How tall is Rutherford B. Hayes?

Rutherford B. Hayes's listed height was 174 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 65% of men in the United States.

Where 174 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1822 (average 171.1 cm).

About Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. He was born on 4 October 1822 in Delaware, Ohio. He served as Cincinnati's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861 and was known as an abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings.

At the start of the Civil War, Hayes joined the Union army. He was wounded five times, most seriously at the Battle of South Mountain in 1862, and rose to the rank of brevet major general. He served in Congress from 1865 to 1867 and as governor of Ohio, with terms from 1868 to 1872 and from 1876 to 1877. A Republican, he won the nomination in 1876 and defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden after a Congressional Commission awarded him 20 contested electoral votes.

Hayes stood a listed 174 cm (5'9"). As president he made modest civil service reforms, vetoed the Bland-Allison Act of 1878 and appointed John Marshall Harlan to the U.S. Supreme Court. He died on 17 January 1893.

Frequently asked

How tall is Rutherford B. Hayes in feet and inches? Rutherford B. Hayes was 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

Is Rutherford B. Hayes tall for men in the United States? At 174 cm he was taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1822, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• Rutherford B. Hayes on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Rutherford B. Hayes on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 174 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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