List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)

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The following is a list of U.S. Senators and Representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who took their own lives, while serving their terms between 1950 and 1999. For a list of members of Congress who were killed while in office, see List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office.

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1950s

Member
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of Burial Predecessor Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
S. Otis Bland style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Virginia
(1st district)
February 16, 1950 77 no cause of death Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. William A. Jones Edward J. Robeson, Jr. July 2, 1918 May 4, 1872 Gloucester, Virginia, U.S. 81st
(1949-1951)
Ralph E. Church style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(13th district)
March 21, 1950 66 Heart attack[1] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Leo E. Allen Marguerite S. Church January 3, 1943 May 5, 1883 Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S. 81st
(1949-1951)
John Lesinski, Sr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Michigan
(3rd district)
May 27, 1950 65 Heart attack[2] Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. U.S. District created John Lesinski, Jr. March 4, 1933 January 3, 1885 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. 81st
(1949-1951)
William Lemke style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Dakota
(1st district)
May 30, 1950 71 Heart attack[3] Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. U.S. Charles R. Robertson Fred G. Aandahl January 3, 1943 (previously served March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1941) August 13, 1878 Albany, Minnesota, U.S. 81st
(1949-1951)
Alfred L. Bulwinkle style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Carolina
(11th district)
August 31, 1950 67 no cause of death Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. U.S. Zebulon Weaver Woodrow W. Jones March 4, 1931 (previously served March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1929) April 21, 1883 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. 81st
(1949-1951)
Herbert A. Meyer style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Kansas
(3rd district)
October 2, 1950 64 no cause of death Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Thomas D. Winter Myron V. George January 3, 1947 August 30, 1886 Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. 81st
(1949-1951)
John B. Sullivan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Missouri
(11th district)
January 29, 1951 54 no cause of death Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Claude I. Bakewell Claude I. Bakewell January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943 and January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947) October 10, 1897 Sedalia, Missouri, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Virgil Chapman style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Kentucky
(Senator)
March 18, 1951 55 Traffic collision Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. John S. Cooper Thomas R. Underwood January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1929 and March 4, 1931 - January 3, 1949) March 15, 1895 Middleton, Kentucky, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Arthur H. Vandenberg style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Michigan
(Senator)
April 18, 1951 67 Lung cancer Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. U.S. Woodbridge Nathan Ferris Blair Moody March 31, 1928 March 22, 1884 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Frank Buchanan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(33rd district)
April 27, 1951 48 Internal hemorrhages[4] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Samuel A. Weiss Vera Buchanan May 21, 1946 December 1, 1902 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
John Kee style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   West Virginia
(5th district)
May 8, 1951 76 Heart attack[5] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Hugh Ike Shott Elizabeth Kee March 4, 1933 August 22, 1874 Glenville, West Virginia, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Wilson D. Gillette style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(14th district)
August 7, 1951 71 no cause of death Towanda, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. Daniel K. Hoch Joseph L. Carrigg January 3, 1941 July 1, 1880 Sheshequin Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Frank Fellows style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Maine
(3rd district)
August 27, 1951 62 Circulatory and abdominal illness[6] Bangor, Maine, U.S. U.S. Owen Brewster Clifford McIntire January 3, 1941 November 7, 1889 Bucksport, Maine, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Albert C. Vaughn style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(8th district)
September 1, 1951 56 Coronary thrombosis[7] Fullerton, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. Franklin H. Lichtenwalter Karl C. King January 3, 1951 October 9, 1894 West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Karl Stefan style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Nebraska
(3rd district)
October 2, 1951 67 no cause of death Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Edgar Howard Robert Dinsmore Harrison January 3, 1935 March 1, 1884 Zebrakov, Bohemia 82nd
(1951-1953)
Kenneth S. Wherry style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Nebraska
(Senator)
November 29, 1951 59 no cause of death Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. George W. Norris Fred A. Seaton January 3, 1943 February 28, 1892 Liberty, Nebraska, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
