2. PRESIDENT HAYES POLICTICAL PARTY: REPUBLICAN BORN: OCTOBER 4, 1822 in Delaware Ohio PHYSICAL DESCRIPTON: 5’8” 170 Pounds. Dressed simply (ill-fitted clothes) PERSONALITY: Had a gift of friendship… easy going, loved people, was interested in their thoughts, ideas, & problems… He had a remarkable memory for names & faces. Welcomed constructive criticism. RECREATION: Loved to hunt and fish… Always took a morning walk. Loved Chess & landscaping. Never smoked or drank

3. PRESIDENT HAYES EARLY CHILDHOOD: Father dies before he is born. Mother supports family by renting out land His oldest sister had the greatest influence on him Inseparable when they were young. When she dies in 1856 Rutherford is crushed. EDUCATION: Kenyon College(Ohio) valedictorian Law school at Harvard. Admitted to the Bar in 1845 RELIGION: Presbyterian, then Episcopal, then Methodist (because of his wife)

4. PRESIDENT HAYES MARRIAGE: Lucy Ware Webb on Dec. 30 1852 He was 30 she was 21 Lucy was very active…  - est. home for orphans  - hated slavery. Reason why husband joined Rep.  - Did Not allow alcohol in the White House  - Nicknamed “Lemonade Lucy”  - Starts Easter Egg roll at the White House  - 1 st First Lady to be college educated  - They had 8 children

5. CAREER BEFORE PRESIDENT: -Lawyer in Cincinnati -Cincinnati City Solicitor -Served in the Civil War…Fought in 50 battles, wounded several times, rises to General -United States Rep (1865-67) supports Radical Republicans. Votes to impeach Pres. Johnson -Governor of Ohio (1868-72 & 1876-77) -Wins Republican nomination in 1876

6. ELECTION OF 1876 Rutherford Hayes Samuel Tilden Rep: “Bloody Shirt” Dem: Tilden’s outstanding record. He brought down the “Tweed Ring”

7. RESULTS OF THE ELECTION OF 1876 Electoral vote 185 184 States carried 20 18 Popular vote4,036,572 4,284,020 Percentage47.9% 51.0% HAYES TILDEN COMPROMISE OF 1877*

8. President Hayes Administration: 1. End of Reconstruction: (Compromise of 1877) 2. Bland-Allison Act of 1878: “Soft Money Measure” Hays against it… Required government to purchase 2 to 4 million dollars worth of silver monthly for coins. Purpose to inflate currency to help farmers & debtors 3. Resumption of Specie Act of 1879: “Hard Money Measure” Hays supports it… All greenbacks would be redeemed in gold. Purpose to strengthen confidence in US money. 4. Civil Service Reform: Hayes wanted competitive exams for government jobs & a civil service commission. Congress fails to act. 5. Chinese Immigration: Treaty of 1880… Put a restriction on Chinese coming into America 6. Panama Canal: France planning to build a canal… Hayes said: “The policy of this country is a canal under US control” US cannot surrender this power to any European Nation.

9. President Hayes retirement: Said he only wanted to serve 1 term as President, so Hayes retires happily!!! Stays interested in public affairs and supports: Republican Nominees Opposes Woman Suffrage Encourages Temperance Movement Promotes Black Education President Hayes death: January 17, 1893… Heart problems Hayes was rated at 33 as President Spiegel Grove In Fremont, Ohio Tomb of Mr. & Mrs. Rutherford Hayes