Uriah Tracy | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office May 14, 1800 – November 16, 1800 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Livermore |
| Succeeded by | John E. Howard |
| United States Senator fromConnecticut | |
| In office October 13, 1796 – July 19, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Chauncey Goodrich |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut'sAt-large congressional district | |
| In office April 8, 1793 – October 13, 1796 | |
| Preceded by | Zephaniah Swift |
| Succeeded by | Samuel W. Dana |
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| Born | (1755-02-02)February 2, 1755 Franklin, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | July 19, 1807(1807-07-19) (aged 52) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Lawyer,Politician |
Uriah Tracy (February 2, 1755 – July 19, 1807) was an American lawyer and politician fromConnecticut. He served in theUS House of Representatives (1793 to 1796) and theUS Senate (1796 to 1807). From May to November 1800, Tracy served asPresident pro tempore of the United States Senate.
Tracy was born inFranklin in theConnecticut Colony. In his youth, he received a liberal education.[1] His name is listed among those in acompany fromRoxbury that responded to theLexington Alarm at the beginning of theAmerican Revolutionary War. He later served in the Roxbury Company as aclerk.[1]
In 1778, Tracy graduated fromYale University, his contemporaries includingNoah Webster. He was admitted to the bar in 1781 and then practiced law inLitchfield for many years.
Tracy had five children with Susannah Bull; Sally, Susan, Julia, George and Caroline. All five would survive to adulthood. His daughter Sally was married to juristJames Gould.[2][3]
He served in the state legislature in 1788 to 1793 and in theUS House of Representatives from April 8, 1793 to October 13, 1796 after he had been chosen as aFederalist.[4]
He resigned his seat when he was elected to theUS Senate in place ofJonathan Trumbull Jr., who had resigned.[5]
He has the distinction of being the first member of Congress to be interred in theCongressional Cemetery.[1] His descendants include the mathematicianCurtis Tracy McMullen and the authorJeanie Gould.[6]
In 1803, he and several other New England politicians proposed secession of New England from the Union because of the growing influence of Jeffersonian Democrats that had been helped by theLouisiana Purchase, which they felt further diminished Northern influence.
Tracy died inWashington, D.C on July 19, 1807 at the age of 52, of a long illness which causeddropsy. He was buried atCongressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[7]
On October 25, 1807,Chauncey Goodrich was elected by theConnecticut General Assembly to serve the remaining portion of Tracy's term.[8]
His portrait, painted byRalph Earl, is in the collection of the Litchfield Historical Society in Litchfield, Connecticut.
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Connecticut 1796–1807 Served alongside:James Hillhouse | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's at-large congressional district April 8, 1793 – October 13, 1796 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President pro tempore of the United States Senate May 14, 1800 – November 16, 1800 | Succeeded by |
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