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Inaugural Address, March 5, 1877

             
             
             
 

  Rutherford B. Hayes

 
 

    19th President of the United States    March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881  
             
             
             
      Born: October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio   Died: January 17, 1893, at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio  
      Father: Rutherford Hayes   Mother: Sophia Birchard Hayes  
      Religion: No formal affiliation   Education: Graduated from Kenyon College (1842) and Harvard Law School (1845)  
      Occupation: Lawyer   Political Party: Republican  
      Nickname: "Dark-Horse President"      
             
             
             

Married: Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889), on December 30, 1852

Children: Birchard Austin Hayes (1853-1926); James Webb Cook Hayes (1856-1934); Rutherford Platt Hayes (1858-1927); Joseph Thompson Hayes (1861-63); George Crook Hayes (1864-66); Fanny Hayes (1867-1950); Scott Russell Hayes (1871-1923); Manning Force Hayes (1873-74)

 

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Encyclopedia Americana: Rutherford B. Hayes

 

 
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