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US House Speaker - Special Election
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> United States > U.S. House of Representatives > Speaker of the House
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| Office | Speaker |
| Type | Special Election |
| Filing Deadline | March 01, 1869 - 11:00am |
| Polls Open | March 03, 1869 - 12:05pm |
| Polls Close | March 03, 1869 - 12:10pm |
| Term Start | March 03, 1869 - 12:15pm |
| Term End | March 04, 1869 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modified | Chronicler September 02, 2007 09:17pm |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description | Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Speaker Colfax so he could prepare to be inaugurated as Vice President on the following day. Pomeroy served the shortest term as Speaker of the House.
Due to the press of business on the last day of the session, Pomeroy was unanimously elected. |
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