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  1. BornLawrence Brooks Hays · August 9, 1898 · London, Arkansas, U.S.
    DiedOctober 11, 1981 (aged 83) · Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    Biography

    Brooks Hays was born in London, Pope County, Arkansas, on August 9, 1898. He attended public schools in Russellville, Arkansas. Hays served in the United States Army in 1918. After leaving the service he earned a d… See more

    The 1958 election

    The major issue of the day was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's sending in federal troops to integrate Central High School in Little Rock (see also Little Rock Integration Crisis). Most Arkansas politicians opposed the interve… See more

    Post-congressional career

    During his last term in Congress, Hays was elected to serve as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention for its 1957–1958 term. He was nominated by J. D. Grey, long-term pastor of the First Baptist Church of … See more

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