#19 Rutherford Birchard

Hayes 1877-1881

#19 Rutherford Birchard

Hayes 1877-1881

FamilyFamily

• Father:Rutherford Hayes• Mother:Sophia Birchard Hayes• Sibling: Sister Fannyh A. Platt.

• Wife:Lucy Ware Webb• Children:Four sons and one daughter.

• Father was a merchant and a farmer.

• Father:Rutherford Hayes• Mother:Sophia Birchard Hayes• Sibling: Sister Fannyh A. Platt.

• Wife:Lucy Ware Webb• Children:Four sons and one daughter.

• Father was a merchant and a farmer.

Background Background

• Rutherford was born October 4th,1822 in Delaware, Ohio.

• He was called Rudd for a nickname as a child.

• Young Rutherford and his sister Fanny Arabella were raised by their mother and her younger bachelor brother Sardis Birchard who was a successful businessman.

• Rutherford was born October 4th,1822 in Delaware, Ohio.

• He was called Rudd for a nickname as a child.

• Young Rutherford and his sister Fanny Arabella were raised by their mother and her younger bachelor brother Sardis Birchard who was a successful businessman.

EducationEducation• Hayes attended school in DelawareNorwalk,Ohio, and Middletown Connecticut.

• His teachers described him as a well informed and polite.

• He was given a unusual amount of schooling then on living in Ohio.

• He attended a Methodist Seminary at Norwalk, then Isaac Webb’s private school at Middletown, Connecticut. (later absorbed in to Wesylan University) and Kenyan College.

• Hayes attended school in DelawareNorwalk,Ohio, and Middletown Connecticut.

• His teachers described him as a well informed and polite.

• He was given a unusual amount of schooling then on living in Ohio.

• He attended a Methodist Seminary at Norwalk, then Isaac Webb’s private school at Middletown, Connecticut. (later absorbed in to Wesylan University) and Kenyan College.

Education part 2Education part 2

• He graduated from Kenyon college at Gambier, Ohio in 1842 as class valedictorian. He then went to Columbus to study law and after a year he entered Harvard Law school. He finished in 1185, having become and interesting mixture of New England “gentlemen” and Ohio “Buckeye”.

• He graduated from Kenyon college at Gambier, Ohio in 1842 as class valedictorian. He then went to Columbus to study law and after a year he entered Harvard Law school. He finished in 1185, having become and interesting mixture of New England “gentlemen” and Ohio “Buckeye”.

MarriageMarriage

• Hayes married Lucy Webb in 1852. She was the 1st president’s wife with a college degree. She graduated from Wesleyan Female college in Cincinnati at 18. She was a lady of strong passions and was extremely influential with helping Hayes of his temperance and abolitionism.

• Hayes married Lucy Webb in 1852. She was the 1st president’s wife with a college degree. She graduated from Wesleyan Female college in Cincinnati at 18. She was a lady of strong passions and was extremely influential with helping Hayes of his temperance and abolitionism.

Lucy WebbLucy Webb

• She was the first wife of a president to graduate from college.

• She was also the first wife of a president to be called “first lady”.

• She was the first wife of a president to graduate from college.

• She was also the first wife of a president to be called “first lady”.

The Hayes’s HouseThe Hayes’s House

Early Career and Politics Early Career and Politics • Rutherford B. Hayes was a young lawyer in Cincinnati.

• Hayes become a Major General in the Civil War, but was wounded and had to return to Ohio.

• He was elected governor 3 times, and eventually served as a member of the US House of Representatives.

• Rutherford B. Hayes was a young lawyer in Cincinnati.

• Hayes become a Major General in the Civil War, but was wounded and had to return to Ohio.

• He was elected governor 3 times, and eventually served as a member of the US House of Representatives.

Personality Personality

• Hayes was known as a straight laced man, and thought to be quite religious.

• Hayes was much like Thomas Jefferson, in that they both liked to improve their houses. In fact Jefferson was the only President that was more involved than Hayes in construction of his own home. His home was a direct reflection of his own personality and character.

• Hayes was known as a straight laced man, and thought to be quite religious.

• Hayes was much like Thomas Jefferson, in that they both liked to improve their houses. In fact Jefferson was the only President that was more involved than Hayes in construction of his own home. His home was a direct reflection of his own personality and character.

Election Election

• In the Election of 1876 Hayes (OH, Republican) went Against Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat, NY). Though losing the popular vote he beat Tilden by 1 Electoral vote. The Compromise of 1877 convinced the Democrats that they should accept The Commission's 8-7 vote, which made Hayes the New President.

• In the Election of 1876 Hayes (OH, Republican) went Against Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat, NY). Though losing the popular vote he beat Tilden by 1 Electoral vote. The Compromise of 1877 convinced the Democrats that they should accept The Commission's 8-7 vote, which made Hayes the New President.

State Overall votes State Overall votes

Presidency Presidency • In one of the most controversial and closest

presidential elections Hayes managed to become the 19th President.

• He was the Only president whose election was decided by a congressional commission.

• Hayes sought out to institute some modest Civil Service reform.

• He removed Federal Troops from the South, some said as part of the “bargain” that got him elected.

• He used Federal Troops to put down the Great Railroad Strike.

• He returned the nation to a strict gold standard.• He was the 1st president to have a typewriter and

telephone in office.• The 1st president to travel to the West Coast during

his presidency.

• In one of the most controversial and closest presidential elections Hayes managed to become the 19th President.

• He was the Only president whose election was decided by a congressional commission.

• Hayes sought out to institute some modest Civil Service reform.

• He removed Federal Troops from the South, some said as part of the “bargain” that got him elected.

• He used Federal Troops to put down the Great Railroad Strike.

• He returned the nation to a strict gold standard.• He was the 1st president to have a typewriter and

telephone in office.• The 1st president to travel to the West Coast during

his presidency.

Legacy Legacy

• Though other presidents served in the Civil War, Hayes was the only one to have been wounded.

• He is known as a decent man, but one who came to power under dubious circumstances.

• His attempts at Civil Service reform are generally respected, but his removal of troops from the South, is largely blamed for the Jim Crow segregation.

• Though other presidents served in the Civil War, Hayes was the only one to have been wounded.

• He is known as a decent man, but one who came to power under dubious circumstances.

• His attempts at Civil Service reform are generally respected, but his removal of troops from the South, is largely blamed for the Jim Crow segregation.