Rutherford Hayes

Nineteenth President of the United States

1877-1881

Location: Corner of 4th St. & St. Joseph St.

Sculptor: Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby

Facts:

• He was elected after the most fiercely disputed election in American history
• He signed the Act to Relieve Certain Legal Disabilities of Women, which helped make it possible for female attorneys to argue cases in U.S. federal court
• He ended Reconstruction in his first year in office by pulling federal troops from all states still under occupation