Re-election of Ulysses Grant as US President

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

Dates

Date of occurrence 1872-11-05

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United States (Location)

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In the American presidental election, Ulysses S. Grant, the Republican candidate, is re-elected as President with 286 electoral votes. He defeats Horace Greeley, of the break-away Liberal Republican party, who only gains 62 votes and dies on 30th November, soon after the death of his wife.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Re-election of Ulysses Grant as US President". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18622, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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