Representative Philip Cornelius Hayes

Philip Cornelius Hayes (born February 3, 1833) was a Republican politician who represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives during the late nineteenth century. Serving as a member of Congress from Illinois’s 7th District, he held office as a U.S. Representative from October 15, 1877, to March 3, 1881. Over the course of his tenure, Hayes completed two terms in the House.

As a historical member of Congress, Hayes’s service placed him within the national legislative arena during a period of post–Civil War and Reconstruction-era adjustment, representing the interests of his Illinois constituents at the federal level. Although specific committee assignments, legislative initiatives, and details of his congressional office operations are not provided in the available record, his role as a Republican representative from Illinois’s 7th District between 1877 and 1881 marks his principal contribution to public life.