Question: Who was the successor to the 83rd United States Congress senator born on December 19 , 1887 ?

text: 83rd United States Congress
Changes in membership -- Senate
See also : List of special elections to the United States Senate
The Eighty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1953, until January 3, 1955, during the last two weeks of the Truman administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 1950 U.S. Census. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
State ( class ) Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor 's formal installation
North Carolina ( 2 ) Willis Smith ( D ) Died June 26 , 1953 . Successor appointed July 10 , 1953 Alton Lennon ( D ) July 10 , 1953
New Hampshire ( 3 ) Charles W. Tobey ( R ) Died July 24 , 1953 . Successor appointed August 14 , 1953 Robert W. Upton ( R ) August 14 , 1953
Ohio ( 3 ) Robert A. Taft ( R ) Died July 31 , 1953 . Successor appointed November 10 , 1953 Thomas A. Burke ( D ) November 10 , 1953
Nebraska ( 2 ) Dwight Griswold ( R ) Died April 12 , 1954 . Successor appointed April 16 , 1954 Eva Bowring ( R ) April 16 , 1954
North Carolina ( 3 ) Clyde R. Hoey ( D ) Died May 12 , 1954 . Successor appointed May 12 , 1954 and then elected November 2 , 1954 Sam Ervin ( D ) June 5 , 1954
Wyoming ( 2 ) Lester C. Hunt ( D ) Died June 19 , 1954 . Successor appointed June 24 , 1954 Edward D. Crippa ( R ) June 24 , 1954
Nebraska ( 1 ) Hugh A. Butler ( R ) Died July 1 , 1954 . Successor appointed July 3 , 1954 Samuel W. Reynolds ( R ) July 3 , 1954
South Carolina ( 2 ) Burnet R. Maybank ( D ) Died September 1 , 1954 . Successor appointed September 6 , 1954 Charles E. Daniel ( D ) September 6 , 1954
Nevada ( 3 ) Pat McCarran ( D ) Died September 28 , 1954 . Successor appointed October 1 , 1954 Ernest S. Brown ( R ) October 1 , 1954
Nebraska ( 1 ) Samuel W. Reynolds ( R ) Did not run in the special election to fill seat . Successor elected November 2 , 1954 Roman Hruska ( R ) November 8 , 1954
Nebraska ( 2 ) Eva Bowring ( R ) Did not run in the special election to fill seat . Successor elected November 2 , 1954 Hazel Abel ( R ) November 8 , 1954
New Hampshire ( 3 ) Robert W. Upton ( R ) Lost special election to fill seat . Successor elected November 2 , 1954 Norris Cotton ( R ) November 8 , 1954
North Carolina ( 2 ) Alton Lennon ( D ) Lost special election to fill seat . Successor elected November 2 , 1954 W. Kerr Scott ( D ) November 29 , 1954
Wyoming ( 2 ) Edward D. Crippa ( R ) Did not run in the special election to fill seat . Successor elected November 2 , 1954 Joseph C. O'Mahoney ( D ) November 29 , 1954
Nevada ( 3 ) Ernest S. Brown ( R ) Lost special election to fill seat . Successor elected November 2 , 1954 Alan Bible ( D ) December 2 , 1954
Ohio ( 3 ) Thomas A. Burke ( D ) Lost special election to fill seat . Successor elected November 2 , 1954 George H. Bender ( R ) December 16 , 1954
South Carolina ( 2 ) Charles E. Daniel ( D ) Resigned December 23 , 1954 . Successor appointed December 24 , 1954 Strom Thurmond ( D ) December 24 , 1954
Nebraska ( 2 ) Hazel Abel ( R ) Resigned December 31 , 1954 . Successor was appointed January 1 , 1955 Carl Curtis ( R ) January 1 , 1955