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In the [[United States presidential election, 1872|1872 presidential election]], Trumbull opposed re-electing President Grant and joined the Liberal Republican Party<ref name=britannicabio/> spearheaded by [[Charles Sumner]] and [[Horace Greeley]]. Greeley failed to defeat Grant when heading the party ticket for the general election, and Trumbull retired at the end of his third Senate term.
In the [[United States presidential election, 1872|1872 presidential election]], Trumbull opposed re-electing President Grant and joined the Liberal Republican Party<ref name=britannicabio/> spearheaded by [[Charles Sumner]] and [[Horace Greeley]]. Greeley failed to defeat Grant when heading the party ticket for the general election, and Trumbull retired at the end of his third Senate term.
===Other===
In 1871, Trumbull advocated creating a [[national park]] at Yellowstone in [[Wyoming]].<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> Legislation enacting such was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Grant the following year.
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