http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes See pictures from the life and presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. en Copyright 2013, History.com Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-21T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo1 On October 4, 1822, future President Rutherford B. Hayes is born in Delaware, Ohio. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo2 Rutherford married Lucy Webb on December 30, 1852. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo3 Hayes, a devout, honest and principled man, earned the nickname "Old Granny" for his attention to manners and his tee-totaling lifestyle. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo4 Hayes was a Union soldier during the Civil War. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo5 Hayes ran for president with William A Wheeler as his running mate. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo6 Hayes lost the popular vote to Samuel Tilden but won electoral vote in a controversial election. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo7 Hayes' presidency was notable for his role in presiding over the end of post-Civil War Reconstruction. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo8 Hayes agreed to pull the last federal troops out of the former Confederate states, mistakenly believing that Southern politicians would enforce civil rights for black Americans. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo9 Hayes disappointed workers when he used federal troops to quell the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. He served only one term, and left office in 1881. http://www.history.com/photos/rutherford-b-hayes/photo9