1 Samuel Livermore was elected Feb. 20, 1795, but declined. 2 Vice President Gerry died in preceding Congress. Continuing from preceding session; elected Mar. 6, 1817 (special session of the Senate). 4Special session of the Senate. Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, was first elected on the same day, but declined to serve. Littleton W. Tazewell, of Virginia, was first elected, but declined to serve. 7 Continuing from preceding session. Special session of the Senate. Resigned as President pro tempore May 31, 1842. • Served as President pro tempore 1 day, under designation by the Vice President. 10 Resigned as President pro tempore Dec. 20, 1852. 11 For 1 day only. 12 Continued from preceding Congress. 13 Served June 5, 1856; resigned June 11, 1856. 14 Served Jan. 5, 1856. 15 Special session of the Senate. served until Mar. 2, 1867. 16 Special session of the Senate. 17 Reelected. Elected "to serve in the absence of the Vice President" and Resigned Mar. 3, 1883. 18 Resigned, effective Feb. 26, 1887. 19 Resigned as President pro tempore, effective Mar. 2, 1891. 20 Resigned as President pro tempore Mar. 22, 1893. 21 Resigned as President pro tempore Jan. 10, 1895. 22 Resigned as President pro tempore Apr. 27, 1911. 23 Elected to serve Dec. 4 to 12, 1911. 24 Elected to serve Jan. 15 to 17, Mar. 11 and 12, Apr. 8, May 10, May 30 to June 3, June 13 to July 5, Aug. 1 to 10, and Aug. 27 to Dec. 15, 1912; Jan. 5 to 18 and Feb. 2 to 15, 1913. 26 Elected to serve Feb. 12 to 14, Apr. 26 and 27, May 7, July 6 to 31, Aug. 12 to 26, 1912; Dec. 16, 1912, to Jan. 4, 1913; Jan 19 to Feb. 1 and Feb. 16 to Mar. 3, 1913. 26 Elected to serve Mar. 25 and 26, 1912. 27 Elected to serve May 25, 1912. 28 Died Oct. 1, 1916. 29 Died Nov. 10, 1940. 30 Died June 22, 1941. 91 Died Jan. 21, 1971. 92 Died July 27, 1972. 33 Elected to serve for one day only (Dec. 5, 1980). 798.3 798.5 This office was established by S. Res. 17, 95-1, agreed to Jan. 10, 1977 (effective Jan. 5, 1977). The resolution provided that "[a]ny Member of the Senate who has held the Office of President of the United States or Vice President of the United States shall be a Deputy President pro tempore". 2 Died Jan. 13, 1978. 3S. Res. 90, 100-1, agreed to Jan. 28, 1987, provided that in addition to Senators who hold the Office of Deputy President pro tempore under authority of S. Res. 17, 95-1, any other Member of the Senate designated by Senate resolution shall hold the office at the pleasure of the Senate during the 100th Congress. Senator Mitchell was so designated by S. Res. 91, agreed to 1 Development of this office started in 1963 upon adoption of S. Res. 232 and S. Res. 238, making Senator Metcalf Permanent Acting President pro tempore from Dec. 9, 1963, until meeting of the second regular session of the 88th Congress. On Feb. 7, 1964, S. Res. 296 was adopted authorizing Senator Metcalf "to perform the duties of the Chair as Acting President pro tempore until otherwise ordered by the Senate." 2 Died Jan. 12, 1978. [799] SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE FIRST CONGRESS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION OF SENATORS Under Article I, section 3, clause 2, of the Constitution of the United States, relating to the classification of Senators in the First and succeeding Congresses, it was provided that, "Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first election they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, and of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one-third may be chosen every second year." The classification of the Senators of the First Congress was made in accordance with this provision by lot. The following table shows the classes to which the Senators of the First Congress, and from States subsequently admitted into the Union, were severally assigned, and the succession in each State to the beginning of the first session of the One hundred third Congress. TERMS OF SENATORS Technically, pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, ratified January 23, 1933, the terms of Members of the Senate commence at noon on the third day of January and end six years later at noon on the third day of January. In view of the impracticality of dealing with split days, however, it has been the long established practice for payment of salaries, computation of allowances, and recording of service to credit a Member for the full day of the third of January and to consider the term as ended at the close of business on the second of January six years later. Accordingly, the service TABLE OF SENATORS FROM THE FIRST CONGRESS 1 Retired from the Senate Jan. 21, 1861. Seat declared vacant Mar. 14, 1861. Vacancy from Jan. 21, 1861, to June 25, 1868, because of Civil War. By legislature, to fill vacancy in term beginning Mar. 4, 1865. 3 Not sworn in until Jan. 15, 1872, because of protest. 4 By governor, to fill vacancy; not sworn. |