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Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. He served as Cincinnati's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861 and was known as a staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. At the start of the Civil War, Hayes left a fledgling political career to join the Union army. He was wounded five times, most seriously at the Battle of…
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Born 4 October 1822 · Died 17 January 1893 · Q35686
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The strikes have been put down by force; but now for the real remedy. Can't something [be] done by education of strikers, by judicious control of capitalists, by wise general policy to end or diminish the evil? The railroad strikers, as a rule, are good men, sober, intelligent, and industrious.
Liberal and permanent provision should be made for the s support of free schools.
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“The strikes have been put down by force; but now for the real remedy. Can't something [be] done by education of strikers, by judicious control of capitalists, by wise general policy to end or diminish the evil? The railroad strikers, as a rule, are good men, sober, intelligent, and industrious.”
“Liberal and permanent provision should be made for the s support of free schools.”
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“I believe in skilled labor as a part of education.”
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“To do this, I was ready to resort to unusual measures and to risk my own standing and reputation within my party and the country.”
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Due to its front facade, which remains virtually untouched from its original appearance
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Hayes's remains were moved to his former home in Spiegel Grove for burial with his wife Lucy
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Led the funeral procession that followed his body until Hayes was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Fremont, Ohio
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Died 1893-01-17.
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“Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win.”
“In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments.”
“The only road, the sure road to unquestioned credit and a sound financial condition is the exact and punctual fulfilment of every pecuniary obligation, public and private, according to its letter and spirit.”
“We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought not to interfere with the Government or with political parties. We believe that the cause of good government and the cause of religion both suffer by all such interference.”
Hayes chaired the Lake Mohonk Conference on the Negro Question, a gathering of reformers that met in upstate New York to discuss racial issues
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“the soul had left [Spiegel Grove]”
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Hayes gave a speech encouraging black students to apply for scholarships from the Slater Fund, one of the charities with which he was affiliated
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Hayes was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Ohio State University, the school he helped found as governor of Ohio
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Was favored by liberal reformers at the time, including Schurz, but instead proved detrimental to American Indians
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Advanced his and Hayes's views on the protection of ethnic minorities' rights
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Approving of Cleveland's views on civil service reform
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“give to these injured people that measure of redress which is required alike by justice and by humanity.”
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Hayes was elected a companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
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Hayes revoked the order allowing pursuit into Mexico
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Keeping his pledge not to run for a second term
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A second seat became vacant when Justice William Strong resigned
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Hayes quickly forced Secretary of the Navy Richard W
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Hayes embarked on a 71-day tour of the Western United States, becoming the second sitting president to travel west of the Rocky Mountains
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That ruled the Ponca were free to return to their home territory in Nebraska or stay on their reservation in Indian Territory
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War with the Ute tribe broke out in Colorado when some Ute killed Indian agent Nathan Meeker, who had been attempting to convert them to Christianity
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With a rider that would have repealed the Enforcement Acts, which had been used to suppress the Ku Klux Klan
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Only $130,000 of the outstanding $346,000,000 in greenbacks were actually redeemed
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Following the Paraguayan War, he arbitrated a territorial dispute between Argentina and Paraguay
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Career landmark: President of the United States (1877–1881).
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Former President Grant embarked on a world tour shortly after his second term
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (1877–1877).
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Career landmark: Governor of Ohio (1876–1877).
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Hayes was returned to the governorship by a 5,544-vote majority
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“s bequest of $50,000 in assets to endow a public library for Fremont, to be called the Birchard Library. It opened in 1874 on Front Street, and a new building was completed and opened in 1878 in Fort Stephenson State Park, as per the terms of the bequest. Hayes served as chairman of the library”
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On Front Street, and a new building was completed and opened in 1878 in Fort Stephenson State Park, as per the terms of the bequest
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The Coinage Act of 1873 stopped the coinage of silver for all coins worth a dollar or more, effectively tying the dollar to the value of gold
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Lucy gave birth to another son, Manning Force Hayes
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But was disappointed when he lost the election to Henry B
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Hayes campaigned again for equal rights for black Ohioans and sought to associate his Democratic opponent, George H
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The Senate had ratified the Burlingame Treaty with China, allowing an unrestricted flow of Chinese immigrants into the United States
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Career landmark: Governor of Ohio (1868–1872).
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Voted for the resolution that authorized the first impeachment inquiry against Andrew Johnson
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Hayes returned to the lame-duck session
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Career landmark: United States representative (1865–1867).
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Hayes was nominated by Republicans for the House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd congressional district
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The Army command structure in West Virginia was reorganized, and Hayes's division was assigned to George Crook's Army of West Virginia
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But Cincinnati voters turned against the Republican Party after secession
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Hayes was lukewarm about civil war to restore the Union
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And married on December 30, 1852, at Lucy's mother's house
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Hayes moved to Cincinnati and opened a law office with John W
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Hayes became ill with what his doctor thought was tuberculosis
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And opened his own law office in Lower Sandusky (now Fremont)
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And addressed the class as its valedictorian
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At the Norwalk Seminary in Norwalk, Ohio
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Born 1822-10-04.
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To Rutherford Ezekiel Hayes, Jr
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