James Thomas Hayes was Bishop of Trinidad and TobagoThe Times, Saturday, Apr 02, 1892; pg. 7; Issue 33602; col F Ecclesiastical Intelligence from 1889 until his death in 1904.Obituary The Bishop Of Trinidad The Times Thursday, Jan 28, 1904; pg. 7; Issue 37302; col F
He was born in 1847 and educated at Ipswich grammar school and Trinity College, Cambridge.“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 After graduation, he was ordained in 1871"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St John's, Chatham. From 1875 to 1889, he held incumbencies at Swineshead, Hinckley and Leicester.
He died on 26 January 1904. Hayes Court, the bishop's official residence in Port of Spain is named in his honour.Trinidad buildings
Notes and references