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President [[Andrew Johnson]], a [[Tennessee]] Democrat who assumed the presidency following the assassination of Lincoln, angered congressional Republicans by pushing for lenient Reconstruction policies. After violating the Tenure of Office Act, an impeachment resolution was spearheaded by Radical Republicans against him.
 
President [[Andrew Johnson]], a [[Tennessee]] Democrat who assumed the presidency following the assassination of Lincoln, angered congressional Republicans by pushing for lenient Reconstruction policies. After violating the Tenure of Office Act, an impeachment resolution was spearheaded by Radical Republicans against him.
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Allison, who at the time did not own a house of his own, roomed with Sen. James W. Grimes.<ref name=bio/> A major difference between the two emerged when Allison voted to impeach Johnson while Grimes in the Senate opposed conviction. Despite such, the relationship between the two did not sever.<ref name=bio/>
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Allison, who at the time did not own a house of his own, shared a room with Iowa Sen. James W. Grimes.<ref name=bio/> A major difference between the two emerged when Allison voted to impeach Johnson while Grimes in the Senate opposed conviction. Despite such, the congressional pair's relationship did not sever.<ref name=bio/>
    
==References==
 
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