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'''Lawrence Brooks Hays''' (August 9, 1898 – October 11, 1981), often referred to as '''L. Brooks Hays''' or simply '''Brooks Hays''', was a [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Arkansas]] who represented the state's 5th congressional district from 1943 to 1959. In the late 1950s, he was also the president of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref>Day, John Kyle. [https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lawrence-brooks-hays-506/ Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898–1981)]. ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000405 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7121043/lawrence-brooks-hays Profile] at ''Find a Grave
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[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Segregationists]]
[[Category:New Deal]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000405 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7121043/lawrence-brooks-hays Profile] at ''Find a Grave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hays, L. Brooks}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Segregationists]]
[[Category:New Deal]]