Thomas Baxter Hayward (May 4, 1838 – December 9, 1919) was an American politician and physician. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County, from 1892 to 1896.

Thomas Baxter Hayward^[1] was born on May 4, 1838, in Rossville, Pennsylvania, to Sarah (née Briarly) and Joseph J. Hayward. His father was a physician who practiced in York County.^[2][3] Hayward attended Cumberland Institute and graduated from Dickinson College. For three years, he read medicine under Dr. James W. Kerr of York. In 1859, he graduated with a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.^[2][3][4]

Hayward had a medical practice in York, Pennsylvania. After health problems, he moved to Harford County, Maryland.^[3]

Hayward was a Democrat. He was a candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1889, but lost to Noble L. Mitchell.^[3] Hayward served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County, from 1892 to 1896.^[5]

Hayward was president of the Cleveland Tariff Reform Club, a political organization.^[3]

In the 1860s, Hayward moved to Clermont Mills.^[3] He married Helen M. Bussey of Harford County. They had ten children, including Ferdinand, Francis Sidney, Augustus, Stilley, Eugene H., Helen, Florence and Mrs. A. Maynard Bacon.^[4][1][2][6] His son Francis Sidney was a customs officer and deputy collector for the Port of Baltimore.^[1] His son Eugene H. was a surgeon in World War I and at the University of Maryland.^[6] Later in life, his family moved to Baltimore.^[4]

Hayward died on December 9, 1919, at the home of his son in Baltimore. He was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Govans, Baltimore.^[4]