President Hayes A Leader in a Time of Transition

On this day in 1822, Rutherford B. Hayes, the nation's 19th president and a former governor of Ohio, was born in Delaware, Ohio. President Rutherford B. Hayes instructed his guards to let the youngsters through the gates. It proved to be a very popular change of venue. By Easter Monday ... Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. A staunch abolitionist from Ohio, he was also a brevet ... On March 4, 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes became President of the United States. His inauguration had been in dispute with a close election with Samuel Tilden. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is located in Fremont, Ohio and is just a few miles from Exit 91 of the Ohio Turnpike. The museum is open ... As two-time governor of Ohio, Hayes was a thoroughly unremarkable politician, and unoffensive enough to become the Republican nominee for president in 1876. 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 ... 19. Rutherford B. Hayes. President from 1877 to 1881. Read his full biography. The following pardons were stolen from the National Archives-Philadelphia by Shawn Aubitz in 2002. They were signed by the President of the United States. Hayes became the 19th president, after being awarded the closely contested 1876 presidential election by Republicans in Congress who agreed to the Compromise of ...