President Andrew Johnson was accused of violating the Tenure of Office Act by removing the Secretary of War from office. He was the first President to be impeached.
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Lincoln's successor, President Andrew Johnson, was impeached on February 24, 1868. The impeachment was primarily due to his violation of the Tenure of Office Act by attempting to remove Edwin M. Stanton, the Secretary of War, from his position. Johnson was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office, but the impeachment marked a significant moment in U.S. political history.
He violated the Tenure of Office act when he fired his Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton.
He tried to replace Edward Stanton.
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He romoved the secretary of war from his position without the approval of congress
The House of Representatives brought eleven articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, most related to the violation of the Tenure of Office Act that occurred when Johnson attempted to remove Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton from office.
Yes, President Andrew Johnson was involved with the tenure of Office Act. The Tenure of Office Act was a direct response from Congress to President Johnson's attempt to suspend his Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, because of political differences.
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.
Johnson broke the law of the "Tenure of Office Act", which he felt was unconstitutional by replacing his Secretary of War with someone else. It seems that the Tenure of Office Act was intended to keep his Secretary of War in office, so Johnson's defiance of the Act was particularly 'flying in the face' of Congress' laws. Plus, Johnson was a southerner and was opposed to the acts of the very Republican Congress. The Senate failed by one vote to convict Johnson, so he was acquitted, and remained in office.