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From History of Henry County, Illinois (1910)
FRED DACK HAYES.
Fred Dack Hayes, of the Hayes Pump & Planter Company, at Galva, was born near Kewanee, Illinois, and has spent his entire life in Henry county. He is a son of Eugenie and Matilda J. (Dack) Hayes, of whom extended reference is made on another page of this volume. His father was one of the most prominent business men that has figured in industrial and commercial circles in Henry county. His early life was devoted to agricultural pursuits and later he began the manufacture of agricultural implements and other mechanical devices which he himself had invented.
The subject of this review was educated in the Galva public schools, graduating therefrom in 1897. He attended the Art Institute in Chicago one year, after which he represented the Hayes Pump & Planter Company as traveling salesman. Since 1906, he has had charge of the publicity department of his firm.
Mr. Hayes is an Episcopalian in his religious belief, being a member of the church of the Holy Communion in Galva. He belongs to Galva Lodge, No. 243, A. F. & A. M., and his political endorsement is given to the republican party.
As printed in History of Henry County, Illinois (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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