Sardis Birchard
Sardis Birchard | |
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1871 engraving by Alexander Hay Ritchie | |
| Born | January 15, 1801 Wilmington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 1874 (aged 73) Fremont, Ohio, U.S. |
| Burial place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Occupations | Merchant, property developer |
| Relatives | Rutherford B. Hayes (nephew) |
Sardis Birchard (January 15, 1801 – January 21, 1874) was an American property developer and merchant. He was an early supporter of his nephew Rutherford B. Hayes, who served as the 19th President of the United States.
Birchard was born in Vermont, and lived in Fremont, Ohio for much of his life, where he became a prominent businessman. His estate in Fremont, Spiegel Grove, passed to Hayes and his family after Birchard's death and is now the site of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. Birchard is the namesake of the Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County, which was founded by Hayes with funds from Birchard's estate.