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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.
- Raised by His Mother. Rutherford B. Hayes' mother, Sophia Birchard Hayes, raised her son and his sister Fanny on her own. His father had died eleven weeks before his birth.
- Had an Early Interest in Politics. Hayes was a very good student, having attended the Norwalk Seminary and a college preparatory program before going to Kenyon College, where he graduated as valedictorian.
- Studied Law at Harvard. In Columbus, Ohio, Hayes studied law. He was then admitted to Harvard Law School from which he graduated in 1845. After graduation, he was admitted to the Ohio bar.
- Married Lucy Ware Webb Hayes. On December 30, 1852, Hayes married Lucy Ware Webb. Her father was a doctor who had passed away when she was a baby. Webb met Hayes in 1847.
Rutherford B. Hayes Hayes was the 19th U.S. President serving from 1877-1881. He was also a Ohio governor, a U.S. Congressman and a General in the Civil War and loving husband to Lucy and father to eight children.
Learn about the life and achievements of Rutherford B. Hayes, who oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began civil service reform, and reconciled the divisions after the Civil War. Find out how he won the disputed election of 1876 and why he served only one term.
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拉瑟福德·伯查德·海斯（Rutherford Birchard Hayes，1822年10月4日—1893年1月17日），出生于美国俄亥俄州，美国政治家，第19任总统。南北战争时期，因军功屡次晋升，直至志愿军少将。战后开始政治生涯。
The chronological list of speeches and messages provides the date, location, and occasion of all known drafts, messages, and speeches within the holdings of the Rutherford B. Hayes Papers at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library.
