Thomas White Ferry, or T.W. Ferry, was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and acting Vice President of the United States from Michigan. He was one of four United States senators from Michigan to have served as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, and Ferry is the only U.S. senator from Michigan to hold the position for multiple Congresses.
Thomas W. Ferry
Thomas's birthplace, Old Mission House on Mackinac Island.
The 1877 Electoral Commission which Ferry presided over as Acting Vice President. He can be seen in the lower left of this picture.
Ferry's grave
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the vice president. According to Article One, Section Three of the United States Constitution, the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate, and the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in the vice president's absence.
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
John Tyler is the only Senate president pro tempore to later become President of the United States.
Hubert Humphrey (D-Minnesota) was the first deputy president pro tempore in 1977–1978.
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), former president pro tempore, and current president pro tempore emeritus
