Tag index

#Patronage

Events indexed under #Patronage — 4 entries in the record.

4 events From Mar 4, 1829 To Jan 13, 1862 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
1862-01-13Lincoln's Secretary of War Simon Cameron Resigns Amid Procurement Corruption and Contract Fraud Enabling Profiteering
Simon Cameron · Abraham Lincoln · Edwin M. Stanton · Alexander Cummings · +1
 confirmed
1838-11-01Swartwout Embezzles $1.2 Million, Exposing Spoils System Corruption
Samuel Swartwout · Andrew Jackson · Martin Van Buren · U.S. Treasury
confirmed
1833-09-26Jackson Removes Federal Deposits to "Pet Banks" Selected Through Political Patronage, Not Financial Merit
Andrew Jackson · Roger Taney · Louis McLane · William J. Duane · +2
confirmed
1829-03-04Andrew Jackson Inaugurates Spoils System, Replacing Merit with Political Loyalty
Andrew Jackson · Martin Van Buren · William Marcy · Federal civil servants
confirmed