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	Ohio Historical Society Ohio Governors
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on October 4, 1822, and was educated in the district schools at Delaware; at Norwalk Seminary, Norwalk, Ohio; at Isaac Webb's Maple Grove Academy, Middletown, Connecticut; at Kenyon College; and at the Harvard Law School.
		<b>RUTHERFORDb> B. The spirited gubernatorial campaign in 1867 was launched with a lengthy keynote address, "Union and Liberty," delivered at Lebanon on August 5 by the Union Republican candidate, <b>Rutherfordb> Birchard Hayes of Cincinnati, lawyer and soldier, then serving his second term in congress.
		Governor Hayes also directed public attention to the evils of excessive legislation; to the chaos resulting from the practically unlimited powers then possessed by local authorities to make expenditures and to levy taxes; and to the importance of prohibiting all public debts except those required in time of war or to suppress insurrection or rebellion.
	www.ohiohistory.org /onlinedoc/ohgovernment/governors/hayes.html (1028 words)

	19th President, <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> Birchard Hayes was born October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio.
		Hayes was known as "Lemonade Lucy" as she would not allow liquor to be served in the White House.
		Hayes was a congressman and Governor of Ohio before becoming a "dark horse" Republican candidate for President in 1876.
	presidentialpetmuseum.com /presidents/19RH.htm (245 words)

	<b>Rutherfordb> Hayes's Obituary
		The result of the proceedings was the declaration on March 2, 1877, of the election of <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes of Ohio for President, and William A. Wheeler of New-York for Vice-President, by a vote of 185 out of 369, 184 being counted for Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks.
		Hayes was for some years one of the Trustees of the Peabody Fund for the education of colored children in the South, and was assiduous in his attention to duty in that capacity.
		On the first ballot the vote for Hayes was 61, on the second 64, on the third 67, on the fourth 68, on the fifth 104, on the sixth 113, and on the seventh 384, the total being 756.
	starship.python.net /crew/manus/Presidents/rbh/rbhobit.html (5320 words)

	Internet Public Library: POTUS
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes -- from The Presidents of the United States of America
		Hayes' father died a few months before he was born.
		Hayes was known as "Lemonade Lucy" because she refused to serve alcohol in the White House.
	www.ipl.org /div/potus/rbhayes.html (5320 words)

	Welcome to The American Presidency
		Hayes believed that government jobs should be given to people based on merit and talent, and he took the first steps toward setting up a merit system for appointing government workers.
		Hayes won the election without electioneering, but he did not begin his term until the war was over.
		Born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822, Hayes was a man with a strong sense of duty.
	ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=atb037b08&templatename=/article/article.html (509 words)

	American President
		Hayes refused to return to take to the stump, stating that "an officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped." That statement was worth all the speeches he could have made.
		Hayes helped to restore prestige to the office by defeating Conkling and the idea of "senatorial courtesy," which claimed for senators the right to appoint civil servants in their states.
		Hayes was elected and the war was over before the first session of his Congress met on in December 1865.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/rutherfordbhayes (1192 words)

	President Hayes
		At 16, Hayes enrolled in Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, were he graduated as the class valedictorian in 1842.
		Hayes fulfilled his promise, and thus ended reconstruction, and restored white supremacy to the South.
		Hayes' major accomplishment was his reform of the civil service.
	www.multied.com /Bio/presidents/hayes.html (406 words)

	<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		Although President Hayes was not popular with the professional politicians of his own party, and was exposed to bitter attacks on the part of the Democratic opposition on account of the cloud which hung over his election, his conduct of public affairs gave much satisfaction to the people generally.
		The sound-money campaign in Ohio having attracted the attention of the whole country, Hayes was marked out as a candidate for the presidency, and he obtained the nomination of the Republican National Convention of 1876, his chief competitor being James G. Blaine.
		President Hayes returned this bill with his veto, but the veto was overruled in both Houses of Congress.
	www.nndb.com /people/005/000029915 (1060 words)

	SPECTRUM Biographies - <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> Hayes was working in the fields when he caught a fever.
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes was born two months after his father <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes died.
		The dispute was settled in Congress, and <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes won the election.
	www.incwell.com /Biographies/Presidents/Hayes,RutherfordB.html (484 words)

