Political Party: Republican Terms: 1877-1881

Political Policies

  • Ended Reconstruction
  • Executive order to forbid the involvement of federal employees in political activities

Social Policies

  • Protected African Americans
  • Restricted Chinese immigration
  • Lockwood Bill, allowed female lawyers in the Supreme Court

Economic Policies

  • Supported the Panama Canal
  • Opposed inflation
  • Made federal dollars available for the South
  • Supported the gold standard