Samuel Lewis Southard | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office March 11, 1841 – May 31, 1842 | |
| Preceded by | William R. King |
| Succeeded by | Willie Person Mangum |
| United States Senator from New Jersey | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – June 26, 1842 | |
| Preceded by | Mahlon Dickerson |
| Succeeded by | William L. Dayton |
| In office January 26, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | James J. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph McIlvaine |
| 10th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office October 26, 1832 – February 27, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Dumont Vroom |
| Succeeded by | Elias P. Seeley |
| 7th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office September 16, 1823 – March 4, 1829 | |
| President | James Monroe John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | Smith Thompson |
| Succeeded by | John Branch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Lewis Southard June 9, 1787 Basking Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 1842 (aged 55) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Congressional Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) National Republican (1825–1834) Whig (1834–1842) |
| Spouse | Rebecca Harrow |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
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Samuel Lewis Southard (June 9, 1787 – June 26, 1842) was a prominent American statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the tenth governor of New Jersey. He also served as President pro tempore of the Senate, and was briefly first in the presidential line of succession.