Jesse Bright | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office June 12, 1860 – June 26, 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Fitzpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Fitzpatrick |
| In office June 11, 1856 – January 6, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Stuart |
| Succeeded by | James M. Mason |
| In office December 5, 1854 – June 9, 1856 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Cass |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Stuart |
| United States Senator from Indiana | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – February 5, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Smith White |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Wright |
| Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office December 6, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |
| Governor | James Whitcomb |
| Preceded by | Samuel Hall |
| Succeeded by | Paris 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 December 18, 1812 Norwich, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 1875 (aged 62) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jesse D Bright". IHB. December 7, 2020.