Birth: October 4, 1822
Death: January 17, 1893
Term of Office: March 4, 1877-March 3, 1881
Number of Terms Elected: 1 Term
First Lady: Lucy Ware Webb
Rutherford B Hayes Quote: "Abolish plutocracy if you would abolish poverty."
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Major Events While in Office:
- Compromise of 1877 (End of Reconstruction)
- Bland-Allison Act (1878)
- Pronounced the necessity of creating an American controlled canal in Panama (1880)
States Entering Union While in Office:
- none
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