Portrait of U.S. president and Ohio native Rutherford B. Hayes, ca. 1880-1889.Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Ohio and became the 19th President of the United States. He served one term as President from 1877-1881.Hayes died in Fremont, Ohio, on January 17, 1893 and was buried at his home, Spiegel Grove, next to his wife, Lucy.