It was called the (1867) Tenure of Office Act. It was used as grounds for impeachment against President Johnson.
President Andrew Johnson.
President Johnson tried to fire the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton to test the Tenure of Office Act.
Johnson's attempt to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Lincoln's Secretary of War was Edwin M. Stanton. He had contested with Lincoln for the Republican nomination for President in 1860.
President Johnson tried to fire the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton to test the Tenure of Office Act.
He tried to replace Edward Stanton.
Congress was provoked to bring impeachment charges against Johnson because of his dismissal of the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. Andrew Johnson was the 17th U.S. President.
The new president was Andrew Johnson, but you might say that Lincoln's Cabinet, led by Stanton, Seward and Chase really took over.Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was impeached after he fired Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, violating the Tenure of Office Act.
Edwin M. Stanton was the Secretary of War under Lincoln that Johnson removed from office.
The date was February, 1868; the action was the dismissal of Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War.
President Andrew Johnson vetoed the Tenure of Office Act. It was, however, enacted over his veto in 1867, as a response to Johnson's attempt to suspend Edwin Stanton, his Secretary of War.