Jesse D. Bright

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Jesse Bright
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 (1812-12-18)December 18, 1812 Norwich, New York, U.S.
Died	May 20, 1875(1875-05-20) (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.