Second inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
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The second inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as the 18th President of the United States
took place on March 4, 1873. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second four-year term of Ulysses S. Grant
as President and the partial term of Henry Wilson
as Vice President
. Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chase
administered the Oath of office. This was one of the coldest inaugurations in US history, and the inaugural ball ended early when the food froze.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
took place on March 4, 1873. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second four-year term of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
as President and the partial term of Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
as Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
. Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
Salmon P. Chase
Salmon P. Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members...
administered the Oath of office. This was one of the coldest inaugurations in US history, and the inaugural ball ended early when the food froze.