assignments of the new Senators on November 27, 1812, and Magruder was assigned to Class 1, although he would later be designated as a Class 3 Senator. As a result of his class assignment, Magruder served a six-month term in the United States Senate, set to expire on March 3, 1813. In 1812, Magruder voted to increase the navy, and to inquire into the expediency of taking East Florida. In 1813, Magruder voted to better organize the army, to confirm the appointment of John Armstrong to be Secretary of War, to withdraw troops from South Florida (the measure failed), to confirm the appointment of William Henry Harrison as Major General, and to again increase the navy. In total, Magruder missed 25 out of 89 roll call votes in the senate, which translates to him missing 28.1% of roll call votes. Magruder’s roll call absence is considered to be much worse than the average lifetime percentage, 14.9%, of roll call votes missed by senators serving when Magruder left office. Magruder is one of 45 U.S. Senators not represented in the Senate Historical Office Photo Collection. Magruder left office as a United States Senator from Louisiana on March 3, 1813, after serving a six month term. He was succeeded by Eligius Fromentin. Later life After his six-month tenure in the Senate, Magruder resumed the practice of law in Louisiana. For the rest of his life, Magruder did not write any more scholarly works. Magruder is not known to have been married, or to have had issue. Magruder was a slave owner. Magruder died in Opelousas, Louisiana, aged 47, on April 16, 1822. In Kentucky in American Letters'', author John Wilson Townsend hails Magruder as “a man of high culture and of high promise.” References External links Allan Bowie Magruder entry at The Political Graveyard Allan Bowie Magruder entry at Find a Grave Allan Bowie Magruder entry (second entry) at Find a Grave 1775 births 1822 deaths People from Kentucky Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives United States senators from Louisiana Kentucky lawyers Louisiana Democratic-Republicans 19th-century American lawyers