78th United States Congress
Senate

State (class)
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation
New Jersey (1)
William Warren Barbour (R)
Died November 22, 1943. Successor was appointed until an election.
Arthur Walsh (D)
November 26, 1943
Indiana (3)
Frederick Van Nuys (D)
Died January 25, 1944. Successor was appointed until an election.
Samuel D. Jackson (D)
January 28, 1944
Massachusetts (2)
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R)
Resigned February 3, 1944, to go on active duty in the US Army. Success was appointed until a special election.
Sinclair Weeks (R)
February 8, 1944
Oregon (2)
Charles L. McNary (R)
Died February 25, 1944. Successor was appointed and subsequently won special election
Guy Cordon (R)
March 4, 1944
Washington (3)
Homer Bone (D)
Resigned November 13, 1944, to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
Warren Magnuson (D)
December 14, 1944
Indiana (3)
Samuel D. Jackson (D)
Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term. Successor was elected.
William E. Jenner (R)
November 7, 1944
South Carolina (3)
Ellison Durant Smith (D)
Died November 17, 1944.
Wilton E. Hall (D)
November 20, 1944
New Jersey (1)
Arthur Walsh (D)
Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term. Successor was elected.
H. Alexander Smith (R)
December 7, 1944
Massachusetts (2)
Sinclair Weeks (R)
Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term. Successor was elected.
Leverett Saltonstall (R)
January 4, 1945

Question: What were the achievements of William Warren Barbour during his life? 
Answer: William Warren Barbour (R) served as Senate until November 22, 1943, then by Arthur Walsh (D) from November 26, 1943 and was succeeded by H. Alexander Smith (R), from December 7, 1944.