William Worth Belknap was a lawyer, Union Army officer, government administrator in Iowa, and the 30th United States secretary of war, serving under President Ulysses S. Grant. Belknap was impeached on March 2, 1876, for his role in the trader post scandal but was acquitted by the Senate. Belknap was the first cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be impeached.

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Occupation: military officer, lawyer, politician
Position held: United States Secretary of War, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Citizenship: United States
Born: September 22, 1829
Died

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William W. Belknap

Union Army general (1829-1890)

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About William W. Belknap

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Occupation: military officer, lawyer, politician
Position held: United States Secretary of War, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Citizenship: United States
Born: September 22, 1829
Died

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October 12, 1890, October 13, 1890

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