Category: Presidents pro tempore of the US Senate

Categories: US Senate | United States, Politicians

This category contains profiles of Presidents pro tempore of the US Senate

The President pro tempore (also President pro tem), is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. According to the United States Constitution, the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate, despite not being a senator, and the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in his absence. Originally, the President pro tempore was appointed on an intermittent basis when the vice president was not present to preside over the Senate. Since 1890, the President pro tempore is the senior senator in the majority party and holds office continuously until the election of another President pro tempore.

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Joseph Anderson 05 Nov 1757 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 17 Apr 1837

Henry Anthony 01 Apr 1815 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States - 02 Sep 1884

David Atchison 11 Aug 1807 Frogtown, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 26 Jan 1886

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Augustus Bacon 20 Oct 1839 Bryan, Georgia, United States - 14 Feb 1914

Abraham Baldwin 22 Nov 1754 North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut - 04 Mar 1807

James Barbour 10 Jun 1775 Frascati, Virginia - 07 Jun 1842

Thomas Bayard 29 Oct 1828 Wilmington, Delaware - 28 Sep 1898

William Bingham 08 Apr 1752 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 06 Feb 1804

William Bradford 04 Nov 1729 Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - 06 Jul 1808

Stephen Bradley 20 Feb 1754 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut - 16 Dec 1830

Frank Brandegee 08 Jul 1864 New London, Connecticut, USA - 14 Oct 1924

Henry Bridges 09 Sep 1898 Pembroke, Washington, Maine, United States - 26 Nov 1961

Jesse Bright 18 Dec 1812 Norwich, New York, United States - 20 May 1875

John Brown 12 Sep 1757 Staunton, Augusta, Virginia - 29 Aug 1837

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Deator Carpenter 22 Dec 1824 Moretown, Washington, Vermont, United States - 24 Feb 1881

Lewis Cass 09 Oct 1782 Exeter, New Hampshire, United States - 17 Jun 1866

Daniel Clark 24 Oct 1809 Stratham, New Hampshire, USA - 02 Jan 1891

James Clarke 18 Aug 1854 Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States - 01 Oct 1916

William Crawford 24 Feb 1772 Amherst, Virginia - 15 Sep 1834

Albert Cummins 15 Feb 1850 Carmichaels, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Jul 1926

Charles Curtis 25 Jan 1860 Topeka, Kansas, USA - 08 Feb 1936

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David Davis 09 Mar 1815 Cecil, Maryland, United States - 26 Jun 1886

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James Eastland 28 Nov 1904 Doddsville, Mississippi, USA - 19 Feb 1986

George Edmunds 01 Feb 1828 Richmond, Vermont, USA - 27 Feb 1919

Allen Ellender 24 Sep 1890 Montegut, Louisiana, USA - 27 Jul 1972

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Thomas Ferry 10 Jun 1827 Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA - 13 Oct 1896

Benjamin Fitzpatrick 30 Jun 1802 Greensboro, Greene, Georgia, United States - 21 Nov 1869

Solomon Foot 19 Nov 1802 Cornwall, Addison, Vermont, United States - 28 Mar 1866

Lafayette Foster 22 Nov 1806 Franklin, New London, Connecticut, United States - 19 Sep 1880

Jesse Franklin 24 Mar 1760 Orange County, Virginia - 31 Aug 1823

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William Frye 02 Sep 1830 Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States - 08 Aug 1911

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John Gaillard 05 Sep 1765 Saint Stephen Parish, Province of South Carolina - 26 Feb 1826

Jacob Gallinger 28 Mar 1837 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada - 17 Aug 1918

Walter George 29 Jan 1878 Preston, Webster, Georgia, United States - 04 Aug 1957

Carter Glass 04 Jan 1858 Lynchburg, Virginia, USA - 28 May 1946

Andrew Gregg 10 Jun 1755 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania - 20 May 1835

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Isham Harris 10 Feb 1818 Franklin, Tennessee, United States - 08 Jul 1897

Byron Harrison 29 Aug 1881 Crystal Springs, Mississippi, USA - 22 Jun 1941

James Hillhouse 20 Oct 1754 Montville, New London, Connecticut Colony - 29 Dec 1832

