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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes. This is a good essay which gives a short write up on the life of President Hayes.
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes ( October 4 , 1822 - January 17 , 1893 ) was the 19th ( 1877 - 1881 ) President of the United States.
He was a Representative from Ohio prior to his Presidency. He was born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio , October 4 , 1822 . He attended the common schools, the Methodist Academy in Norwalk, Ohio, and the Webb Preparatory School in Middletown, Connecticut . He was graduated from Kenyon College , Gambier, Ohio, in August 1842 and from the Harvard Law School in January 1845 . He was admitted to the bar May 10 , 1845 , and commenced practice in Lower Sandusky (now Fremont). He moved to Cincinnati in 1849 and resumed the practice of law. He was city solicitor from 1857 to 1859 . He was commissioned a major of the Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, June 27 , 1861 , lieutenant colonel October 24 , 1861 , colonel October 24 , 1862 , brigadier general of Volunteers October 9 , 1864 and brevetted major general of Volunteers March 3 , 1865 .
Hayes was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses and served from March 4 , 1865 , to July 20 , 1867 , when he resigned, having been nominated for Governor of Ohio. He was Governor from 1868 to 1872 , and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Forty-third Congress. He was again elected Governor and served from January 1876 to March 2 , 1877 , when he resigned, having been elected President of the United States. Since March 4 , 1877 was a Sunday, Hayes was took the oath of office in the Red Room of the White House on March 3 . He took the oath again publicly on March 5 on the East Portico of the Capitol, and he served until March 4 , 1881 .
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Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce. This is a short and informative essay on the life and presidency of Franklin Pierce.
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Franklin Pierce (November 23 , 1804 - October 8 , 1869) was the 14th (1853 - 1857) President of the United States .
He was a...
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James Buchanan
James Buchanan. This is a short and accurate biography of American President Buchanan.
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James Buchanan ( April 23 , 1791 - June 1 , 1868 ) was the 15th ( 1857 - 1861 ) President of the United States . He was the only President never...
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Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison This is a useful biography of American President Benjamin Harrison.
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Benjamin Harrison ( August 20 , 1833 - March 13 , 1901 ) was the 23rd ( 1889 - 1893 ) President of the United States .
A grandson of President...
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William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft This is a nice short biography of President Taft.
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William Howard Taft ( September 15 , 1857 - March 8 , 1930 ) was the 27th ( 1909 - 1913 ) President of the United States , and the 10th Chief Justice of the United...
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Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding Here is a biography of American President Harding. He is known as one of the most corrupt presidents in American history.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding ( November 2 , 1865 - August 2 , 1923 ) was the 29th ( 1921 - 1923...
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