NAME:

Rutherford Birchard Hayes


BORN: October 4, 1822

PARENTS: Rutherford Hayes and Sophia Birchard Hayes

COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS:
born...Delaware, Ohio (Delaware County)

EDUCATION:
graduated, Kenyon College, valedictorian of his class
graduated, Harvard Law School, 1845

OCCUPATION:
lawyer
soldier, rank of Major
United States congressman
Ohio Governor, 1868-1872, 1876-1877

President of the United States
March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881
(one term, Republican)
19th President


Hayes Presidential Center
White House Entry
Internet Public Library




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FAST FACTS:

During the Civil War, Hayes served with the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

WHILE HE WAS PRESIDENT:
Hayes' administration saw the end of the Reconstruction Era in the South.


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