John Bingham

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1868

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Bingham, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

   1868

   Role: Speaker on the amendment's equal protection language (January 1867)

   1. 1January 13, 1868 – October 16, 1868 · State LegislaturesRescissions and Validity

      States including Ohio, New Jersey, and Oregon rescinded their ratifications, but these actions did not invalidate the amendment.

   2. 2July 9, 1868 · State LegislaturesState Ratifications

      Twenty-eight states ratified the amendment by July 9, 1868, including Louisiana and South Carolina, which had previously rejected it.

   3. 3July 20, 1868 · State DepartmentCertification by Seward

      Secretary of State William H. Seward certified the amendment on July 20, 1868, assuming rescissions were invalid.

Sources

1. Equal Protection Clause Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-10