Concise Biography, History & Facts About President Rutherford B. Hayes Nineteenth President - Rutherford Hayes Rutherford Hayes Lifespan: 1822 - 1893 Place of Birth - October 4, 1822 in Delaware, Ohio Term as President - 1877-1881 Political Party - Whig Vice President / Vice Presidents - William A. Wheeler Rutherford Hayes Religion - Methodist Education - Kenyon College (graduated 1842), Harvard Law School (graduated 1845) Name of Wife - Rutherford Hayes was married on December 30, 1852 to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (Lucy Hayes was the first president's wife to be called First Lady of the Land). Lucy advocated temperance and abolition. They had 8 Children - Birchard Austin (18531926), James Webb Cook (18561934), Rutherford Platt (18581927), Joseph Thompson (18611863), George Crook (18641866), Fanny (18671950), Scott Russell (18711923), Manning Force (18731874) Career of Rutherford Hayes - Lawyer, Soldier, Politician, Statesman Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1865-67 Governor of Ohio, 1868-72 Governor of Ohio, 1876-77 Place of Death - Rutherford Hayes died on January 17, 1893 in Fremont, Ohio Rutherford Hayes was buried in Spiegel Grove State Park, Fremont, Ohio Next President: President James Garfield
Major Events during his presidency
Compromise of 1877 (End of Reconstruction)
Bland-Allison Act (1878)
Pronounced the necessity of creating an American controlled canal in Panama (1880)
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Description of President Rutherford Hayes - Height 5 feet 8.5 inches
Rutherford Hayes was raised by his widowed mother
Nickname - Dark-Horse President, Rud
Rutherford Hayes Age at Inauguration - 54 years old
Many claim that the reason why Rutherford B. Hayes became president was that he agreed to the Compromise of 1877 that officially ended Reconstruction
Rutherford Hayes was a teetotaler
Rutherford Hayes was wounded five times in the war
Following his retirement Rutherford B. Hayes worked for equal educational opportunities for all children and the prison reform movement
Rutherford Hayes Age at Death - 70 years old
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President Rutherford Hayes and the Constitution of the US (17th September,1787)
Information and Facts about any President of America is incomplete without explaining his role and his power in the government of the country. We have therefore included this section regarding the US Constitution. Under the U.S. Constitution the president is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces and is also the chief executive of the federal government.
Facts about Eligibility Article 2, Section 1, this section of the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to hold office.
A natural born citizen of the US
A resident of the US for 14 years
Thirty-five years of age
Facts about Term of Office Following election he, and the Vice President, shall hold his office during the term of four years. ( The twenty-second amendment, which started with the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower, limits the this to two terms)
President's Executive Oath of Office "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." United States Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8
Facts about Main Presidential Duties and power
Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States
In times of war or national emergency to manage the national economy and protect the security of the United States
Nomination of the heads of all executive departments and agencies (Subject to Senate confirmation)
Preparing the budget of the United States, although the Congress must approve it.
Presidential legislative powers - The status of the country and his legislative proposals for the upcoming year are given in the annual State of the Union Address.
Facts about Presidential judicial power
Appointing important public officials such as ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and judges of the Supreme Court.
Granting reprieves and pardons to anyone convicted of breaking a federal law except in a case of impeachment.
Facts about Presidential power in foreign affairs
Federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations.
To make treaties and appoint ambassadors, ministers, and consuls (provided two thirds of the Senators present concur).
To receive foreign ambassadors and other public officials.
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