The Radical Republicans saw Johnson as a man that was being accused of high crimes and misdemeanor. They came to Stanton's support and the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson
Horace Porter and Orville Babcock lived in the White House and served as Grant's secretaries. Both were army officers who had gone to West Point with Grant
Not three levels, three branches the three branches were/are: the executive (president), the legislative (Congress) and judicial (Sumpreme and inferior circut courts)
On January 20, 1862, US President Lincoln removed Simon Cameron as his Secretary of War and replaced him with Edwin M. Stanton. In Lincoln's view Cameron had been an unsuccessful man. Lincoln had awarded him his position for political reasons. It was Cameron's reward for bringing Pennsylvania to Lincoln's column in the election. Also, Cameron seemed to have his own ideas on how to run the military. He caused himself to embarrass Lincoln and managed to be censored by the House of Representatives. Complaints of scandals and corruption were present in the War Department. Lincoln eased him out of office by appointing him as minister to Russia. This placed him well enough away to avoid any problems. As an aside, the tyrannical Russian government supported the Union in the war.
Immediately before becoming President, Lincoln was working as Lawyer. He also served one term as a Illinois Representative, in the House of Representatives, as well as, 4 terms as a State Representative, in Illinois.
Johnson's attempt to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Edwin M. Stanton was the Secretary of War under Lincoln that Johnson removed from office.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
F.d.r
The House voted 126 to 47 in favor of the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.
That would be the Secretary of State __________ No, it would be the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
If both the President and Vice-President are removed from office, the job passes to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, followed by the President pro tempore, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General.
President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives, but not removed from office by the Senate.
F.d.r
The US presidential line of succession is as follows. After president it is Vice President, or Speaker of House, or President pro tempore of the Senate, or Secretary of State, or Secretary of treasury, secretary of defense, or Attorney General in that order.
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 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.