William Hayes Ackland
| William Hayes Ackland | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Hayes Acklen September 6, 1855 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died | February 16, 1940 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Ackland Art Museum |
| Residence | Belmont Mansion |
| Nationality | American |
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| Spouse(s) | Laura Crocker |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen Adelicia Acklen |
| Relatives | Joseph H. Acklen (brother) |
William Hayes Ackland (September 6, 1855 – February 16, 1940) was an American author, lawyer and art collector.
William Hayes Acklen was born on September 6, 1855, in Nashville, Tennessee. He later changed his last name to Ackland. He was the son of Colonel Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen (1816–1863), a lawyer from Alabama who had served in the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848, and Adelicia Acklen (1817–1887), a wealthy widow and socialite. His maternal grandfather, Oliver Bliss Hayes (1783–1858), was a lawyer and later Presbyterian minister from South Hadley, Massachusetts; he was related to Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893), who went on to serve as the 19th President of the United States from 1877 to 1881. His brother, Joseph H. Acklen (1850–1938), served as U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1878 to 1881.
Acklen grew up at his family plantation home, the Belmont Mansion, in Nashville, and on family plantations in Louisiana. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nashville, followed by a Bachelor of Laws from Vanderbilt University. Indeed, he was one of the very first students at Vanderbilt, as he attended when the university had just been opened.
Acklen's legal residence was in Washington, D.C., where he officially practised as a lawyer. However, he became a socialite, spending much of his time attending society galas and balls in Washington, but also in Ormond Beach, Florida, Lake Mohonk, and York Harbor, Maine. He would go to England once a year for the English season. He became known as a genteel gentleman and a member of high society.
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