Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 15th president of the United States from 1871 to 1873, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. Hayes, a lawyer and staunch abolitionist, defended refugee slaves in court proceedings in the antebellum years. Hayes was vice-president to President Ulysses S. Grant, but became president after Grant's assassination.