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Rutherford B. Hayes: Terms
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In 1867 Hayes resigned from Congress to run for governor of Ohio. He was elected and served two terms from 1868 to 1872. He was primarily responsible for the ratification by Ohio of the 15th Amendment and for the establishment of the Ohio State University.
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Hayes had said before his election that he would not be a candidate for a second term. No one pressed him to change his mind. He stayed away from the nominating convention of 1880 and took no part in the campaign, though he approved of the candidate chosen—James A. Garfield.
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Hayes did not seek re-election in 1880, keeping his pledge that he would not run for a second term. He had, in his inaugural address, proposed a one-term limit for the presidency combined with an increase in the term length to six years.
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At the end of his term in 1880, Hayes declined a bid for re-election. Instead, he devoted the rest of his life to helping people, working to improve education for poor children and advocating prison reform.
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Rather than pursue a second term, Hayes decided to retire, maintaining his reputation for temperance, authority, and stability. Ultimately, it was Hayes's ability to compromise in order to help revitalize a floundering and factionalized nation that serves his real legacy.
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