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Samuel Hays
1871-1873
 Samuel Hays (Republican), the eleventh state treasurer, was born in Philadelphia. At the close of the Civil War he
engaged in the pharmacy business in Memphis and in the late 1860’s moved to St. Joseph, Missouri. He became prominent in Republican
politics and in 1870 was elected state treasurer, serving two years at an annual salary of $3,000. He was allowed $1,500 in contingent expenses annually and was also appropriated
$2,100 for a safe and a new door to the office vault. Following his tenure in office he moved to St. Louis and, in 1878, President Hayes
appointed him postmaster there. He served until 1884, and was, for a short time, president of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, and then the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad.
It was said he was “one of the most widely known men in St. Louis.” In 1885 he moved to New York City and worked for several
years in the Immigration Bureau. He was married and had three children. Mr. Hays died in Upper
Montclair Heights, New Jersey on October 8, 1897.
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