Robert Wussler, who had held the second-highest position at the company, left a year ago, also to join Comsat.

As chairman of the Finance Committee, he held the second-highest position in the Council, after majority leader.

In 1954, he became a full member of the Politburo and eventually rose to occupy the second-highest position in the party hierarchy.

In 1981, he briefly held the second-highest position at the Veterans Administration.

This is the union's second-highest elected position.

In 18 years since ordination he had risen to the second-highest position in the Church of England.

This was the second-highest position in the royal court and was only behind the emperor.

He has been a member of the Assembly for 22 years, rising to its second-highest Republican position.

He was elected general secretary-treasurer, the second-highest position in the union, 10 years later.

One agent eventually served as sergeant-at-arms, the second-highest position in the hierarchy.