William Hayes Ackland (born William H. Acklen, September 6, 1855 â€"
February 16, 1940) was an American lawyer, writer, and art collector
from Nashville, Tennessee. He lived most of his life away from
Tennessee, in Washington, DC, and various social spots, traveling to
England annually for its social season. The Ackland Art Museum at the
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill was begun with his
collection.William Hayes Acklen was born on September 6, 1855, in
Nashville, Tennessee. He changed his last name to Ackland by 1892.He
was a son of Colonel Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen (1816â€"1863), a
lawyer from Alabama who had served in the Mexicanâ€"American War of
1846â€"1848, and Adelicia (Hayes) Franklin Acklen (1817â€"1887). She
was a wealthy widow when she married Col. Acklen, and their children
benefitted by her wealth. His maternal grandfather, Oliver Bliss Hayes
(1783â€"1858), was a lawyer and later Presbyterian minister from South
Hadley, Massachusetts; he was related to Rutherford B. Hayes
(1822â€"1893), who served as President of the United States from 1877
to 1881. William's older brother, Joseph H. Acklen (1850â€"1938),
served as U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1878 to 1881.Acklen
grew up at his family plantation home, Belmont Mansion, in Nashville,
and on his mother's family plantations in Louisiana. He received a
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nashville, followed by a
Bachelor of Laws from Vanderbilt University. He was one of the first
students at Vanderbilt, attending when the university first opened.
February 16, 1940) was an American lawyer, writer, and art collector
from Nashville, Tennessee. He lived most of his life away from
Tennessee, in Washington, DC, and various social spots, traveling to
England annually for its social season. The Ackland Art Museum at the
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill was begun with his
collection.William Hayes Acklen was born on September 6, 1855, in
Nashville, Tennessee. He changed his last name to Ackland by 1892.He
was a son of Colonel Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen (1816â€"1863), a
lawyer from Alabama who had served in the Mexicanâ€"American War of
1846â€"1848, and Adelicia (Hayes) Franklin Acklen (1817â€"1887). She
was a wealthy widow when she married Col. Acklen, and their children
benefitted by her wealth. His maternal grandfather, Oliver Bliss Hayes
(1783â€"1858), was a lawyer and later Presbyterian minister from South
Hadley, Massachusetts; he was related to Rutherford B. Hayes
(1822â€"1893), who served as President of the United States from 1877
to 1881. William's older brother, Joseph H. Acklen (1850â€"1938),
served as U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1878 to 1881.Acklen
grew up at his family plantation home, Belmont Mansion, in Nashville,
and on his mother's family plantations in Louisiana. He received a
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nashville, followed by a
Bachelor of Laws from Vanderbilt University. He was one of the first
students at Vanderbilt, attending when the university first opened.
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