Biography Of Rutherford B. Hayes
Real Name
Rutherford B. Hayes
Profession
Presidents, Political Leaders
Nick Name
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Rutherford Hayes
Famous as
President of the U.S.A
Nationality
American
Religion
Methodism
Political Ideology
Political party Republican (1854-1893), Other political - affiliations Whig (Before 1854)
Personal Life of Rutherford B. Hayes
Born on
04 October 1822
Birthday
4th October
Died At Age
70
Sun Sign
Libra
Born in
Delaware
Died on
17 January 1893
Place of death
Fremont
Ideology
Republicans
Family Background of Rutherford B. Hayes
Father
Rutherford Hayes
Mother
Sophia Birchard
Spouse/Partner
Lucy Webb Hayes
Children
Manning Force Hayes, Fanny Hayes, Birchard Austin Hayes, Rutherford Platt Hayes, George Crook Hayes, Webb Hayes, Joseph Thompson Hayes, Scott Russell Hayes
Education
1842-08 - Kenyon College, Harvard Law School, Harvard University
Personal Fact of Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19 President of the United States; he was in the office from 1877 to 1881. His administration saw the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction and he is credited to have restored the citizens faith in presidency through his efforts to curb the corruption that had become rampant in the government. A lawyer by profession, he had completed his legal education from the Harvard Law School before opening his own law business in partnership with William K. Rogers and Richard M. Corwine.
He soon gained prominence as a criminal defense attorney, and as a strict abolitionist, he also defended slaves who had escaped and were accused under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. He served in the army during the Civil War and rose to the rank of major general. The Republicans were much impressed by Hayes anti-slavery stance and requested him to become the presidential nominee.
He successfully ran for presidency as a Republican against Democrat Samuel Tilden in 1876 and assumed office on March 4, 1877. As the president, he oversaw the end of the Reconstruction and was steadfast in his commitment to civil service reforms. He retired after one term and became an advocate of social and educational reforms
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