Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays | |
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Ohio State Senate | |
In office 1941–1942 | |
Mayor of Flushing, Ohio | |
In office 1939–1945 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wayne Levere Hays May 13, 1911 Bannock, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | February 10, 1989 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery 40°05′09″N 80°54′18″W / 40.0858336°N 80.9048731°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Martha Judkins Patricia Peak |
Children | 1 |
Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal.
Early years
Hays was born in Bannock, Ohio, the son of Bertha Taylor and Walter L. Hays.[1] He graduated from Ohio State University[2] in 1933. He served as mayor of Flushing, Ohio, from 1939 to 1945 and simultaneously served in the Ohio state senate in 1941 and 1942. Starting in 1945 he served a four-year term as Commissioner of Belmont County. He was a member of the Army Officers' Reserve Corps from 1933 until called to active duty as a second lieutenant on December 8, 1941, with a medical discharge in August 1942.
Politics
While his colleagues might have argued over whether he, as chairman of the House Administrative Committee and the Democratic Campaign Committee, was the second or third most powerful member of Congress, few disagreed that he stood in a class by himself as the meanest man in the House.
— Bud Shuster, 1983[3]
Hays, a
Hays received 5 votes for President at the 1972 Democratic National Convention without campaigning for the office. In 1976, Hays ran for the party's nomination for President as a favorite son candidate in the Ohio primary.[4]
Hays's strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices.[5]
Sex scandal
In May 1976, the
Marion L. Clark, a
Personal life
Hays and his first wife had a daughter, Martha Brigitta.
Later years
After leaving office, Hays returned to Red Gate Farm, his 300-acre property in
Hays died at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, on February 10, 1989, at the age of 77, after suffering a heart attack at his home.[2][9]
See also
- List of United States representatives from Ohio
- List of federal political scandals in the United States
- List of federal political sex scandals in the United States
External sources
- Closed Session Romance on the Hill: Rep. Wayne Hays' $14,000-a-Year Clerk Says She's His Mistress, Washington Post, May 23, 1976.
- Indecent Exposure on Capitol Hill, Time Magazine, June 7, 1976.
References
- ^ Congress, United States (1950). "Official Congressional Directory".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Wayne L. Hays of Ohio Dies at 77; Scandal Ended Career in Congress". New York Times via Associated Press. Feb 11, 1989. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ISBN 0-688-01834-3.
- ^ a b Clark, Marion; Maxa, Rudy (May 23, 1976). "Closed Session Romance on the Hill". Washington Post. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ a b June 7, 1976 Time
- The Washington Monthly
- ^ Washington Post Editor Is Killed By Whirring Propeller Blades - The New York Times
- ^ Zaidan, Abe (June 5, 1978). "Ex-Rep. Wayne Hays Wages Big Drive for Smaller Seat". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "ONCE FORMIDABLE IN HOUSE, EX-REP. WAYNE HAYS DIES". Deseret News. Feb 11, 1989. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Wayne L. Hays (id: H000408)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Wayne L. Hays at Find a Grave