Jesse D. Bright

Jesse Bright
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
June 12, 1860 – June 26, 1860
Preceded byBenjamin Fitzpatrick
Succeeded byBenjamin Fitzpatrick
In office
June 11, 1856 – January 6, 1857
Preceded byCharles E. Stuart
Succeeded byJames M. Mason
In office
December 5, 1854 – June 9, 1856
Preceded byLewis Cass
Succeeded byCharles E. Stuart
United States Senator
from Indiana
In office
March 4, 1845 – February 5, 1862
Preceded byAlbert Smith White
Succeeded byJoseph A. Wright
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office
December 6, 1843 – March 4, 1845
GovernorJames Whitcomb
Preceded bySamuel Hall
Succeeded byParis C. Dunning
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office
1841–1843
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1867–1871
Personal details
Born
Jesse David Bright

(1812-12-18)December 18, 1812
Norwich, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 1875(1875-05-20) (aged 62)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Jesse David Bright (December 18, 1812 – May 20, 1875) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions.[1] He was the only senator from a Northern state to be expelled for being a Confederate sympathizer. As a leading Copperhead he opposed the Civil War.[2] He was frequently in competition with Governor Joseph A. Wright, the leader of the state's Republican Party.

  1. ^ Senate, United States Congress; Taft, George S.; Elections, United States Congress Senate Committee on Privileges and (1885). Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  2. ^ "Jesse D Bright". IHB. December 7, 2020.