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David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807 – January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years.
- Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, Missouri, U.S.
Who was David Rice Atchison and on what basis could he claim to have been the president of the United States, even if for only one day? David Rice Atchison was a Missouri Democrat who served in the U.S. Senate from 1843 to 1855.
Although Ripley’s Believe It or Not hailed him as the famous “President for a Day,” Senator David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) of Missouri never actually held that position. He was, however, unanimously elected to serve as the Senate’s president pro tempore on August 8, 1846.
13 de ago. de 2017 · David Rice Atchison: U. S. President for a Day. August 13, 2017. 0. 975. David Atchison never campaigned for president, was not inaugurated and slept most of what some consider the most important day of his life-the day he was president.
18 de may. de 2018 · David Rice Atchison (1807-1886), American lawyer and politician, was a leading Democratic senator during the 1850s. He advocated many unpopular causes, and his career reflected the rough and tumble of frontier politics. David Atchison was born in Frogtown, near Lexington, Ky., on Aug. 11, 1807.
David Rice Atchison (11 de agosto de 1807 - 26 de enero de 1886) fue un senador demócrata estadounidense de Missouri de mediados del siglo XIX. Se desempeñó como presidente pro tempore del Senado de los Estados Unidos durante seis años.
A proponent of westward expansion and a prominent proslavery Democrat in the state of Missouri, David Rice Atchison led the call for slavery’s extension into the Kansas and Nebraska territories.
