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Rutherford B. Hayes
(1822–93), the
19th President of the United States
. After 20
electoral votes
in the
election of 1876
were disputed, the U.S. government established an
Electoral Commission
which awarded the votes to Hayes, a
Republican
. The
Democrats
began a
filibuster
to block Hayes' appointment, but after an
unwritten compromise
, on 2 March 1877 the filibuster ended; Hayes was sworn in as president two days later.
Photo:
Mathew Brady
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