The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . s a of the town. 1S2S. Mayor. l830-34. Elected to State Legislative, 1835^ re-elected 1839. Elected to State Senate, 1841. Member of Congress. lS43-53, ElectedGovernor of Tennessee. 1853, and U. S. Senator. 1857. Strong Union man at opening ofCivil IKar. Appointed Military Governor of Tennessee. iS62-64. Elected Became President of the United States on the assassination of President Lincoln,April \^, 1865. The hostility hetzoeen tlie President and t/ie party t

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The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . s a of the town. 1S2S. Mayor. l830-34. Elected to State Legislative, 1835^ re-elected 1839. Elected to State Senate, 1841. Member of Congress. lS43-53, ElectedGovernor of Tennessee. 1853, and U. S. Senator. 1857. Strong Union man at opening ofCivil IKar. Appointed Military Governor of Tennessee. iS62-64. Elected Became President of the United States on the assassination of President Lincoln,April \^, 1865. The hostility hetzoeen tlie President and t/ie party that elected him began in1866, and resulted in his being impeached, Feb., 1868. On his trial before the High Court ofImpeachment, the votes of the Court were taken in May on three of the eleven articles, whichresulted in ?i^ for conviction to ig against. //•• zoas, therefore, acquitted o>t these, a two-thirdsvote being necessary to convict, and the vote on the remainder was indefinately U. S. Senator, 1S74. Died July ?i\, 1875. President of the Senate, L. S. ?f--^^^^

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