Rutherford B. Hayes
The 19th president of the United States was President Rutherford B. Hayes from the years 1877 to 1881. There was a big dispute before he was elected President, he ended up losing the popular vote but winning the electoral vote. Can you believe it took months for them to decide if he was to become President? We also can’t believe that the famous Mark Twain promoted Haynes for the presidency! Before running for office, Rutherford was the governor of Ohio for three terms. He was apart of the Whig Party, and a big proponent for civil rights for African Americans in the United States. But, to no avail, a Democrat-majority Congress made this impossible. Rutherford’s wife was very legendary, being the first college-educated First Lady and for promoting the first alcohol-free White House.
Rutherford B. Hayes