John A. Whitaker style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Kentucky
(2nd district)
December 15, 1951 50 Heart attack[8] Russellville, Kentucky, U.S. U.S. Earle C. Clements Garrett L. Withers April 17, 1948 October 31, 1901 Liberty, Nebraska, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
William T. Byrne style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   New York
(32nd district)
January 27, 1952 75 Cerebral hemorrhage[9] Troy, New York, U.S. U.S. Hadwen C. Fuller Leo W. O'Brien January 3, 1937 March 6, 1876 Florida, New York, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
George B. Schwabe style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Oklahoma
(1st district)
April 2, 1952 65 no cause of death Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. U.S. Dixie Gilmer Page Belcher January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1949) July 26, 1886 Arthur, Missouri, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Reid F. Murray style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Wisconsin
(7th district)
April 29, 1952 64 Nephritis[10] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Gerald J. Boileau Melvin Laird January 3, 1939 October 16, 1887 Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Brien McMahon style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Connecticut
(Senator)
July 28, 1952 48 Cancer[11] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. John A. Danaher William A. Purtell January 3, 1945 October 6, 1903 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
William G. Stigler style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Oklahoma
(2nd district)
August 21, 1952 61 no cause of death Stigler, Oklahoma, U.S. U.S. John C. Nichols Ed Edmondson March 28, 1944 July 7, 1891 Stigler, Oklahoma, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Adolph J. Sabath style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(7th district)
November 6, 1952 86 Liver disease[12] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Thomas L. Owens James B. Bowler March 4, 1907 April 4, 1866 Zabori, Czechoslovakia, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
E. Eugene Cox style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Georgia
(2nd district)
December 24, 1952 72 Heart disease[13] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Frank Park J. L. Pilcher March 4, 1925 April 3, 1880 Camilla, Georgia, U.S. 82nd
(1951-1953)
Joseph R. Bryson style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   South Carolina
(4th district)
March 10, 1953 60 no cause of death Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. Robert T. Ashmore January 3, 1939 January 18, 1893 Brevard, North Carolina, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Garrett L. Withers style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Kentucky
(2nd district)
April 30, 1953 68 Cerebral hemorrhage[14] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. John A. Whitaker William H. Natcher August 2, 1952 (U.S. Senate tenure January 20, 1949 - November 26, 1950) June 21, 1884 Clay, Kentucky, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Merlin Hull style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Wisconsin
(9th district)
May 17, 1953 82 no cause of death La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. U.S. John A. Whitaker William H. Natcher January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1931) December 18, 1870 Warsaw, Indiana, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Willis Smith style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Carolina
(Senator)
June 26, 1953 65 no cause of death Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Frank P. Graham Alton Lennon November 27, 1950 December 19, 1887 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Charles W. Tobey style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   New Hampshire
(Senator)
July 24, 1953 73 Coronary thrombosis[15] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Fred H. Brown Robert W. Upton January 3, 1939 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939) July 22, 1880 Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Robert A. Taft style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Ohio
(Senator)
July 31, 1953 63 Cerebral hemorrhage New York City, New York, U.S. U.S. Robert J. Bulkley Thomas A. Burke January 3, 1939 September 8, 1889 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Dwight Griswold style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Nebraska
(Senator)
April 12, 1954 60 Heart attack[16] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Fred A. Seaton Eva Bowring November 5, 1952 November 27, 1893 Harrison, Nebraska, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Clyde R. Hoey style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Carolina
(Senator)
May 12, 1954 76 Stroke[17] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Robert R. Reynolds Sam Ervin January 3, 1945 (U.S. House tenure December 16, 1919 - March 3, 1921) December 11, 1877 Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Lester C. Hunt style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Wyoming
(Senator)
June 19, 1954 61 Suicide by firearm Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Edward V. Robertson Edward D. Crippa January 3, 1949 July 8, 1892 Isabel, Illinois, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Hugh A. Butler style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Nebraska
(Senator)
July 1, 1954 76 Stroke[18] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Edward R. Burke Samuel W. Reynolds January 3, 1941 February 28, 1878 Missouri Valley, Iowa, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
A. Sidney Camp style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Georgia
(4th district)
July 24, 1954 61 no cause of death Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Emmett M. Owen John J. Flynt, Jr. August 1, 1939 July 26, 1892 Moreland, Georgia, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Paul W. Shafer style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Michigan
