A late 19th Century portrait of Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. Before the Civil War, Hayes was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. He served in the Union Army and the House of Representatives before assuming the presidency. His presidency represented a turning point in history, as historians consider it the formal end of Reconstruction.
A late 19th Century portrait of Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. Before the Civil War, Hayes was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. He served in the Union Army and the House of Representatives before assuming the presidency. His presidency represented a turning point in history, as historians consider it the formal end of Reconstruction. By placating southern Democrats, Hayes ended all federal efforts to bring racial equality to the South.
Size: 3156px × 3363px
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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