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Hayes served in Congress from 1865 to 1867 and was elected governor of Ohio, serving two consecutive terms from 1868 to 1872 and half of a third two-year term from 1876 to 1877 before his swearing-in as president.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"4 October 1822","date":"1822-10-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Delaware","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q986183"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"17 January 1893","date":"1893-01-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Fremont","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934308"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"military officer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189290"},{"text":"statesperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372436"},{"text":"governor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132050"},{"text":"major general","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157148"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Republican Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29468"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Harvard Law School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49122"},{"text":"Kenyon College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1797768"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Lucy Webb Hayes","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234275","start":"1852-12-30","end":"1889-06-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the United States (4 March 1877 – 4 March 1881)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11696","start":"1877-03-04","end":"1881-03-04"},{"text":"President-elect of the United States (2 March 1877 – 4 March 1877)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1467287","start":"1877-03-02","end":"1877-03-04"},{"text":"Governor of Ohio (10 January 1876 – 2 March 1877)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17989863","start":"1876-01-10","end":"1877-03-02"},{"text":"Governor of Ohio (13 January 1868 – 8 January 1872)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17989863","start":"1868-01-13","end":"1872-01-08"},{"text":"United States representative (4 March 1865 – 20 July 1867)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13218630","start":"1865-03-04","end":"1867-07-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35686"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Rutherford B. Hayes born?","a":"Rutherford B. Hayes was born on 4 October 1822 in Delaware."},{"q":"What positions has Rutherford B. Hayes held?","a":"Positions held by Rutherford B. Hayes include: President of the United States (1877–1881); President-elect of the United States (1877–1877); Governor of Ohio (1876–1877); Governor of Ohio (1868–1872); United States representative (1865–1867)."},{"q":"Where did Rutherford B. Hayes study?","a":"Rutherford B. Hayes was educated at Harvard Law School, Kenyon College."}],"related":[{"name":"Barack Obama","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/barack-obama"},{"name":"Donald Trump","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/donald-trump"},{"name":"Ronald Reagan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-reagan"},{"name":"Abraham Lincoln","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abraham-lincoln"},{"name":"George W. 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