Lucy Webb Hayes

Political Wife

Birthday August 18, 1831

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Chillicothe, OH

DEATH DATE Jun 25, 1889 (57)

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About

First Lady of the United States and wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes. She is responsible for starting the tradition of conducting an Easter egg roll on the White House lawn.

Before Fame

She was enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University and a Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority member.

Trivia

She was the first First Lady to have graduated college.

Family Life

She and her husband had four sons and one daughter together.

Associated With

She was the wife of Rutherford B. Hayes.