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Will Hays
Name
Will
Hays
Birth/Death Dates
1879
-
1954
Where in Indiana
Sullivan
County
--
Sullivan
When in Indiana
Early
part
of his
life
and
late
years
.
Notable For
Hays
was an
attorney
from
Sullivan
,
Indiana
. In
1914
he was
State
Chairman
of the
Republican
Party
. In
1918
he was
National
Chairman
of the
party
.
President
Harding
appointed
him as
Postmaster
General
. In
1922
he
resigned
that
position
to
become
President
of the
Motion
Picture
Producers
&
Distributors
of
America
organization
. He
became
known
as a
movie
censor
. He
remained
in that
job
until
1945
.
Subject
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Politicians
Motion picture industry
Lawyers
Item ID
P0129
_
BOX16
_
FOLDER9
_
26280
-
2
Source of Image
Martin's
Photo
Shop
Collection
(
P
0129
).
Indiana
Historical
Society
Digital Collection
Notable
Hoosiers
(
DC
010
)
Bibliography/Notes
Indiana
: A
New
Historical
Guide
Copyright Notice
Digital
image
©
2004
Indiana
Historical
Society
.
All
Rights
Reserved
.
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