Edward D. Hays

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Edward D. Hays

Edward Dixon Hays (born April 28, 1872 in Oak Ridge , Cape Girardeau County , Missouri , †  July 25, 1941 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1923 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Hays attended his home public schools including Oak Ridge High School , which he graduated from in 1889. He then studied at Cape Girardeau State Normal School until 1893 . For the next two years he worked as a teacher. In 1895, Hays moved to Jackson ; After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1896, he began to work there in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1903 and 1907 he was mayor of his new hometown Jackson. From 1907 to 1918, Hays worked as a probate judge in Cape Girardeau County. In 1916 he ran unsuccessfully for the post of district judge. From 1916 he lived in Cape Girardeau .

In the 1918 congressional elections , Hays was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 14th  constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Joseph J. Russell on March 4, 1919 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1923 . During this time the 18th and 19th amendments were ratified. It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

In 1922, Hays was defeated by the Democrat James F. Fulbright . After leaving the US House of Representatives, he initially practiced again as a lawyer in Cape Girardeau. From 1923 to 1925 he worked as a lawyer for the Federal Ministry of Justice ; from 1925 to 1933 he worked in the same capacity for the Interstate Commerce Commission . He subsequently practiced as a lawyer in the federal capital Washington. During this time he lived in neighboring Bethesda, where he died on July 25, 1941.

Web links

  • Edward D. Hays in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hays, Edward D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hays, Edward Dixon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH at Oak Ridge , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 1941
Place of death Bethesda , Maryland