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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Kaleb GunterMr. McCaskil
Rutherford B. Hayes Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4,
1822 Parents were Sophia and Rutherford
Father died before he was born Brother, Lorenzo, and sister, Fanny
Lorenzo died at age of 9 Was nicknamed “Rud”
Education Attended Norwalk Boarding School At 14 decided he was ready for college
Mother didn’t allow him to goHe continued his studies at home
In 1837 he left home to attend Isaac Webb’s Preparatory School
Education Excelled at Webb’s School Wanted to attend Yale Mother said he should attend Kenyon
College Rud went to Kenyon College at age of
16
Education Was a leader in college
Elected president of the Philomathesian Society○ Literary and Debate Society
Obtained law degree from Kenyon College
As a Lawyer Formed law partnership with Ralph
BucklandMoved to Cincinnati for better cases
Hayes loved to travel for cases Moved to Texas in 1848
“Great Step of Life” Met Lucy Ware
Webb, age 16 Married December
30, 1852 Moved in with Lucy’s
mother Lucy gave birth to
first child in November 1853
As a Union Soldier Hayes signed up for service for North Joined 23rd Ohio Regiment
Soon became an officerMilitary life suited Hayes
On September 10th, 1861 Hayes saw battle for first time
Led 4 companies to fight Confederates on hills of Carnifax Ferry
As a Union Soldier Forced the Confederates across Gauley
river After the fight he was ordered to serve
as a judge advocate (a military lawyer)
Governor Hayes Friends in Ohio urged Hayes to run for
Governor in 1867 Nominated as a Republican He was sure he would lose Won the election by narrow margin
Governor Hayes Sworn in as governor on January 13,
1868Did not carry much power as governorLimited Hayes’ ability to shape policiesHe appointed judges and members of
boards of directors for collegesActive in national politics
Governor Hayes Ran for Republican nominee in
presidential election in 1868 Lost to Ulysses S. Grant
As governor he was up for re-election in1869Served a 2nd term as Ohio Governor
Retired as Governor on January 8, 1872
Election of 1876 On June 14, 1876, delegates got
together to see who was to be next Republican candidate
After 5 ballots Hayes became nominee for Republican party, William Wheeler was the Vice President candidate
His opponent, Samuel Tilden, was tough for Hayes to defeat
It was a heated campaign
Election of 1876
•Hayes called for reform of civil service •Called for protection of rights for African Americans•Said he would only serve one term if elected
• This meant that no one could accuse him of handing out jobs or political favors, this was the background for his campaign
Election Dispute Election day was
November 7, 1876 Hayes really didn’t care if
he won or not When the Republicans
counted the votes Hayes won, when the Democrats counted Tilden won
In January of 1877, Congress set up a special Electoral Commission Had 15 members
Election Dispute Hayes was declared president on March
2nd, 1877 Hayes wrote in his journal saying, “…we
were wakened to hear the news…that I was declared elected!”
Hayes became the 19th President of the United States of America
President Hayes In inaugural address,
Hayes said that the “time has come” for southern states to govern themselves without military presence
In April of 1877 he ordered all federal troops out of the South
Reconstruction was finally over
President Hayes Hayes had strong views of the economy
Believed the gold standard was key to strong government○ Thought government should only have as
much paper money as it had gold in its vaults-the Gold Standard
○ He believed this policy led to paper money that was worth less than stated value
This made people lose confidence in nation’s money supply
President Hayes He struggled with every little thing with
the Democratic Congress Congress wanted to get rid of Civil war-
era laws Hayes was against the bills Hayes kept his promise and left after the
his first term Returned to Ohio to spend time with the
Lucy and his children
Death In June of 1889 Lucy Hayes died On January 17, 1893, Rutherford B.
Hayes died at age of 70
Works Cited Grey, Ronald. “Hayes of Wisdom.” StudioPress. N.p., 2011.
Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://ronaldgrey.wordpress.com/ 2010/ 08/ 05/ hayes-of-wisdom/>.
Hayes/ Wheeler Campaign. N.d. Main. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://svr225.stepx.com:3388/ rutherford-b-hayes>.
Levy, Debbie. Rutherford B. Hayes. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books, 2007. Print.
“Political cartoon showing Hayes prevailing in disputed Election.” Cartoon. Presidential Center. N.Y. Daily Graphic, 1877. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://www.rbhayes.org/ hayes/ president/ gallery.asp?gid=12&cat_image=1>.
“Rutherford B. Hayes.” History.com. N.p., 2011. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://www.history.com/ photos/ rutherford-b-hayes/ photo2>.