Philip C. Hayes

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Philip C. Hayes

Philip Cornelius Hayes (born February 3, 1833 in Granby , Connecticut , †  July 13, 1916 in Joliet , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1881 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, Philip Hayes moved with his father to LaSalle County , Illinois, where he attended county schools. He then studied until 1863 at Oberlin College in Ohio, among other things theology. During the civil war he served as an officer in the Union Army , in which he rose to Brevet Brigadier General until 1865 . In 1866, Hayes was a school councilor at Mount Vernon . After moving several times, he moved to Morris , Illinois, in 1874 . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In June 1872 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , at which President Ulysses S. Grant was nominated for re-election.

In the congressional elections of 1876 , Hayes was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Alexander Campbell on March 4, 1877 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1881 . In 1882 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Philip Hayes moved to Joliet, where he died on July 13, 1916.

Web links

  • Philip C. Hayes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)