1. 19 th President 1877-1881 Eliza M.

2.  Born: October 4 th, 1822  Died: Fremont, Ohio on January 17 th, 1893  Date Elected: In 1876  Political Party: Republican  Interesting Fact : Republicans wanted Hayes

3.  Had Four Kids  Lorenzo and Sarah died young  Rutherford was the youngest out of the four  Dad died three months before he was born  Rutherford and his family had a hard time his because his dad and two of his siblings died.  Stayed home with his mom and brother  In 1836 he went to Norwalk, Ohio to speak and write in Greek and Latin  His childhood was very busy from learning Greek and Latin.  Went back to Ohio to go to College  He was educated. Rutherford went to Preparatory School in Middle Town, Connecticut. Also for college he attended Kenyon College.

4.  Got married on December 30 th, 1852  Rutherford got married to Lucy Ware Webb.  Had 8 kids  3 kids died when they were young  Survivors were Bircherd, Webb, Rutherford, Fanny, and Scott Russell  Rutherford didn’t have any pets.

5.  Election was on November 7 th, 1876  Tilden got 184 votes and Rutherford got 165 votes  All needs to have 185 votes to win  With him was William A. Wheeler. The person running against him was Samuel Tilden.  Had to go to Congress to determine the winner  The vote was very close.

6.  Supported Public education.  It is important because today we still have Public education.

7.  Hayes was in the Civil War  He was a great soldier  Declared winner of the election in just 56 hours before inauguration  He was the Ohio Governor through 1868- 181872, and 1876-1877  Volunteered to help Underground Railways for slaves to win freedom

8.  Britannica Online School Edition  Fact Monster.com  Rumsch, BreAnn. Rutherford B. Hayes: 19 th President of the United States. 2009.