From August 14, 1911 to March 3, 1913, the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate

President pro tempore of the United States Senate

The President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...

 for the 62nd Congress rotated among five individuals. The sitting Senate President pro tempore William P. Frye

William P. Frye

William Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in...

 resigned due to ill health on April 27, 1911. The Senate

United States Senate

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 at that time was split between progressive

Progressivism

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 Republicans

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, conservative

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 Republicans, and Democrats

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. Each put forth a candidate, and the ballots were deadlocked until August when a compromise was reached. Democratic candidate Augustus Bacon

Augustus Octavius Bacon

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 served as pro tempore for one day on August 14, 1911, and thereafter he and four Republicans rotated holding the seat for the remainder of the 62nd Congress.

President pro tempore	Term
William P. Frye William P. Frye William Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in...	February 7, 1896–April 27, 1911
Augustus O. Bacon Augustus Octavius Bacon Augustus Octavius Bacon was a U.S. politician. He served as a Democratic Party senator from Georgia.-Biography:...	August 14, 1911
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...	December 4–December 12, 1911
Augustus O. Bacon	January 15–January 17, 1912
Jacob H. Gallinger Jacob Harold Gallinger Jacob Harold Gallinger , was a United States Senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913.-Biography:...	February 12–February 14, 1912
Augustus O. Bacon	March 11–March 12, 1912
Frank B. Brandegee Frank B. Brandegee Frank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee....	March 25–March 26, 1912
Augustus O. Bacon	April 8, 1912
Jacob H. Gallinger	April 26–April 27, 1912 and May 7, 1912
Augustus O. Bacon	May 10, 1912
Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot "Slim" Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. He had the role of Senate Majority leader. He is best known for his positions on Meek policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles...	May 25, 1912
Augustus O. Bacon	May 30–June 3, 1912 and June 13–July 5, 1912
Jacob H. Gallinger	July 6–July 31, 1912
Augustus O. Bacon	August 1–August 10, 1912
Jacob H. Gallinger	August 12–August 26, 1912
Augustus O. Bacon	August 27–December 15, 1912
Jacob H. Gallinger	December 16, 1912 and January 4, 1913
Augustus O. Bacon	January 5–January 18, 1913
Jacob H. Gallinger	January 19–February 1, 1913
Augustus O. Bacon	February 2–February 15, 1913
Jacob H. Gallinger	February 16–March 3, 1913

External links

• List of Presidents Pro Tempore and their terms of office