965, p.247
- ↑ Hayward Gallery and Visual Arts
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, issue 41589, 28 December 1958, p.1
- ↑ London Gazette, issue 41637, 17 February 1959, p.1163