Uriah Tracy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Uriah Tracy was an American politician, born in Franklin, Connecticut, February 2, 1755; died in Washington, D. C., July 19, 1807. He graduated Yale (where contemporaries included Noah Webster) in 1778, was admitted to the bar in 1781, and practiced law in Litchfield for many years. He served in the state legislature in 1788-1793, and in United States Congress from 1793-1796, having been chosen as a Federalist. At the latter date he was elected to the United States Senate in place of Jonathan Trumbull, who had resigned, Tracy serving until the time of his death.

Preceded by: Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	Class 3 Senators of Connecticut 1797-1807	Succeeded by: Chauncey Goodrich
Preceded by: Samuel Livermore	President pro tempore of the United States Senate May 14, 1800–November 16, 1800	Succeeded by: John E. Howard

Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate

Langdon • Lee • Langdon • Izard • H Tazewell • Livermore • Bingham • Bradford • Read • Sedgwick • Laurance • Ross • Livermore • Tracy • Howard • Hillhouse • Baldwin • Bradley • Brown • Franklin • Anderson • Smith • Bradley • Milledge • Gregg • Gaillard • Pope • Crawford • Varnum • Gaillard • Barbour • Gaillard • Macon • Smith • L Tazewell • White • Poindexter • Tyler • W R King • Southard • Mangum • Sevier • Atchison • W R King • Atchison • Cass • Bright • Stuart • Bright • Mason • Rusk • Fitzpatrick • Bright • Fitzpatrick • Foot • Clark • Foster • Wade • Anthony • Carpenter • Anthony • Ferry • Thurman • Bayard • Davis • Edmunds • Sherman • Ingalls • Manderson • Ransom • Harris • Frye • (Special: Bacon • Curtis • Gallinger • Brandegee • Lodge) • Clarke • Saulsbury • Cummins • Moses • Pittman • W H King • Harrison • Glass • McKellar • Vandenberg • McKellar • Bridges • George • Hayden • Russell • Ellender • Eastland • Magnuson • Young • Magnuson • Thurmond • Stennis • Byrd • Thurmond • Byrd • Thurmond • Byrd • Stevens Emeritus: Thurmond • Byrd