RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

Kaleb Gunter

Mr. McCaskil

Rutherford B. Hayes

Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822

Parents were Sophia and RutherfordFather died before he was born

Brother, Lorenzo, and sister, FannyLorenzo 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 collegeElected 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 economyBelieved 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

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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>.

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