OVERVIEW:

BORN:
November 5, 1879;
Sullivan, Indiana

DIED:
March 7, 1954 (age 74);
Sullivan, Indiana

EDUCATION:
Wabash College (BA, 1900; MA, 1904)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1900:
Admitted to Bar,
Became Partner at Hays & Hays Law Firm
1904-1908:
Chairman, Sullivan County Republican Committee
1910-1913:
City Attorney for Sullivan, Indiana
1914-1918:
Chairman, Indiana State Republican Committee
1918-1921:
Chairman, Republican National Committee
1920:
Campaign Manager for Warren G. Harding
1921-1922:
U.S. Postmaster General
1922-1945:
Chairman, Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
1945-1950:
Advisor, Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

BIOGRAPHIES:
Miller Center
American National Biography ($)
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Indiana State Library

ARTICLES:
Harding Sweep (New York Times, 10/18/1920)
Hollywood Moral Standards (Indianapolis Star, 2/26/2017)
Digitizing Papers (NW Indiana Times, 7/8/2018)
Will Hays and the MPPDA in the 1920s (MPPDA)