Edmund Samuel Hayes
Sir Edmund Samuel Hayes, 3rd Baronet MP of Drumboe Castle, County Donegal was a Baronet in the Baronetage of Ireland and Member of Parliament for County Donegal from 1831 to 1860.
Family
He was born on 2 July 1806, the son of Sir Samuel Hayes, 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Lighton, daughter of Sir Thomas Lighton, 1st Baronet MP of Merville, County Dublin.He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin in 1823. He was appointed High Sheriff of Donegal for 1830–31.
On 3 July 1837, he married Emily Pakenham, daughter of Hon. Hercules Robert Pakenham. The children from this marriage were:
- Sir Samuel Hercules Hayes, 4th Baronet
- Sir Edmund Francis Hayes, 5th Baronet
- Emily Anne Hayes
- Mary Frances Hayes
- Alice Caroline Hayes
- Emma Agnes Hayes
- Georgina Mary Anne Hayes
- Louisa Lydia Hayes
Career
He was campaigned in the 1831 United Kingdom general election and was elected Member of Parliament for County Donegal which he held until his death in 1860.He was a founding member of the Carlton Club.