Hays B. White

Who was Hays B. White?

Hays Baxter White was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

Born near Fairfield, Iowa, White attended the rural schools of his native county. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Jewell County, Kansas, in 1875 and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Mankato. He taught school at Mankato in 1876. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1888-1890. He served as member of the State senate 1900-1904. He served as mayor of Mankato in 1914 and 1915. He served as member of the State tax commission in 1915-1918.

White was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He served as chairman of the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives. Election unsuccessfully contested by W.H. Clark. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928. He died in Mankato, Kansas, September 29, 1930. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.