Rutherford Hayes (American President)

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Rutherford Birchard Hayes

birthplace

Delaware, OH

birthday

October 4

Life

1822-1893

age

OFC:54 , d. 71

party

Republican

presidency highlights

The end of Reconstruction — The beginning of the Gilded Age

nickname:

His Fraudulency

vice-president:

William Wheeler

previous office

Governor of Ohio

key background fact:

Elected president in the most disputed election in USA history

occupation

Lawyer

military service

Major General of Volunteers - wounded in Civil War (South Mountain)

children

8: 7 boys 1 girl

wife:

Lucy Ware Webb (1852)

height

5' 8'' / 1.73 m

higher education

Kenyon College, Harvard

religion

Methodist

quote

"He serves his party best who serves his country best."

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actions & events

1877 Reconstruction end. Army withdrew from the South
1877 Railroad strikes and use of troops
1877 Desert Land Act

economy

1878 Bland-Allison Act - Treasury buys silver and makes silver dollars
The Gilded Age starts. Enormous growth but serious social problems.

military activity

1877 Bear Paw Battle against Nez Perce Indians
1878 Bannocks Indians rising
1879 "White River war" with Ute Indians

unique facts

The first president to use a phone; his number was 1.
The first president to visit the West Coast
The first Easter egg roll on the White House lawn

interesting

Mrs. Hayes was known as "Lemonade Lucy" because she refused to serve alcohol in the White House. She was the first First Lady to have graduated from college.

military activity

1877 Bear Paw Battle against Nez Perce Indians
1878 Bannocks Indians rising
1879 "White River war" with Ute Indians

Legacy

An effective president, ending military occupation of southern states; reforming the civil service, putting the country back on the gold standard, and starting the Gilded Age: enormous growth with serious social unrest.

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