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A member of the United States Senate can resign by writing a letter of resignation to the governor of the state that the senator represents. Whenever a senator needs to be appointed or elected, the Secretary of the Senate mails one of three forms to the state's governor to inform them of the proper wording to certify the appointment of a new Senator. The first resignation from the Senate was that of William Paterson of New Jersey on November 13, 1790, who resigned in order to accept the office of Governor of New Jersey. His resignation was only the third time a person ceased to hold a seat in the Senate, which had first convened during the preceding year, 1789. The earlier ones resulted from the death of Senator William Grayson of Virginia, and the expiration of the term of the temporary senator John Walker of Virginia, who was appointed by the Governor of Virginia to hold that office until a successor could be elected in November. Before 1796, eight senators resigned. Nine senators resigned during that year – a record high number that stands to this day. Most resignations were motivated either by declining health or a decision to accept another office. Four of the signers of the Constitution (William Samuel Johnson, Pierce Butler, Rufus King, and Charles Pinckney) and four signers of the Declaration of Independence (Charles Carroll, George Read, Richard Lee, and Thomas McKean) have resigned from the Senate. Sixteen persons have resigned from the Senate twice and two have resigned three times. == List of resignations by date == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Resignation from the United States Senate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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