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Washington, D.C. - The Members of the Electoral Commission Appointed to Adjudicate Upon the Disputed Points in the Presidential Election of November, 1876

Washington, D.C. - The Members of the Electoral Commission Appointed to Adjudicate Upon the Disputed Points in the Presidential Election of November, 1876/tiles/collection/4/4354.xml
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Date

1877-02-17

Artist

Mathew B. Brady

Publisher

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Dimensions

10 1/2 × 16 in. (26.7 × 40.6 cm)

Accession Number

2005.218.006

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The 15 men shown in this print were selected from the Supreme Court, Senate, and House of Representatives to determine who won the disputed presidential election of 1876. The contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden ended in confusion—Tilden unquestionably won the popular vote, but disputed electoral returns from Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, and Oregon, prevented a resolution. The electoral commission was established in early 1877, and the accompanying article provided brief biographies of each member.

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