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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 (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.
- 1861 (Militia), 1861–1865 (Army)
- Alphonso Taft
18. Apr. 2024 · Apr. 17, 2024, 5:49 AM ET (CNN) William Worth Belknap (born September 22, 1829, Newburgh, New York, U.S.—died October 13, 1890, Washington, D.C.) was an American military officer and public official who served with distinction in the Union army during the American Civil War.
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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.
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.
May 1876. 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. A former Iowa state legislator and Civil War general, Belknap had held his cabinet post for nearly eight years.
William Worth Belknap 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.
