Rutherford B. Hayes
19th U.S. President
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, having served also as an American representative and governor of Ohio. Hayes was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings in the antebellum years. Wikipedia
Born: October 4, 1822, Delaware, OH
Died: January 17, 1893, Fremont, OH
Presidential term: March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881
Vice president: William A. Wheeler (1877–1881)
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