Education
Hays was educated at the Springfield grammar and High Schools. Hayes attended Ottawa College in Ottawa, Ontario, where he spent one year, and, from which he graduated in 1889.
Hays was educated at the Springfield grammar and High Schools. Hayes attended Ottawa College in Ottawa, Ontario, where he spent one year, and, from which he graduated in 1889.
Hayes was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 27, 1866 to John and Margaret Hayes. Hayes was the Assistant City Assessor of Springfield in 1887 and 1888. Hayes was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar at Springfield, Massachusetts on November 12, 1889.