Ulysses S. Grant
(March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877)

Born: April 27, 1822
Died: July 23, 1885

Political Party: Republican
Previous Occupation: Soldier

Elected From: Illinois
Vice President: Schuyler Colfax (1869-73); Henry Wilson (1873-75)
Cabinet Members: view list

Other Government Positions:
· None


Inaugural Address: 1869, 1873
Biography: view

Presidential Highlights:
· Allowed the Freedmen's Bureau to expire.

· In 1872, approved a general amnesty for the South (restored the political rights of most of the former Confederates).

· Approved the Klu Klux Klan Act (imposed martial law in areas controlled by the Klu Klux Klan).

· Approved the Civil Rights Act of 1873 (attempted to end discrimination against blacks in public accommodations, such as: trains, buses, hotels, restaurants, etc.).

· Vetoed the Greenback Bill (would have increased the amount of currency in circulation). This veto increased economic uncertainty. Deflation spread across the country.

Presidential Election:
1868
Ulysses S. Grant214
Horatio Seymour80
(Votes Not Cast)23

1872
Ulysses S. Grant286
Thomas A. Hendricks42
B. Gratz Brown18
Charles J. Jenkins2
David Davis1
Horace Greeley0
(Votes Not Cast)17

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