Grant Administration (1 h, mar 4, 1869 y – mar 4, 1877)

Description:

President: Ulysses S. Grant
Number: 18
Party: Republican
Home State: Ohio
Vice President: Schuyler Colfax (until 1973)
Henry Wilson (until 1875)

Prior Occupations (no prior offices):
Commanding General of the US Army (1864-69)

Nicknames: Useless
Unconditional Surrender Grant (due to his demand for as such during the Battle of Fort Donelson in the Civil War)

Congressional Majority Parties (Senate / House)
41st Congress: Republican / Republican
42nd Congress: Republican / Republican
43rd Congress: Republican / Republican
44th Congress: Republican / Democrat

Chief Justice: Salmon P. Chase (1869 - 1873)
Morrison Waite

Notable Qualities: First president since Jackson to have served two full terms
Nearly ran for a third term

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