	The American Presidents Series
		Hayes served in Congress, as governor of Ohio, and as a general in the Civil War before his election to the presidency in 1876.
		Hayes effectively ended Reconstruction, withdrawing federal troops and Republican regimes from the South to make way for the Democrats-- a controversial move that spelled the end of black rights in the South, though Trefousse argues that Hayes had little choice and the best of intentions in terms of protecting blacks.
		It was to Hayes' credit as an honest and conciliatory man, moderate in thought and action, that he was able to overcome the notion that he was a 'fraudulent' president.
	www.americanpresidentsseries.com /bookpage.asp?NUM=19 (643 words)

	Welcome to The American Presidency
		Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822, the son of <b>Rutherfordb> and Sophia Birchard Hayes.
		Hayes, <b>Rutherfordb> B. <b>Rutherfordb> Birchard Hayes, 19th president of the United States (1877–81), came to office under the difficult circumstances of the disputed election of 1876.
		Elected to Congress in 1864, Hayes took his seat in December 1865 and was reelected in 1866.
	ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0134100-0&templatename=/article/article.html (905 words)

	President <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> Hayes was brave because even though he a lot of wounds, he still never gave up in the Civil War.
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes was born in 1822 in Delaware, Ohio, two months after his father's death.
		<b>Rutherfordb> Hayes became the President in the closest electoral contest in U.S. history winning over Samuel J. Tilden by one electoral vote.
	www.pocanticohills.org /presidents/hayes.htm (386 words)

	<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822- January 17, 1893) was the 19th (1877- 1881) President of the United States.
		Hayes was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses and served from March 4, 1865, to July 20, 1867, when he resigned, having been nominated for Governor of Ohio.
		The committee, which consisted of eight Republicans and seven Democrats several of whom were also Supreme Court Justices, voted to give all the disputed electoral votes to Hayes.
	www.usa-presidents.info /hayes.htm (607 words)

	President <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>RUTHERFORDb> B. the nineteenth President of the United States, was born in Delaware, Ohio, October 4, 1822, almost three months after the death of his father, <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes.
		Here his son, <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes, the father of President Hayes, was born.
		Hayes, in her sore bereavement, found the support she so much needed in her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the household from the day of its departure from Vermont, and in an orphan girl, whom she had adopted some time before as an act of charity.
	history.rays-place.com /bios/pres/19-hayes.htm (1165 words)

	<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		Cabinet and Supreme Court of <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> was a serious student, and his diary (which he kept all his life) shows that he tried constantly to improve his character as well as his mind.
		Hayes was anxious to return the country to the gold standard by carrying out the provisions of the Specie Resumption Act passed in Grant's administration.
	www.course-notes.org /biographies/rutherfordbichardhayes.htm (4138 words)

	<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, the son of a farmer and whiskey distiller.
		Hayes had pledged to serve a single term; he was not asked to do otherwise by the Republican Party, which resented his efforts on civil service reform and his abandonment of the South to the Democrats.
		Hayes spent his remaining years working on a variety of worthy causes—-improving educational opportunities in the South, reforming prisons and developing the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (later the Ohio State University).
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h398.html (508 words)

	MSN Encarta - <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on October 4, 1822, two months after his father's death.
		He was the fifth child of <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes, Jr., and Sophia Birchard Hayes.
		From there, Hayes went to Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio, graduating in 1842 as valedictorian of his class.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560844/Hayes_Rutherford_B(irchard).html (468 words)

	Biography of <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes
		Hayes pledged protection of the rights of Negroes in the South, but at the same time advocated the restoration of "wise, honest, and peaceful local self-government." This meant the withdrawal of troops.
		Hayes hoped such conciliatory policies would lead to the building of a "new Republican party" in the South, to which white businessmen and conservatives would rally.
		Born in Ohio in 1822, Hayes was educated at Kenyon College and Harvard Law School.
	www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/rh19.html (468 words)

	American President
		Hayes refused to return to take to the stump, stating that "an officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped." That statement was worth all the speeches he could have made.
		Hayes was elected and the war was over before the first session of his Congress met on in December 1865.
		Hayes helped restore prestige to the presidency, heal the wounds left by the Civil War, and strengthen the Republican party sufficiently to win the election of 1880.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/rutherfordbhayes (468 words)

	<b>Rutherfordb> Birchard Hayes
		HAYES, <b>Rutherfordb> Birchard, nineteenth president of the United States, born in Delaware, Ohio, 4 October, 1822.
		Hayes a majority of one vote in the electoral college, and the certificates of these results were sent to Washington by the governors of the states.
		Hayes a major of the 23d regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry, and in July the regiment was ordered into West Virginia.
	www.famousamericans.net /rutherfordbirchardhayes (468 words)

