Local Lawyer Faced with Pivotal Impeachment Vote

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Kevin Hemstock

(The Second of Two Parts. Read Part 1 here.) The second week of March 1868, following George Vickers’s election to the U.S. Senate, was very cold. In fact, the Chester River was still frozen. As a consequence, the ice-breaker Chesapeake … Continue reading Local Lawyer Faced with Pivotal Impeachment Vote

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In 1868, Local Man Elected to Senate in Time for First Impeachment

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Kevin Hemstock

(The First of Two Parts) The impeachment of Donald Trump isn’t that much different than the nation’s first impeachment, that of President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Johnson was acquitted by the U.S. Senate, in part thanks to George Vickers, a … Continue reading In 1868, Local Man Elected to Senate in Time for First Impeachment

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Local Lawyer Faced with Pivotal Impeachment Vote

In 1868, Local Man Elected to Senate in Time for First Impeachment