City: Chattanooga
HAYS, William P., county court clerk of Hamilton Co.; born Blount Co., Tenn., Oct 11, 1863; son Joshua O. and Margaret (Conner) HAYS; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in Blount, Roane and London Cos.; married Sallie I. ROBERTS; Mason, I. O. O. F., K. of P., D. O. K. K., Elks, Golf and Country Club, Red Men, W O. W., Rebecca Lodge, Eastern Stars; representative from Hamilton Co. 1901, in state assembly; sheriff of Hamilton Co. ’02-’04; clerk of county court of Hamilton Co. 1906; member of the Chamber of Commerce of Chattanooga; director in the Eagle Saw Works and stockholder in the Tenn. Brick Co., Chattanooga; member of First Christian church, Chattanooga, Tenn.; exalter [sic] ruler Chattanooga Lodge No. 91, B. P. O. E.; passed through all chairs in K. P., Red Men and I. O. O. F.; grand master of arms of the state of Tenn. of the K. of P’s.
