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Meet the president who ended Reconstruction, fought government corruption, and reintroduced the gold standard
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Rutherford B. Hayes

president of United States
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In full:
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Born:
October 4, 1822, Delaware, Ohio, U.S.
Died:
January 17, 1893, Fremont, Ohio (aged 70)
Title / Office:
presidency of the United States of America (1877-1881), United States
governor (1868-1876), Ohio
House of Representatives (1865-1867), United States
Political Affiliation:
Republican Party
Notable Family Members:
spouse Lucy Hayes
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Rutherford B. Hayes (born October 4, 1822, Delaware, Ohio, U.S.—died January 17, 1893, Fremont, Ohio) was the 19th president of the United States (1877–81), who brought post-Civil War Reconstruction to an end in the South and who tried to establish new standards of official integrity after eight years of corruption in Washington, D.C. He was the only president to hold office by decision of an extraordinary commission of congressmen and Supreme Court justices appointed to rule on contested electoral ballots. Hayes was the son of Rutherford Hayes, a farmer, and Sophia Birchard. After graduating from Kenyon College at the head ...(100 of 749 words)

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