Title	William Hayden English, 1822-1896
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Description	Willam Hayden English, 1822-1896, was a businessman and politician who served 4 terms in the U.S. Congress. In 1880 he was the Democratic candidate for vice-president. He and his wife Emma Mardulia English had 2 children, William Eastin English and Rose English Walling. In 1864 he purchased the W.S. Hubbard residence at Number 60 Circle Street. He built the English Opera House in 1880 and later enlarged it to inlcude a hotel. In 1886 he moved into an apartment at the hotel and rented out the family residence until 1897 when it was demolished to allow a further expansion of the hotel.
Subject	English Hotel and Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.) English, William Hayden 1822-1896 English Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.) Politicians Businessmen
Date	Circa 1860
Time Period	1860s (1860-1869)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	William Hayden English Family Papers, 1741-1928
Source Collection Number	M0098
Digital Collection Name	Assorted Images from IHS Collections
Digital Collection Number	V0002
Format of Original	Photographic print, b&w
Digital Format	JPG2000
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