(3rd district)
August 17, 1954 61 Liver disease[19] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Verner Main August E. Johansen January 3, 1937 April 27, 1893 Elkhart, Indiana, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Burnet R. Maybank style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   South Carolina
(Senator)
September 1, 1954 55 Heart attack[20] Flat Rock, North Carolina, U.S. U.S. Roger C. Peace Charles E. Daniel November 5, 1941 March 3, 1899 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Pat McCarran style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Nevada
(Senator)
September 28, 1954 78 Heart attack[21] Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S. U.S. Tasker Oddie Ernest S. Brown March 4, 1933 August 8, 1876 Reno, Nevada, U.S. 83rd
(1953-1955)
Dwight L. Rogers style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Florida
(6th district)
December 1, 1954 68 Heart attack[22] Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. U.S. District created Paul Rogers January 3, 1945 August 17, 1886 Reidsville, Georgia, U.S. 83rd
(1955-1957)
John D. Dingell, Sr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Michigan
(15th district)
September 19, 1955 61 Heart attack[23] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. District created John D. Dingell, Jr. March 4, 1933 February 2, 1894 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
Vera Buchanan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(30th district)
November 26, 1955 53 Cancer[24] McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. Robert J. Corbett Elmer J. Holland July 24, 1951 July 20, 1902 Wilson, Pennsylvania, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
Chauncey W. Reed style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(14th district)
February 9, 1956 65 Gastro-intestinal related chronic illness[25] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Anton J. Johnson Russell W. Keeney January 3, 1935 June 2, 1890 West Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
Harley M. Kilgore style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   West Virginia
(Senator)
February 28, 1956 63 Cerebral hemorrhage[26] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Rush D. Holt, Sr. William R. Laird, III January 3, 1941 January 11, 1893 Brown, West Virginia, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
Alben W. Barkley style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Kentucky
(Senator)
April 30, 1956 78 Heart attack Lexington, Virginia, U.S. U.S. John Sherman Cooper Robert Humphreys January 3, 1955 (previously served March 4, 1927 - January 19, 1949/U.S. House tenure March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1927) November 24, 1877 Lowes, Kentucky, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
William T. Granahan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(2nd district)
May 25, 1956 61 no cause of death Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. Robert N. McGarvey Kathryn E. Granahan January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947) July 26, 1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
John Carl Hinshaw style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   California
(11th district)
August 5, 1956 62 Pneumonia complicated by congestive heart failure[27] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Edouard V. M. Izac H. Allen Smith January 3, 1939 July 28, 1894 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
Percy Priest style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Tennessee
(5th district)
October 12, 1956 56 Complications following surgery for ulcer[28] Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. U.S. Joseph L. Evins J. Carlton Loser January 3, 1941 April 1, 1900 Maury County, Tennessee, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
Antonio M. Fernández style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   New Mexico
(At-large)
November 7, 1956 54 Complications following stroke[29] Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. U.S. New district Joseph Montoya January 3, 1943 January 17, 1902 Springer, New Mexico, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
T. Millet Hand style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   New Jersey
(2nd district)
December 26, 1956 54 Heart attack[30] Cold Spring, New Jersey, U.S. U.S. Elmer H. Wene Milton W. Glenn January 3, 1945 July 7, 1902 Cape May, New Jersey, U.S. 84th
(1955-1957)
Joe McCarthy style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Wisconsin
(Senator)
May 2, 1957 48 Acute hepatitis Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Robert M. La Follette Jr. William Proxmire January 3, 1947 November 14, 1908 Grand Chute, Wisconsin, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
James Bowler style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(7th district)
July 18, 1957 82 no cause of death Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S. U.S. Adolph J. Sabath Roland V. Libonati July 7, 1953 February 5, 1875 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Henderson Lovelace Lanham style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Georgia
(7th district)
November 10, 1957 69 Traffic collision with train[31] Rome, Georgia, U.S. U.S. Malcolm C. Tarver Harlan Erwin Mitchell January 3, 1947 September 14, 1888 Rome, Georgia, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Augustine B. Kelley style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(21st district)
November 20, 1957 74 Cancer[32] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. James F. Lind John Herman Dent January 3, 1941 July 9, 1883 New Baltimore, Pennsylvania, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Jere Cooper style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Tennessee
(9th district)
