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William Worth Belknap (September 22, 1829 – October 12, 1890) was a lawyer, Union Army officer, government administrator in Iowa, and the 30th United States Secretary of War, serving under President Ulysses S. Grant. Belknap was impeached on March 2, 1876, for his role in the trader post scandal but was acquitted by the Senate.
William Worth Belknap war ein US-amerikanischer Generalmajor, Jurist und der 30. Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten unter Präsident Ulysses S. Grant. Er war der einzige Kriegsminister, der seines Amtes aufgrund eines Amtsenthebungsverfahrens durch das Repräsentantenhaus enthoben wurde.
William Worth Belknap was an American military officer and public official. As secretary of war under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, he was accused of taking bribes and in 1876 was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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An impeachment trial for a secretary of war occupied much of the Senate’s time during May 1876. At issue was the behavior of William Belknap, war secretary in the administration of President Ulysses Grant.
The trader post scandal, or Indian Ring, took place during Reconstruction and involved Secretary of War William W. Belknap and his wives receiving kickback payments from a Fort Sill tradership contract.
2. Jan. 2024 · William W. Belknap. Belknap was President Grant’s fourth Secretary of War. He was accused of committing improprieties in administering government contracts. During the pendency of the House investigation, Belknap resigned his office on March 2, 1876.
Learn about the life and career of William W. Belknap, who served as Ulysses S. Grant's secretary of war from 1869 to 1876. Find out how he rose from a lawyer and a Civil War general to a controversial cabinet member and an impeachment target.
