Kenyon College Notable Alumni

Birthdate: October 4, 1822

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio, United States

Died: January 17, 1893

Rutherford B. Hayes served as the U.S. president from 1877 to 1881. He won a close election through the Compromise of 1877, thus putting an end to Reconstruction and withdrawing troops from the South. An attorney, he owned several law firms and had also served as the Ohio governor.