1. Rutherford B Hayes
... of "Ruddy" as he was called during his early childhood. When Rutherford was ready to attend college his uncle Sardis sent him to Kenyon College and later to Harvard Law School. After five years of law practice in Lower Sandusky, Ohio he moved to Cincinnati. Hayes gained considerable prominence in Cincinnati from several criminal cases. In 1856 he helped found the ... in the House, but later ran for governor of Ohio. As governor, Hayes pressed passionately for various reforms, especially in the mental hospitals, prisons, poor-relief bureaus, and the state's school system. He played an im...
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