Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. A lawyer and staunch abolitionist, he defended refugee slaves in court proceedings in the antebellum years. Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. A lawyer and staunch abolitionist, he defended refugee slaves in court proceedings in the antebellum years. An attorney in Ohio, Hayes served as city solicitor of Cincinnati from 1858 to 1861. Federalist Society. Washington, DC.
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