Unveiling the Challenges Rutherford B. Hayes and the Presidency

Lesson Summary. Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president of the United States. He was born in Ohio and served as both a congressman and governor of the state. Grant's successor, Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–1881), today is far less controversial than Grant, partly because Grant is the more interesting figure, and also ... RUTHERFORD B. HAYES Nineteenth President • 1877-81, Rutherford Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes. In one of the most bitterly contested elections in ... Serving in the years after the Civil War, Rutherford B. Hayes, the nation's 19th president, supported African American rights, including the ... Studio portrait of Rutherford Birchard Hayes , a Union general during the American Civil War who went on to become president of the United States . This work demolishes such conventional wisdom by showing that not only was Hayes' presidency effective, but it was also groundbreaking in its restoration of ... A quick look with some fast facts on the 19th President of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes (1822-1893), the 19th president of the United States, won a controversial and fiercely disputed election against Samuel Tilden. He ... Rutherford B. Hayes. Rutherford B. Hayes, president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, poses for a full-length photographic portrait. This glass-plate ... Visit President Rutherford B. Hayes' wooded estate named Spiegel Grove, home of America's first presidential library. Tour the president's 31-room Victorian ...