In April 1873, white militia from Winn Parish joined in the Colfax Massacre in neighboring Grant Parish, putting down what they called a riot by freedmen as an aftermath to the disputed gubernatorial election of 1872.

The disputed gubernatorial election of 1872 increased political tensions in the state, especially as the outcome was unsettled for months.

The gubernatorial election of 1872 was disputed, leading to both parties ' certifying their slates of local officers.

The riot arose from the disputed gubernatorial election of 1872, finally determined in the favor of the Republican William Pitt Kellogg by the federal government.

In 1873, Grant Parish was the site of the Colfax massacre, caused by the political tension and violence arising from the disputed 1872 gubernatorial election and efforts by local whites to keep white supremacy.

This was in the tense aftermath of months of uncertainty following the disputed gubernatorial election of November 1872, when two parties declared victory at the state and local levels.

In the aftermath of the disputed gubernatorial election of 1872 in Louisiana, for instance, the competing governors each certified slates of local officers.

* September – In New Orleans, continuing political violence erupts related to the still-contested gubernatorial election of 1872.

In 1872 he ran for election to fill Tennessee's new at – large seat in the House of Representatives.

* 1873 – Susan B. Anthony is fined $ 100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

It is assumed that much of the money was used to bribe voters in the 1872 election.

Macdonald had sent the telegram to Allan six days before the 1872 election which read: " I must have another $ 10, 000.

Macdonald's control of Parliament was already tenuous following the 1872 election.

Grant's political opponents used the phrase Grantism, coined by Sen. Charles Sumner during the Presidential election of 1872, to describe the many corruption charges during the Grant Administration.

The three were acquitted on a technicality six months later, but the arrest prevented Woodhull from attempting to vote during the 1872 presidential election.

** U. S. presidential election, 1872: Ulysses S. Grant defeats Horace Greeley.

** Horace Greeley, President Ulysses S. Grant's opponent in the 1872 U. S. presidential election, dies.

The scandal hit epic proportions in the United States presidential election, 1872 which saw the re-election of Ulysses S. Grant and became the biggest scandal of the Gilded Age.

However, White clashed with Medill over the Presidential election of 1872.

Harrison ran an unsuccessful campaign in 1872 for election to the Forty-third Congress.

* How close was the 1872 election?

Category: United States presidential election, 1872

Not since the 1872 election had there been a major schism in the Republican party.

In the campaign of 1872, a group of wealthy New York Democrats pledged $ 10, 000 each to pay for the costs of promoting the election.

In the election of 1872, Democratic candidate Horace Greeley did in fact die before the meeting of the Electoral College, resulting in Democratic disarray ; the electors who were to have voted for Greeley split their votes across several candidates, including three votes cast for the deceased Greeley.

During the presidential election of 1872, the Democrats supported and subsequently nominated the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley.

Fairbanks ' first position was as an agent of the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reporting on political rallies for Horace Greeley during the 1872 presidential election.

Sheridan County was formed by the 1872 – 1873 territorial legislature but was attached to McLean County for judicial purposes until the 1908 general election, when voters decided to split Sheridan from McLean County entirely.

Windom was declared the county seat in the 1872 general election and a proclamation was signed by the governor.

A petition for incorporation was filed in District Court on June 11, 1872 with an election subsequently held in which there were 46 votes in favor and 16 votes against.

The first city election was held October 22, 1872, by order of Judge Hiram Stevens of the Tenth Judicial District, and resulted in the election of Mayor James Boyle.

Then, when the Spanish elections of 1872 resulted in government violence against Carlist candidates and a swing away from Carlism, the Carlist pretender, Carlos VII, decided that only force of arms could win him the throne.

Voting on November 4, 1872 resulted in dual governments, as a Fusionist-dominated returning board declared McEnery the winner while a faction of the board proclaimed Kellogg the winner.

Brusilov joined the Tver Dragoons in August, 1872, and was given command of a troop, but it was not long before his aptitude resulted in appointment as regimental adjutant.

This resulted in the forming of a Thames Municipality Committee in early 1872.

For an international commission of lawyers he prepared Draft Gistlines of an International Code ( 1872 ), the submission of which resulted in the organization of the international Association for the Reform and Codification of the Laws of Nations, of which he became president.

As early as January 1865 Sheffield FC was associated with scoring a goal through " scientific movements " against Nottingham A contemporary match report of November 1865 notes " We cannot help recording the really scientific play with which the Sheffield men backed each other up " Combination play by Sheffield players is also suggest in 1868: " a remarkably neat and quick piece of play on the part of K Smith, Denton and J Knowles resulted in a goal for Sheffield, the final kick being given by J. Knowles " Contemporary proof of passing occurs from at least January 1872.

These early discoveries of mercury-bearing ores did not become viable mercury producers until 1872, when the price of mercury and improved smelting methods resulted in the establishment of many mines in Lake and Napa counties.

The precarious nature of the economic conditions in the region resulted in several conflicts, including many strikes, conflicts and insurrections, such as the June 1872 event, that came to be known as the " A Pavorosa ".

Around 1872, the new Chesapeake & Ohio Railway was built along both sides of the narrow New River valley nearby creating a through route to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

Krøderbanen was opened in 1872 as a narrow gauge line.

His inability to form alliances and mollify the sometimes narrow and sectional interests of MLAs led to a loss of support, however, and in 1872 he resigned after losing a motion of no confidence following the Speech from the Throne.