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1872 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1872nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 872nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1872, the ...
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
The 1872 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1872. Incumbent governor John W. Geary , a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate John F. Hartranft defeated Democratic candidate Charles R. Buckalew to become Governor of Pennsylvania .
In the Gregorian calendar, the standard calendar in most of the world, [6] almost every fourth year is a leap year. Each leap year, the month of February has 29 days instead of 28. Adding one extra day in the calendar every four years compensates for the fact that a period of 365 days is shorter than a tropical year by almost six hours. [7]
September 22 – Garrett Davis, U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1861 to 1872 (born 1801) October 10 – William H. Seward , United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 (born 1801 ) November 5 – Thomas Sully , portrait painter (born 1783 in Great Britain )
1872 Pennsylvania elections (4 P) Pages in category "1872 in Pennsylvania" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect ...
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