First elected on an anti-Masonic platform in 1833, he derived most of his influence from chairmanship of both the Ways and Means Committee and the Appropriations Committee.
This man is described as "a being darkly wise and rudely great" in the subtitle of a book about him by Ralph Korngold. First elected on an anti-Masonic platform in 1833, he derived most of his influence from chairmanship of both the Ways and Means Committee and the Appropriations Committee. A strong supporter of the Morill Tariff, he helped push through the first Confiscation Act and was one of only four representatives to vote against the Crittenden-Johnson resolution. He is more famous for beginning the impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson, as well as for helping to draft both the 14th Amendment and the Reconstruction Act. FTP, identify this Radical Republican, a representative from Pennsylvania.
This man is described as "a being darkly wise and rudely great" in the subtitle of a book about him by Ralph Korngold.
Thaddeus Stevens