	Hayes great-grandson to be buried in Fremont - thenews-messenger.com
		<b>Rutherfordb> "Rud" Platt Hayes, great-grandson of 19th U.S. President <b>Rutherfordb> Birchard Hayes died Aug. 17 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 75.
		Hayes will be buried in the family plot at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont.
		Hayes great-grandson to be buried in Fremont- thenews-messenger.com
	www.thenews-messenger.com /news/stories/20040821/localnews/1092564.html (468 words)

	Internet Public Library: POTUS
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes -- from The American President
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes -- from The Presidents of the United States of America
		Hayes was known as "Lemonade Lucy" because she refused to serve alcohol in the White House.
	www.ipl.org /div/potus/rbhayes.html (408 words)

	CNN.com - <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes wasn't such a bad guy - December 11, 2000
		Hayes also declared a U.S.-controlled canal across Panama to be a goal of his administration.
		As governor, Hayes had regarded ratification of the 15th Amendment, guaranteeing blacks the right to vote, as one of his major achievements.
		Hayes, who had been governor of Ohio, said before his election that he would serve only one term.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/11/recount.hayes.ap (904 words)

	Hayes, <b>Rutherfordb> B.
		Ulysses S. Grant, the U.S. president asked to arbitrate the dispute, was leaving office, so the decision on the boundary line fell to his successor, <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes, in 1878.
		Hayes favored Paraguay over its larger neighbor, Argentina, in the dispute and earned a lasting place in the hearts of grateful Paraguayans, who have named a city, department or province, soccer team, sports club, national holiday, and museum for him.
		The artifacts, presented to the Hayes County Historical Society, included the municipal seal of the city of Villa Hayes, a large framed portrait of President Hayes by Civil War-era photographer Matthew Brady, and several maps of Paraguay.
	www.nebraskahistory.org /publish/publicat/timeline/hayes_rutherford_b.htm (366 words)

	Thomas Holcombe of Connecticut - Person Page 18
		Sophia Birchard married <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes, son of Ensign <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes and Chloe Smith, on 13 September 1813 at Wilmington, VT. Sophia Birchard died on 30 October 1866 at Columbus, OH, at age 74.
		Hayes pledged protection of the rights of Negroes in the South, but at the same time advocated the restoration of "wise, honest, and peaceful local self-government." This meant the withdrawal of troops.
		Hayes hoped such conciliatory policies would lead to the building of a "new Republican party" in the South, to which white businessmen and conservatives would rally.
	www.holcombegenealogy.com /data/p18.htm (2004 words)

	Major General <b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes Citizen Soldier
		With the start of the Civil War, <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes left a life of leisure to accept a commission as a major in the 23rd Ohio Infantry.
		.” <b>Rutherfordb> Hayes became the 19th president of the United States in 1877.
		Hayes enjoyed the rugged military life and fought bravely, receiving four wounds in action during his service.
	americancivilwar.com /hayes.html (229 words)

	Hayes, <b>Rutherfordb> B.
		Ohio governor and President <b>Rutherfordb> Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on October 4, 1822.
		Hayes resisted the nomination, purportedly stating, "an officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer...ought to be scalped." In spite of his opposition, Hayes still won the election.
		Hayes did not return to politics after the end of his term, although he continued to work for reform of public education and prisons, among a number of other interests.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=186 (1124 words)

	President Hayes
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822.
		<b>Rutherfordb> B. Hayes died in Fremont, Ohio on January 17, 1893.
		<b>Rutherfordb> was the first President to take the oath in the White House.
	www.classroomhelp.com /lessons/Presidents/hayes.html (270 words)

	National Park Service - The Presidents (<b>Rutherfordb> Hayes)
		Hayes' power was sapped not only by the circumstances of his election and charges of his participation in the "bargain," but also by his pledge, made in advance of his election, to serve only one term.
		Hayes, the youngest of five children, was born at Delaware, Ohio, in 1822.
		Nevertheless, Hayes managed to effect a modest reform program that possibly was at least partially motivated by a desire to counter the Stalwart-Radical element in his own party, which dubbed Hayes' supporters as "Half-Breeds." His major point of focus was the civil service.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/presidents/bio19.htm (1301 words)

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