1872 Republican National Convention

1872 Republican National Convention
1872 presidential election
Nominees
Grant and Wilson
Convention
Date(s)June 5–6, 1872
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
VenueAcademy of Music
Candidates
Presidential nomineeUlysses S. Grant of Illinois
Vice-presidential nomineeHenry Wilson of Massachusetts
‹ 1868 · 1876 ›

The 1872 Republican National Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 5–6, 1872. President Ulysses S. Grant was unanimously nominated for reelection by the convention's 752 delegates. Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson replaced sitting Vice President Schuyler Colfax as the Republican vice presidential nominee.