DAVID RICE ATCHISON.  David Rice Atchison (1807–1886) was an American politician best remembered as the subject of a controversy over whether, as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, he technically served one day as U.S. President in 1849 when Zachary Taylor declined to be inaugurated on the Sabbath.

INK SIGNATURE OF DAVID RICE ATCHISON, SERVED ONE DAY AS U.S. PRESIDENT IN 1849

Ink signature of, “David R. Atchison,” on an album page also signed by Missouri U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), measuring 6.5 by 2.5 inches, and in very fine condition with only toning.