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Ousted From Senate:
December 2, 1793 -- Upon taking his seat in the United States Senate, Gallatin becomes quickly concerned over the fiscal accountability of the United States Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Gallatin speaks his concerns and by doing so he insults Hamilton and other Federalists. They, in turn, work on a plan to remove Gallatin from the Senate. Gallatin they explained, had not, as required by the Constitution, been nine Years a Citizen of the United States when elected to the Senate. Although he had been living in the United States since 1780, Gallatin did not take his Oath of Allegiance until October of 1785. Ruled ineligible by a partisan vote of fourteen to twelve, Gallatin left the Senate and rejoined the Pennsylvania Assembly. Gallatin therefore, bears the distinction of being the first Senator to be removed form the United States Congress. |