December 18, 1957 64 Heart attack[33] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Tom J. Murray Fats Everett March 4, 1929 July 20, 1893 Dyer County, Tennessee, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Russell W. Keeney style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(14th district)
January 11, 1958 60 Chronic bladder ailment[34] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Chauncey W. Reed Elmer J. Hoffman January 3, 1957 December 29, 1897 Pittsfield, Illinois, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
August H. Andresen style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Minnesota
(1st district)
January 14, 1958 67 Heart attack[35] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. District inactive Al Quie January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1933) October 11, 1890 Newark, Illinois, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Matthew M. Neely style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   West Virginia
(Senator)
January 18, 1958 83 Cancer[36] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. W. Chapman Revercomb John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure October 14, 1913 - March 3, 1921 and January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947/previously served March 4, 1923 - March 4, 1929 and March 4, 1931 - January 12, 1941) November 9, 1874 Grove, West Virginia, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Lawrence H. Smith style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Wisconsin
(1st district)
January 22, 1958 65 Heart attack[37] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Stephen Bolles Gerald T. Flynn August 29, 1941 September 15, 1892 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
John J. Dempsey style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   New Mexico
(At-large)
March 11, 1958 78 Viral infection[38] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. John E. Miles Thomas G. Morris January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1941) June 22, 1879 White Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
George S. Long style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Louisiana
(8th district)
March 22, 1958 74 Complications following heart attack[39] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. A. Leonard Allen Harold McSween January 3, 1953 September 11, 1883 West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
W. Kerr Scott style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Carolina
(Senator)
April 16, 1958 61 Heart attack[40] Burlington, North Carolina, U.S. U.S. Alton Lennon B. Everett Jordan November 29, 1954 April 17, 1896 Haw River, North Carolina, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
William E. McVey style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(4th district)
August 10, 1958 74 Heart attack[41] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. James V. Buckley Ed Derwinski January 3, 1951 December 13, 1885 Clinton County, Ohio, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Herman P. Eberharter style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(28th district)
September 9, 1958 66 Stroke[42] Arlington, Virginia, U.S. U.S. Carroll D. Kearns William S. Moorhead January 3, 1937 April 29, 1892 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
J. Harry McGregor style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Ohio
(17th district)
October 7, 1958 62 Heart attack[43] Coshocton, Ohio, U.S. U.S. William A. Ashbrook Robert W. Levering February 27, 1940 September 30, 1896 Unionport, Ohio, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
Sid Simpson style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(20th district)
October 26, 1958 64 Heart attack[44] Pittsfield, Illinois, U.S. U.S. James M. Barnes Edna O. Simpson January 3, 1943 September 20, 1894 Carrollton, Illinois, U.S. 85th
(1957-1959)
George H. Christopher style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Missouri
(4th district)
January 23, 1959 70 no cause of death Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Jeffrey Paul Hillelson William J. Randall January 3, 1955 (previously served January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951) December 9, 1888 Butler, Missouri, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Daniel A. Reed style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   New York
(43rd district)
February 19, 1959 83 no cause of death Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Edmund P. Radwan Charles E. Goodell March 4, 1919 September 17, 1875 Sheridan, New York, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
James G. Polk style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Ohio
(6th district)
April 28, 1959 62 Cancer[45] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Edward Oscar McCowen Ward Miller January 3, 1949 (previously served March 4, 1931 - January 3, 1941) October 6, 1896 Highland County, Ohio, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Charles A. Boyle style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(12th district)
November 4, 1959 52 Traffic collision[46] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. U.S. Edward Oscar McCowen Ward Miller January 3, 1955 August 13, 1907 Spring Lake, Michigan, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Steven V. Carter style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Iowa
(4th district)
November 4, 1959 44 Cancer[47] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Karl LeCompte John Henry Kyl January 3, 1959 October 8, 1915 Carterville, Utah, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Alvin Bush style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(6th district)
November 5, 1959 66 Heart attack[48] Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. Richard M. Simpson Herman T. Schneebeli January 3, 1951 June 4, 1893 Boggs Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
