The Last Years of Andrew Johnson's Life
OK, I did my research. From the New York Times on August 1, 1875:
Andrew Johnson, ex-President of the United States and member of the Senate from Tennessee, died at the house of his daughter, Mrs. W.R. Brown, near Elizabethtown, Carter County, Tenn., at 2 o'clock yesterday morning....[He evinced] his continued hold upon the popular heart by a subsequent election to the Senate in the teeth of a bitter personal and political opposition....
On the expiration of his term, in March, 1869, he retired to his home at Greenville, Tenn. In 1870 he was a candidate for the United States Senate, but was defeated by two votes...
Don't forget that Senators were elected by state legislatures at this time.
...in 1872 he was defeated on independent nomination for Congress. He came again into public life, however, in the beginning of the present year, being elected to the United States Senate by the Tennessee Legislature after an exciting contest, receiving on the fifty-fifth ballot fifty-two votes, which was only four more than was necessary for a choice....
Also, don't forget that in these years, service as a Senator was not a full-time job. Although elected to the Senate, he probably never took his seat (I believe that the Senate's term would have started in December of that year, and he of course died in the summer.)
In the history of our nation, two Presidents have been impeached, but none has been convicted. Clinton wasn't even close to conviction, but Johnson was as close as you could get - a lot of close votes in the last years of his life. However, he won two out of three, so he must have worn white stockings.
After seven scoreless innings, Jermaine Dye singled home the only run in the eighth, and the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 1-0 Wednesday night to win their first title in 88 years....
After Chicago's 14-inning, 7-5 win that lasted a Series-record 5 hours, 41 minutes and ended at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, the crowd was more subdued at Minute Maid Park....
Close, but they got a cigar. (Cigars are happy in Kentucky, remember. This has nothing to do with Andrew Johnson or the White Sox, but I just thought I'd mention it for no apparent reason.)
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