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:''Not to be confused with [[Wayne L. Hays]], a Democrat U.S. representative from Ohio.

:''Not to be confused with [[Wayne L. Hays]], a Democrat U.S. representative from Ohio.

'''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 name=encyclopediaofarkansas>Day, John Kyle. [https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lawrence-brooks-hays-506/ Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898–1981)]. ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>

'''Lawrence Brooks Hays''' (August 9, 1898 – October 11, 1981), often referred to as '''L. Brooks Hays''' or simply '''Brooks Hays''', was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] 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 name=encyclopediaofarkansas>Day, John Kyle. [https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lawrence-brooks-hays-506/ Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898–1981)]. ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>

According to an obituary by ''[[The New York Times]]'', Hays never used his first name.<ref name=nytimesobituary>Hunter, Marjorie (October 13, 1981). [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/13/obituaries/ex-rep-brooks-hays-aide-to-president-83-dies.html EX-REP. BROOKS HAYS, AIDE TO PRESIDENT, 83, DIES]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>

According to an obituary by ''[[The New York Times]]'', Hays never used his first name.<ref name=nytimesobituary>Hunter, Marjorie (October 13, 1981). [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/13/obituaries/ex-rep-brooks-hays-aide-to-president-83-dies.html EX-REP. BROOKS HAYS, AIDE TO PRESIDENT, 83, DIES]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>