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The 1872 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to represent the state in the Electoral College , which chose the president and vice president .
The 13th Texas Legislature met from January 14 to June 4, 1873 in its regular session. All members of the Texas House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Texas Senate were elected in 1872.
Grant thus became the only president to serve two full, consecutive terms between Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) and Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921). Additionally, he is one of only four Republican presidents to have served two full terms in office, the others being Dwight D. Eisenhower , Ronald Reagan , and George W. Bush .
In March 1869, President Grant made it known he desired the Tenure of Office Act (1867) repealed, stating it was a "stride toward a revolution in our free system". The law prevented the president from removing executive officers without Senate approval. Grant believed it was a major curtailment to presidential power. [20]
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the 1868 election, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
Only former president in the Senate Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson: 1949–1961 Senate minority leader 1953–1955 Senate majority leader 1955–1961 Resigned to become vice president Virginia: James Monroe: 1790–1794 First former senator to become president John Tyler: 1827–1836 Only former president pro tempore to become president
1872 presidential election results. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Red denotes states won by Grant. The other colors denote electoral votes for various members of the Liberal Republican and Democratic parties; Greeley did not receive electoral votes because he died after the election. Senate elections; Overall control
For instance, when Tomás Frías became President of Bolivia in 1872, Grant stressed the importance of maintaining good relations between Bolivia and the US. [345] He had an idealist side to his foreign policy. For instance, Grant appointed a Jewish lawyer, Benjamin F. Peixotto, U.S. Consul in Bucharest, in response to the Romanian persecution ...