kaleb gunter mr. mccaskil. rutherford b. hayes born in delaware, ohio on october 4, 1822 parents...
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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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Hayes/ Wheeler Campaign. N.d. Main. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://svr225.stepx.com:3388/ rutherford-b-hayes>.
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>.
“Rutherford B. Hayes.” History.com. N.p., 2011. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://www.history.com/ photos/ rutherford-b-hayes/ photo2>.