Impeachment of President Johnson
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
impeachment |
| gptkbp:endDate |
May 26, 1868
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| gptkbp:firstUSPresidentialImpeachment |
true
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Impeachment of President Johnson
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| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:mainCharge |
violation of the Tenure of Office Act
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| gptkbp:numberOfArticles |
11
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| gptkbp:presidedBy |
gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkb:United_States_Senate gptkb:Reconstruction_Era gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton gptkb:Tenure_of_Office_Act |
| gptkbp:result |
acquittal
Johnson remained in office |
| gptkbp:startDate |
February 24, 1868
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| gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
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| gptkbp:voteInSenate |
35 guilty, 19 not guilty
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| gptkbp:votesNeededToConvict |
36
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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