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Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1822-10-04 - 1893-01-17

Biography

Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893), 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Woolsey family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 562
Abstract: The papers document three generations of the Woolsey family. The most prominent figures in the collection are William Walton Woolsey (1766-1839), land owner and merchant in New York City; his son, Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801-1889), Greek scholar, political theorist and president of Yale College; and Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (1852-1929), professor of international law at Yale Law School, son of Theodore Dwight Woolsey. The papers of William Walton Woolsey contain extensive business...
Dates: 1750-1969, bulk 1811-1921