He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate from December 1801 to December 1802 .
The Georgia legislature elected him as U.S. Senator in 1799 ( this was the practice until popular election in 1913 . )
He served as President pro tempore of the U.S. Senator     from December 1801 to December 1802 .
The Georgia legislature elected him as U.S. Senator in 1799 ( this was the practice until popular election in 1913 . )