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'''Rutherford Birchard Hayes'''<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch1.asp</ref> was the 19th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1877 to 1881. Hayes, a leading Ohio Republican was nominated because Ohio was a close and large state state. Previously he served one term as governor of Ohio, and served in Congress as a [[Radical Republican]] who supported [[Reconstruction]]. He gained local fame as a general in the Civil War. He was a relatively conservative chief executive who left little mark, but exemplified the honest, hard-working party leadership of the [[Third Party System]]. He was the beneficiary of the "Compromise of 1877" that ended opposition to his election, and ended [[Reconstruction]].
==Career==
==Career==
Hayes was a Victorian gentleman from a [[Yankee]] family that had resettled in Ohio. His father died before he was born, but his rich bachelor uncle Sardis Birchard took him under wing. He graduated from the local school, Kenyon College, and was the first president to attend Harvard Law School (Ll.B. 1845). He became a leading lawyer in Cincinnati, and inherited wealth from his uncle. His diary plainly reveals the ambivalence he felt when his political ambition clashed with his strict sense of morality, which told him that a man might gladly accept high office but should not actively seek it.
Hayes was a Victorian gentleman from a [[Yankee]] family that had resettled in Ohio. His father died before he was born, but his rich bachelor uncle Sardis Birchard took him under wing. He graduated from the local school, Kenyon College, and was the first president to attend Harvard Law School (Ll.B. 1845). He became a leading lawyer in Cincinnati, and inherited wealth from his uncle. His diary plainly reveals the ambivalence he felt when his political ambition clashed with his strict sense of morality, which told him that a man might gladly accept high office but should not actively seek it.
===Civil War===
===Civil War===
Hayes served in the army as colonel of the 23rd Ohio during the [[U.S. Civil War|Civil War]]. He was wounded at the battle of South Mountain in Maryland. He was later on promoted to a brigade commander and saw action in the Shenandoah Valley. During the war Hayes was wounded five times and had his horse shot out from under him five times. For his bravery he was promoted to Brigadier General.
Hayes served in the army as colonel of the 23rd Ohio during the [[U.S. Civil War|Civil War]]. He was wounded at the battle of South Mountain in Maryland. He was later on promoted to a brigade commander and saw action in the Shenandoah Valley. During the war Hayes was wounded five times and had his horse shot out from under him five times. For his bravery he was promoted to Brigadier General.
and Louisiana, ended [[Reconstruction]]. He hoped to revive the Republican party in the South by persuading business-oriented conservatives (most of them ex-Whigs) to join a national party that would support their economic interests more effectively than the Democrats did. He failed because the South was polarized on race. Committed to the gold standard—the only basis, Hayes thought, of a sound currency—in 1878 he vetoed the Bland-Allison Silver Purchase bill, which called for the partial coinage of
and Louisiana, ended [[Reconstruction]]. He hoped to revive the Republican party in the South by persuading business-oriented conservatives (most of them ex-Whigs) to join a national party that would support their economic interests more effectively than the Democrats did. He failed because the South was polarized on race. Committed to the gold standard—the only basis, Hayes thought, of a sound currency—in 1878 he vetoed the Bland-Allison Silver Purchase bill, which called for the partial coinage of
silver, but Congress passed it over his veto. He and First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes refused to serve alcoholic beverages, even at state functions; they called her "Lemonade Lucy."
silver, but Congress passed it over his veto. He and First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes refused to serve alcoholic beverages, even at state functions; they called her "Lemonade Lucy."
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Trefousse, Hans L. ''Carl Schurz'' (1982), biography of the cabinet member closest to Hayes.
* Trefousse, Hans L. ''Carl Schurz'' (1982), biography of the cabinet member closest to Hayes.
* Vazzano, Frank. "Rutherford B. Hayes and the Politics of Discord," ''Historian,'' 68 (Fall 2006), 519–40.
* Vazzano, Frank. "Rutherford B. Hayes and the Politics of Discord," ''Historian,'' 68 (Fall 2006), 519–40.
===Primary sources===
===Primary sources===
* Bishop, Arthur ed. ''Rutherford Hayes, 1822-1893'' (1969), contains lengthy excerpts from his most important state papers.
* Bishop, Arthur ed. ''Rutherford Hayes, 1822-1893'' (1969), contains lengthy excerpts from his most important state papers.
* Williams, Charles R. ed. ''Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes'' (5 vol 1922–1926); [http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/diaries/ searchable online edition, 3000 pages]
* Williams, Charles R. ed. ''Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes'' (5 vol 1922–1926); [http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/diaries/ searchable online edition, 3000 pages]
* Williams, T. Harry. ed., ''Hayes: The Diary of a President'' (1964), one volume abridged edition with many insights into Hayes' character and personality.
* Williams, T. Harry. ed., ''Hayes: The Diary of a President'' (1964), one volume abridged edition with many insights into Hayes' character and personality.
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/ Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center], a major resource for teachers and researchers
* [http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/ Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center], a major resource for teachers and researchers
* [https://librivox.org/author/11290 Works by Rutherford B. Hayes - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]
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