| LC control no. | n 86816084 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bright, Jesse D. (Jesse David), 1812-1875 |
| See also | Indiana. Lieutenant Governor (1843-1845 : Bright) |
| Birth date | 18121218 |
| Death date | 18750520 |
| Place of birth | Norwich (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Baltimore (Md.) |
| Affiliation | Indiana. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lieutenant governors Lawyers Judges |
| Found in | nuc86-1127: His Speech of Hon. Jesse D. Bright ... [MI] 1858 (hdg. on LCP rept.: Bright, Jesse David, 1812-1875; usage: Hon. Jesse D. Bright) Clark, D. Speech of Hon. Daniel Clark ... 1862: p. 3 (Jesse D. Bright) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, July 7, 2014 (Bright, Jesse David, a Senator from Indiana; born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812; moved with his parents to Madison, Ind., in 1820; attended the public schools; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind.; elected judge of the probate court of Jefferson County in 1834; United States marshal for the district of Indiana 1840-1841; member, State senate 1841-1843; lieutenant governor of Indiana 1843-1845; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1845; reelected in 1850 and 1856 and served from March 4, 1845, to February 5, 1862, when he was expelled for support of the rebellion; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-sixth Congresses; chairman, Committee on Enrolled Bills (Twenty-ninth Congress), Committee on Public Buildings (Twenty-ninth Congress), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Thirtieth Congress), Committee on Roads and Canals (Thirty-first through Thirty third Congresses), Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for election in 1863 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by his expulsion; moved to Carrollton, Ky., in 1863 and then to Covington, Ky.; member, State house of representatives 1866; president of the Raymond City Coal Co., 1871-1875; moved to Baltimore in 1874; died in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1875; interment in Greenmount Cemetery) |
| Associated language | eng |
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