Rutherford Birchard Hayes
19th President of the United States of America
19th President of the United States of America
Born: October 4, 1822
Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio
Father: Rutherford Hayes 1787 – 1822
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio)
Mother: Sophia Birchard 1792 – 1866
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio)
Wife: Lucy Ware Webb 1831 – 1889
(Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio)
Married: December 30, 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Children:
Sardis Birchard Austin Hayes 1853 – 1926
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)
James Webb Cook Hayes 1856 – 1934
(Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio)
Rutherford Platt Hayes 1858 – 1927
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)
Joseph Webb Hayes 1861 – 1863
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)
George Crook Hayes 1864 – 1866
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)
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Education:
1842: Graduated from Kenyon College – (1st in class)
1845: Graduated from Harvard Law School
Occupation before War:
1840: Supporter of William Henry Harrison for President
1845 – 1849: Attorney in Sandusky (Fremont), Ohio
1848: Campaigner for Zachary Taylor’s Campaign
1849 – 1858: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio
1852: Supporter of Winfield Scott for President
1856: Supporter of John C. Fremont for President
1858 – 1861: Cincinnati, Ohio City Solicitor
1860: Supporter of Abraham Lincoln for President
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in Western Virginia in Kanawha Division
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in right arm at Battle of South Mountain
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1863: Participated in Battle of Buffington Island
1863 – 1864: Encouraged his men to reenlist in Army
1864: Participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
1864: Wounded in the Shoulder Second Battle of Kernstown
1864: Helped Stall a Confederate Attack at Battle of Berryville
1864: Helped break the Confederate lines Battle of Opequon Creek
1864: Participated in Battle of Fisher’s Hill
1864: Sprained his ankle at Battle of Cedar Creek
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General
1865: Observed Grand Review of the Armies in Washington D.C.
1865: Mustered out of Service in Union Army in June
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1867: U.S. Congressman from Ohio
Supporter of Radical Republican Reconstruction
1865 – 1867: Congressional Chairman of Joint Library Committee
Helped pass a bill to expand and modernize the Library of Congress
1868 – 1872: Governor of Ohio
1868: Supporter of Ulysses S. Grant for President
1872: Ohio Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1872: Campaigner for Ulysses S. Grant’s reelection Campaign
1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Congressman
1872 – 1876: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio
Turned down President Grant’s offer to be U.S. Treasurer
1876 – 1877: Governor of Ohio
1877 – 1881: 19th President of United States of America
Supporter of Republican Presidential Candidates
Opposed Women’s Suffrage
Encouraged Temperance
Director of George Peabody Educational Fund
Director of John F. Slater Fund
Promoter of African American Education
Trustee of Ohio State University
President of National Prison Association – Greater emphasis on Rehabilitation
Died: January 17, 1893
Time of Death: 11:00 PM
Place of Death: Spiegel Grove Estate, Fremont, Ohio
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Last Words: “I know that I am going where Lucy is”
Burial Place: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio
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