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2 days ago · Rutherford Birchard Hayes ( / ˈrʌðərfərd /; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881. As an attorney in Ohio, Hayes served as Cincinnati 's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861.
2 days ago · Rutherford B Hayes, the 19th US president, ran on reforming the civil service (Getty Images) Hayes became only the second president to win the Electoral College but lose the popular vote in 1876. During the campaign, he promised to only serve one term in his letter accepting the Republican nomination, according to the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.
3 days ago · The 1876 United States presidential election was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876. Incumbent Republican president Ulysses S. Grant declined to run for a third term, so the party chose Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio, as its nominee.
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9 hours ago · Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican, promised to serve one term and did so after the disputed 1876 presidential election, by which a compromise handed Hayes the White House but also essentially ...
Jun 23, 2024 · Rutherford B. Hayes: The Presidency and Legacy Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the 19th President of the United States, served a single term from 1877 to 1881. His presidency marked a pivotal moment in American history, characterized by reconstruction efforts, economic challenges, and a shifting political landscape.
5 days ago · The Electoral Commission was created in 1877 by Congress to resolve the disputed U.S. presidential election of 1876 between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. It named Hays president.
3 days ago · In the election of 1876, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden of New York in one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in the nation's history. The early results indicated a Democratic victory, but the electoral votes of several Southern states were disputed bitterly.
