Footnotes for the Sessions of the
2nd Congress, 1791-1793

session type convened adjourned President pro Tempore
of the Senate		 Speaker of the House
of Representatives
SpecialSENATE4 March 1791same daynone- - - -

This Special Session of the SENATE was called by President George Washington via executive Proclamation issued on 1 March 1791; no President pro Tempore was elected by the Senate, as Vice President John Adams presided over the one-day session.

1stlong24 October 17918 May 1792Lee, Richard Henry
(Opp.- Virginia)		Trumbull, Jonathan
(Adm.- Connecticut)
2ndshort5 November 17922 March 1793Langdon, J.
(returning)		Trumbull
 

   

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Related information:
Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States
A Brief History of Congressional Leadership

 
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