John Howard 04 Jun 1752 Belvedere, Baltimore Co, Province of Maryland - 12 Oct 1827

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John Ingalls 29 Dec 1833 Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 16 Aug 1900

Ralph Izard abt 23 Jan 1742 Charleston, South Carolina - abt 30 May 1804

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William King 03 Jun 1863 Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States - 27 Nov 1949

William King 07 Apr 1786 Sampson, North Carolina, United States - 18 Apr 1853

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John Langdon 26 Jun 1741 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 18 Sep 1819

John Laurance 1750 Falmouth, Cornwall, England - 11 Nov 1810

Patrick Leahy 1940s

Richard Lee 20 Jan 1732 Stratford, Westmoreland Co, Virginia Colony - 19 Jun 1794

Samuel Livermore 15 May 1732 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 18 May 1803

Henry Lodge 12 May 1850 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 09 Nov 1924

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Nathaniel Macon 17 Dec 1757 Warrenton, North Carolina - 29 Jun 1837

Warren Magnuson 12 Apr 1905 Moorhead, Clay, Minnesota, United States - 20 May 1989

Charles Manderson 09 Feb 1837 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Sep 1911

Willie Mangum 10 May 1792 Durham Township, Orange, North Carolina, United States - 07 Sep 1861

James Mason 03 Nov 1798 Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 28 Apr 1871

Kenneth McKellar 29 Jan 1869 Dallas County, Alabama, USA - 25 Oct 1957

John Milledge 1757 Savannah, Georgia - 09 Feb 1818

George Moses 09 Feb 1869 Lubec, Maine, USA - 20 Dec 1944

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Key Pittman 15 Sep 1872 Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States - 10 Nov 1940

P cont.

George Poindexter 1779 Fredericksville Parish, Louisa, Virginia, United States - 05 Sep 1853

John Pope abt Feb 1773 Prince William, Colony of Virginia - 12 Jul 1845

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Matt Ransom 08 Oct 1826 Warren County, North Carolina - 08 Oct 1904

Jacob Read 1752 Charleston, South Carolina - 17 Jul 1816

James Ross 12 Jul 1762 Delta, Pennsylvania - 27 Nov 1847

Thomas Rusk 05 Dec 1803 Pendleton District, South Carolina, USA - 29 Jul 1857

Richard Russell 02 Nov 1897 Winder, Barrow, Georgia, United States - 21 Jan 1971

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Cornelius (Sale) Byrd 20 Nov 1917 North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States - 28 Jun 2010

Willard Saulsbury 17 Apr 1861 Georgetown, Sussex, Delaware, United States - 20 Feb 1927

Theodore Sedgwick 07 May 1746 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony - 24 Jan 1813

Ambrose Sevier 04 Nov 1801 Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States - 31 Dec 1848

John Sherman 10 May 1823 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States - 22 Oct 1900

Samuel Smith 27 Jul 1752 Carlyle, Pennsylvania - 22 Apr 1839

Samuel Southard 09 Jun 1787 Basking Ridge, New Jersey - 26 Jun 1842

John Stennis 03 Aug 1901 Kemper County, Mississippi, USA - 23 Apr 1995

Charles Stuart 25 Nov 1810 Waterloo (village), New York, USA - 19 May 1887

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Henry Tazewell 27 Nov 1753 Brunswick County, Virginia - 24 Jan 1799

Littleton Tazewell 17 Dec 1774 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia - 06 May 1860

Allen Thurman 13 Nov 1813 Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States - 12 Dec 1895

James Thurmond 05 Dec 1902 Edgefield, South Carolina, United States - 26 Jun 2003

Uriah Tracy 02 Feb 1755 Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony - 19 Jul 1807

John Tyler 29 Mar 1790 Greenway, Charles City County, Virginia, United States - 18 Jan 1862

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Arthur Vandenberg 22 Mar 1884 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - 18 Apr 1951

Joseph Varnum 29 Jan 1751 Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 21 Sep 1821

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Benjamin Wade 27 Oct 1800 Feeding Hills, Agawam, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Mar 1878

Hugh White 30 Oct 1773 Rowan, Province of North Carolina - 10 Apr 1840

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Milton Young 06 Dec 1897 Berlin, North Dakota, USA - 31 May 1983

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