Will County IL Archives Biographies.....HAYES, PHILIP 
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GEN. PHILIP CORNELIUS HAYES, of Joliet, was born in Granby, Conn., February 3, 
1833, a son of Gaylord Hayes.  The family is of Scotch origin.  The first of 
the name in America was George Hayes, who settled in Windsor, Conn., in 1680.  
His oldest son, Daniel, was the father of Ezekiel, among whose descendants was 
President Rutherford B. Hayes, who was a third cousin of the subject of this 
article.  The family has been noted for patriotism and valor.  Andrew Hayes, of 
Connecticut, served from June 4, 1777, to January 8, 1778, in the Revolutionary 
war. In the war of 1812 our subject's father, Gaylord, and uncle Ezekiel bore a 
part, while the general and two brothers were in the Union army during the 
Civil war.  Gaylord Hayes came to Illinois in 1833 and settled near Ottawa, 
where he purchased one and one-half sections of farm land, remaining there 
until he died in  1839.  By his marriage to Mary Goodrich Humphrey he had seven 
children, four of whom are living. His wife died in 1845.
Our subject was a child when his parents died.  When he was fifteen he began to 
work on a farm for $8 per month.  During winters he worked for his board with 
the privilege of attending school.  At nineteen years of age he began to teach 
school, which occupation he followed for several years, meantime pursuing his 
studies.  September 1, 1855, he entered the preparatory school at Oberlin, 
Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1860. He then took up the study of 
theology in the seminary connected with his alma mater. On President Lincoln's 
call for troops he enlisted as a private, and when a company was formed he was 
chosen captain.  However, the state having more than its quota, his company was 
not accepted.  July 16, 1862, he was again mustered into the service and was 
made captain of his company, which was assigned to the One Hundred
and Third Ohio Infantry.  The history of this gallant regiment is written in 
the annals of our country. Its record was most creditable to its officers and 
men.  It was mustered out at Cleveland June 22, 1865.  Meantime the captain had 
been promoted, December 5, 1864, to lieutenant-colonel, later was made colonel, 
and March 13, 1865, was brevetted brigadier-general.  As a soldier he won 
highest praise from his superiors.  Col. Daniel Cameron, commanding the 
brigade, alluded to him as "one of the best officers of the army."  After the 
war General Hayes was superintendent of the public schools of Mount Vernon, 
Ohio.  In the fall of 1866 he purchased the Circleville (Ohio) Union, at which 
time he entered upon his successful journalistic career.  In 1869 he sold his 
paper and bought another one.  In 1874 he returned to Illinois and bought the 
Morris Herald, publishing it until 1892, when he bought a controlling interest 
in the Republican of Joliet.  In 1895 he retired from active business pursuits, 
although his ability as a writer is so widely recognized that his services are 
frequently in demand in the journalistic field.   From the organization of the 
Republican party he has been an active member.  In 1876 he was elected to
congress from the seventh district, comprising Grundy, LaSalle, Kendall and 
Will  Counties. He entered upon his official duties March 4, 1877, and at the 
expiration of his four years' term was re-elected.  He was a wise legislator, a 
close student of the questions of the day, and a firm supporter of measures 
calculated to advance the general welfare.  His career in congress reflected 
credit upon him as a man of integrity and ability.  He is a member of Bartleson 
Post No. 6, G. A. R., of Joliet, and the Loyal Legion of Chicago.  At Oberlin, 
Ohio, January 25, 1865, General Hayes married Amelia Estelle Johnson, daughter 
of Dr. Homer Johnson, and descended from old New England families.  They became 
the parents of six children:  Carl J., deceased; Jessie, who is married and 
resides in Joliet; Ralph W., who is a newspaper man by occupation; Georgie, 
deceased; M.C; and Mary, wife of Everett C. Piatt, of Eagle Grove, Iowa.


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