Samuel L. Southard

Samuel Lewis Southard
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office March 11, 1841 – May 31, 1842
Preceded by	William R. King
Succeeded by	Willie Person Mangum
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1833 – June 26, 1842
Preceded by	Mahlon Dickerson
Succeeded by	William L. Dayton
In office January 26, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	James J. Wilson
Succeeded by	Joseph McIlvaine
10th Governor of New Jersey
In office October 26, 1832 – February 27, 1833
Preceded by	Peter Dumont Vroom
Succeeded by	Elias P. Seeley
7th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office September 16, 1823 – March 4, 1829
President	James Monroe John Quincy Adams
Preceded by	Smith Thompson
Succeeded by	John Branch
Personal details
Born	Samuel Lewis Southard (1787-06-09)June 9, 1787 Basking Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 26, 1842(1842-06-26) (aged 55) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Congressional Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) National Republican (1825–1834) Whig (1834–1842)
Spouse	Rebecca Harrow
Education	Princeton University (BA)
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Samuel Lewis Southard (June 9, 1787 – June 26, 1842) was a prominent American statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the tenth governor of New Jersey. He also served as President pro tempore of the Senate, and was briefly first in the presidential line of succession.