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What president surprised everyone by turning reformer His efforts to persuade congress to reform the civil service resulted in the Pendleton act?
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The president who surprised everyone by turning reformer and advocating for civil service reform was Rutherford B. Hayes. His efforts to persuade Congress to pass the Pendleton Act in 1883 led to the establishment of a merit-based system for selecting and promoting government employees, as opposed to the previous practice of patronage or political favoritism.
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