Rutherford B. Hayes The Statesman Who Healed a Divided Nation

This oil on canvas portrait of President Rutherford B. Hayes was done by Daniel Huntington in 1884. Rutherford B. Hayes ... Dates In Office ... March 04, 1877 to March 04, 1881 ... Age in Office ... 54 ... Birth - Death ... October 04, 1822 to January 17, 1893 ... Party ... Hayes was concerned for the rights of African-Americans and other minorities. As a volunteer lawyer for the Underground Railroad, he had helped fugitive slaves ... Rutherford B. Hayes ... Rutherford B. Hayes (b. on October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio) was the 19th President of the United States. He served from 1877 to 1881 ... Rutherford Hayes became the 19th president of the United States in 1877. He looked back on his wartime service as the best years of our lives. Rutherford B. Hayes. © 2 Oregon Historical Society. Oregon's First Presidential Visit, 1880. WHEN PRESIDENT RUTHERFORD B. HAYES became the first presi-. Hayes was an advocate of civil service reform. He believed in meritocracy, the idea that positions, especially in civil service and government, should be ... Born on October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio,the former Civil War general served a single term in the US House of Representatives from 1865 and 1867. history.state.gov 3.0 shell. “The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business.”