John F. Hayes (Kansas legislator)
John F. Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1975-1977 | |
| Preceded by | Donn Everett |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 9, 1967 – January 8, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | A. Rex Cozad |
| Succeeded by | Timothy P. O'Sullivan |
| Constituency | 102nd district(1967-1973) 104th district(1973-1979) |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 75th district | |
| In office January 12, 1953 – January 10, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | John Petracek |
| Succeeded by | William L. Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1919 Washburn Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John F. Hayes (December 11, 1919 – January 14, 2010) was a Kansas attorney and former majority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives.[1]
Early life and family
Hayes was born in
On August 10, 1950, he married Elizabeth "Betty" Ireton. Together they had two children, a son, Carl, and a daughter, Chandler. They were grandparents to five children and great grandparents to two children.
Military service, legal career and business activities
Hayes served as Captain in the
Hayes was a Life Member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws serving for more than 30 years, and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation. He served as president of the Reno County Bar Association and the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. He was a member of the American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association and the Kansas Bar Foundation.
He was a long-time director of Central Bank & Trust in
Political activities
In 1952, Hayes served as a delegate to the National Republican Convention and later served six terms in the Kansas House of Representatives (1953–1955, 1967–1979) where he was chairman of the Insurance and Judiciary committees and was Majority Floor Leader from 1975 to 1977. He was credited with creating Sand Hills State Park, supporting passage of court unification and the state's no-fault insurance law, improving the Kansas State Fair and establishing the Law Enforcement Training Center in Hutchinson.
References
- ^ "John F. Hayes". The Hutchinson News. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2010.