William W. Belknap
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William W. Belknap was a 19th-century American politician and Union Civil War general who served as U.S. Secretary of War and resigned amid a major corruption scandal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
ⓘ
United States Secretary of War ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| accusation | accepting bribes ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1829-09-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Newburgh, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfResignation | corruption scandal involving traderships at Western forts ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1890-10-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1876-03-02 ⓘ |
| familyName | Belknap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Worth Belknap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| impeachedBy | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impeachmentOutcome | acquitted due to lack of two-thirds majority ⓘ |
| impeachmentYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brevet major general
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brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Belknap impeachment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of the U.S. War Department during Reconstruction ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeEndFor:United States Secretary of War | 1876-03-02 ⓘ |
| officeStartFor:United States Secretary of War | 1869-10-25 ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
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United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the Iowa House of Representatives ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Keokuk, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | John M. Schofield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | Iowa politics ⓘ |
| spouse |
Carita Tomlinson
NERFINISHED
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Cora LeRoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Belknap (first wife, name sometimes given as Cora or Ellen Lewis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1869-10-25 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Alphonso Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialBy | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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