President Rutherford Hayes Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime |
1822 |
Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4th |
1852 |
(Dec 30) Married Lucy Ware Webb |
1853 |
Son Birchard Austin Hayes was born. |
1856 |
Son James Webb Cook Hayes was born. |
1858 |
Son Rutherford Platt Hayes was born. |
1861 |
Son Joseph Thompson Hayes was born. |
1864 |
Son George Crook Hayes was born. |
1864 |
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives |
1867 |
Daughter Fanny Hayes was born. |
1867 |
Elected governor of Ohio served three terms |
1871 |
Son Scott Russell Hayes was born. |
1873 |
Son Manning Force Hayes was born. |
1876 |
Elected President of the United States |
1877 |
The Phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison which he demonstrated at the White House |
1877 |
Railroad Strike became so violent that Hayes called out federal troops |
1879 |
Electric street lights are first used to replace gas burning lamps |
1880 |
The island of Tahiti became a French colony |
1881 |
U.S. population was 51,500,000 |
1893 |
Died on January 17th in Fremont, Ohio |