Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-19
HAYES DEAD
He Expired Suddenly at His
Home, Tuesday Night.
A SHORT, BUT SEVERE, ILLNESS
Death Was Caused by Men,
ralgia of the Heart.
Attacked Last Saturday While Away
From Home. He Grew Steadily Worse,
Unbl Death Ended Ills SuiTerings, Tues
day Night.-A Sketch OF Ills Career.


day Night.-A Sketch OF Ills Career.
FREMONT o.. Jan. H. Rutherford Il
dayes, ex-President Of the United States,
died at his home in Fremont, ut II o'clock
tonight. lie had been suffering for
month with slight attacks of neuralgia of
the heart, and these were aggravated by
cold which he took on trip to Columbus,
Buffalo and Cleveland.
Last Friday, while at Cleveland, he had
recurrence of the neuralgia attacks, but
was able to return to his home on Satur-
day, accompanied by bis son. Ills sick
ness speedily developed into serious at
tack, and the physicians were unable to
ward 1t off
A SKETCH OF MS CAREER.
Rutherford Orchard Hayes, nineteenth
President of the United States, was born
at Delaware, o., October ith, rlS2o His
father had died a few months previous to
his birth, and his widowed mother was in
Strengthened circumstances. His education
was gained at the public schools supple
mented by the study of Latin and Greek
At the office of Judge Sherman Finch of
Delaware. Later he attended private
schools at Norwalk, o.. and at Middle
town, Conn. In 1888 he entered Kenyon
College, whence he graduated in 1872. He
studied law in Columbus, O., and ut
Harvard University, graduating from the
law department in ISIS. lie commenced
the practice of law in Columbus but was
forced to relinquish his profession three
years later on account of sickness \ short
snlolrn in Texas restored him to health
and he returned to Ohio.
Ills first appearance in politics was in
1886, when lie was nominated for the office
of common pleas judge. This honor he
declined, but two years later he was elected
city solicitor OF Columbus to fill q vacancy.
f,,ll
same office. In ISL, when lie was again II
candidate for city solicitor, he was de
feated. On June It'll. 1851, the governor
of Ohio appointed him major of the
Twenty third Regiment of Ohio Volun-
teers, infantry. In October he became
lieutenant-colonel, and at the battle OF
South Mountain he distinguished himself
by heading charge and holding his posi-
ton, remaining at the head of his men,
although severely wounded in the arm.
III October, 1862, he was appointed colonel,
and retired from active service until his
wound was healed. lie took part in many
of the engagements of the latter part of
the war. notably the two battles of Win
chester, Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek.
For his services he received the brevet
rank Of nIajOr,general.
While still at the front he was nomi.
mated for Congress by the Republicans OF
the second district of Ohio and was elected
by large majority. lie took his. seat in
Congress in 1860 lie took an active part
in the legislation of the day and was re
elected III 1866 In June, 1867, he was
nominated by the Republicans for COVER
nor Of Ohio opposing Allen G. Thurman
He was elected together with the rest OF
the Republican state ticket, though the
legislature remained Democratic. liz
was again nominated and elected governor
Of Ohio IN lSjJ, his opponent being Georg,
ii. PendletOn.
At the conclusion of his second term he
returned to private life, but was almos
immediately nominated for Congress. liz
at first declined the nomination. bu
finally accepted, only to be defeated b,
about LOO. He declined the office oil
assistant treasurer OF the United States
rendered 10 him by General Grant, and re
tired permanently, as lie thought, from
public lite.
But in 1875 he was again nominated fol
governor, and after q spirited campaign
won the election by u majority of D. 800
The contest eXcitti national attention. ant
at the Republican Presidential convention
of 1915 his name was presented by Ohio
On the first ballot he had I'll votes, and OF
the seventh ballot the opposition to Blain,
combined on him, d wing him the requisite
number of votes to nominate him.
His chief opponent in his candidacy fo
Presidency was Samuel j. filden of New
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