Senate for the President to remove an officeholder whose appointment had been originally confirmed by the Senate . Johnson sought to oust Radical sympathizer , Secretary of War , Edwin M . Stanton in violation of the Act and named General Ulysses S . Grant to replace him . However , the Senate refused to confirm Johnson 's action . On February 21 , 1868 , challenging the constitutionality of the Tenure of Office Act , Johnson continued his defiance of Congress and named General Lorenzo Thomas as the new Secretary...











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