RUTHERFORD B HAYES
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born October 4th, 1822 and died on January 17 1893. Hayes went to school at Kenyon college and then Harvard law school. He fought in the civil war and rose to the rank of Major General. In 1867 to 1876 Hayes became the Govener of Ohio for three terms. He then ran as a republican canidate in 1876. The country was nearly divided in half between Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden, and the final popular vote was 4,300,000 for Tilden 4,036,000 for Hayes. But do to the elcetorial vote system Hayes and a final count 185 to 184 winning the campaign and the title for the ninetenth U.S. President.
Hayes was inagurated at age 54, and his first lady was Lucy Ware Webband his Vice President was William A. Wheeler. Hayes felt the necessity to have an American controlled canal in Panama. Though it wasn't put in during his term it was later in history.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/rutherfordbhayes/
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http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=19
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/rutherford-hayes/facts.html
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