Will H. Hays

William Harrison Hays (November 5, 1879–March 7, 1954) was the namesake of the Hays Code, chairman of Republican National Committee and U.S. Postmaster General.

Hays was the campaign manager for Warren G. Harding's successful campaign for the Presidency of the United States in the 1920 U.S. presidential election and subsequently became Harding's Postmaster-General.

He was born in Sullivan, Indiana where he also died.
His son, Will Hays, Jr. was an attorney in, and the Mayor of, Crawfordsville, Indiana.
His grandson -- William Hays III -- teaches English at Bloomington High School North in Bloomington, Indiana.

There is a small celestial body in space named after him. (need reference)

In 1922 he was hired by the Hollywood movie studios as the first president of the Motion Picture Association of America until he retired in 1945.

[edit] Bibliography

Hays, Will H. The Memoirs of Will H. Hays. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955.

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Will H. Hays

Preceded by: Albert S. Burleson	United States Postmaster General 1921–1922	Succeeded by: Hubert Work

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