John Covode (March 17, 1808 – January 11, 1871) was an American businessman and abolitionist politician. He served three terms in the United States House...
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Soon after, a one sentence resolution to impeach Johnson, written by John Covode, was presented to the House. The resolution read, Resolved, That Andrew...
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United States House Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Corruptions in Government (redirect from Covode Committee)
impeachment inquiry. It was also referred to as the Covode Committee after its chairman, John Covode of Pennsylvania. The committee was established March...
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James Buchanan (section Covode Committee)
chairman, Republican Rep. John Covode, was acting on a personal grudge stemming from a disputed land grant designed to benefit Covode's railroad company. The...
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Presidency of James Buchanan (section Covode committee)
nakedly partisan; they also charged its chairman, Republican Congressman John Covode, with acting on a personal grudge due to Buchanan's veto of a land grant...
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Alleged Corruptions in Government, known as the Covode Committee after its chairman, Rep. John Covode (R-PA), to investigate President James Buchanan...
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and Clam-Bake at Brushville, Long Island Addresses by Gov. Chase, Hon. John Covode, and Others". NY Times. October 25, 1860. Retrieved December 6, 2009...
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Buckland, U.S. Representative from Ohio Darius Couch, U.S. Army General John Covode, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania Edgar Cowan, U.S. Senator from...
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(R) John Covode (R) 40th (1867–1869) Oliver James Dickey (R) George W. Woodward (D) S. Newton Pettis (R) John Moffet (D) John R. Reading (D) John D. Stiles...
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Covodesville, Pennsylvania, Covode was the oldest son of John Covode, a U.S. congressman and staunch abolitionist. In his youth, George Covode was noted for his...
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Henry J. Heinz (redirect from Henry John Heinz)
Edwilda Heinz-Given (1871–1956) Clarence Henry Heinz (1873–1920) Howard Covode Heinz (1877–1941) Robert Eugene Heinz (1882–1882, lived about 1 month) Clifford...
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Confiscation Act in August, freeing slaves used for rebellion. In Missouri, John C. Frémont, the 1856 Republican nominee for president, exceeded his authority...
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(R) (since 2017) 12th district: Summer Lee (D) (since 2023) 13th district: John Joyce (R) (since 2019) 14th district: Guy Reschenthaler (R) (since 2019)...
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Impeachment inquiry in the United States (section Failed effort to launch an inquiry into John Tyler)
Corruptions in Government (also known as the "Covode Committee" after its chairman, Representative John Covode), to run an impeachment inquiry investigating...
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Ranking Member: John T. Deweese) Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John F. Benjamin; Ranking Member: Christopher C. Bowen) Judiciary (Chairman: John A. Bingham;...
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with Thomas, a one sentence resolution to impeach Johnson, written by John Covode, was referred to the House Select Committee on Reconstruction (which...
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impeachment, and Johnson was impeached, with Boutwell playing a role. After John Covode presented an impeachment resolution to the House on February 21, 1868...
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Engine at Dickinson College. Retrieved 13 March 2021. Dodds, A. John. "HONEST JOHN COVODE". Retrieved 12 March 2021. "IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGRATION". Newspapers...
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Titusville, Pennsylvania October 16–18, 1859: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry December 2, 1859 John Brown executed. December 5, 1859 – February 1,...
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with Thomas, a one-sentence resolution to impeach Johnson, written by John Covode (R– PA), was referred to the House Select Committee on Reconstruction...
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Grounds (Chairman: John Covode; Ranking Member: William Moore) Public Expenditures (Chairman: Calvin T. Hulburd; Ranking Member: John Coburn) Public Lands...
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(R-MI) Andrew Johnson (D-TN) Joseph A. Wright (D-IN) House members George W. Julian (R-IN) John Covode (R-PA) Daniel W. Gooch (R-MA) Moses Odell (D-NY)...
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Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701. Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed...
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Elections Database. Retrieved October 9, 2024. Greeley, Horace; Cleveland, John F. (1860). A Political Text-Book for 1860. New York, New York: The Tribune...
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Accounts (Chairman: John C. Mason) Agriculture (Chairman: William G. Whiteley) Claims (Chairman: Samuel S. Marshall) Commerce (Chairman: John Cochrane) District...
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district. John L. Dawson (Brownsville) Democratic March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 38th 39th Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. [data missing] John Covode (Lockport)...
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the sixth time in the last 40 years, with James Buchanan's victory over John C. Fremont and Millard Fillmore. They held almost a two-thirds majority in...
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Millard Fillmore, representing a coalition of "Know-Nothings" and Whigs, and John C. Frémont of the fledgling Republican Party. November 17, 1856: On the Sonoita...
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January 21, 1868, a one sentence resolution to impeach Johnson, written by John Covode, was referred to the Select Committee on Reconstruction. In the morning...
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active in local politics, and he ran unsuccessfully for Congress against John Covode in 1866. President Cleveland nominated Weir to replace the late James...
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