Edward Dixon Hays (April 28, 1872 – July 25, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Jackson, Missouri.

Prior to his election to congress he had lived his whole life in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

In the last year he was elected Probate Judge of Cape Girardeau County, which Jackson is part of.

In 1934, he continued to practice law in Washington, D.C., while residing in Bethesda, Maryland, where he died on July 25, 1941.

He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. His New York Times obituary describes him as having been "assistant attorney general".