William Langer style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Dakota
(Senator)
November 8, 1959 73 Heart failure[49] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Lynn Frazier Clarence Norman Brunsdale January 3, 1941 September 30, 1886 Casselton, North Dakota, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)

1960s

Member
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of Burial Predecessor Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
Richard M. Simpson style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(18th district)
January 7, 1960 59 Complications following surgery to remove brain tumor[50] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Walter M. Mumma Douglas H. Elliott May 12, 1937 August 30, 1900 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
David M. Hall style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Carolina
(12th district)
January 29, 1960 41 Bladder cancer[51] Sylva, North Carolina, U.S. U.S. George A. Shuford Roy A. Taylor January 3, 1959 May 16, 1918 Sylva, North Carolina, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Richard L. Neuberger style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Richard L. Neuberger Oregon
(Senator)
March 9, 1960 47 Cerebral hemorrhage[52] Portland, Oregon, U.S. U.S. Guy Cordon Hall S. Lusk January 3, 1955 December 26, 1912 Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Russell V. Mack style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Washington
(3rd district)
March 28, 1960 68 Heart attack[53] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Fred B. Norman Julia Butler Hansen July 7, 1947 July 13, 1891 Hillman, Michigan, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Douglas H. Elliott style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Douglas H. Elliott Pennsylvania
(18th district)
June 19, 1960 39 Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning[54] Horse Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. Richard Simpson Irving Whalley April 26, 1960 June 3, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Edith Nourse Rogers style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Edith Nourse Rogers Massachusetts
(5th district)
September 10, 1960 79 Heart attack[55] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. U.S. John Jacob Rogers F. Bradford Morse June 30, 1925 March 19, 1881 Saco, Maine, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. Missouri
(Senator)
September 13, 1960 57 Stomach cancer[56] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Forrest C. Donnell Edward V. Long January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1935 - December 31, 1940) June 25, 1903 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
Edwin K. Thomson style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Wyoming
(At-large district)
December 9, 1960 41 Heart attack[57] Cody, Wyoming, U.S. U.S. William H. Harrison William H. Harrison January 3, 1955 February 8, 1919 Newcastle, Wyoming, U.S. 86th
(1959-1961)
William F. Norrell style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Arkansas
(6th district)
February 15, 1961 64 Stroke[58] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. John L. McClellan Catherine Dorris Norrell January 3, 1939 August 29, 1896 Milo, Arkansas, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Walter M. Mumma style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(16th district)
February 25, 1961 70 Stroke[59] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. John C. Kunkel January 3, 1951 November 20, 1890 Milo, Arkansas, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
B. Carroll Reece style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   B. Carroll Reece Tennessee
(1st district)
March 19, 1961 71 Lung cancer[60] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Dayton E. Phillips Louise Reece January 3, 1951 (previously served March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1931 and March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1947) December 22, 1889 Butler, Tennessee, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Overton Brooks style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Overton Brooks Louisiana
(4th district)
September 16, 1961 63 Heart attack[61] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. John N. Sandlin Joe Waggonner January 3, 1937 December 21, 1897 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Louis C. Rabaut style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Michigan
(14th district)
November 12, 1961 74 Heart attack[62] Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S. U.S. Harold F. Youngblood Harold M. Ryan January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1947) December 5, 1886 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Sam Rayburn style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Sam Rayburn Texas
(4th district)
November 16, 1961 79 Cancer[63] Bonham, Texas, U.S. U.S. Choice B. Randell Ray Roberts March 4, 1913 January 6, 1882 Kingston, Tennessee, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Styles Bridges style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Styles Bridges New Hampshire
(Senator)
November 26, 1961 63 Complications following heart attack[64] Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. U.S. Henry W. Keyes Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. January 3, 1937 September 9, 1898 Pembroke, Maine, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
John J. Riley style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   South Carolina
(2nd district)
January 1, 1962 66 Coronary thrombosis[65] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. U.S. Hugo S. Sims, Jr. Corinne Boyd Riley January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947) February 1, 1895 Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Andrew F. Schoeppel style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Andrew F. Schoeppel Kansas
(Senator)
January 21, 1962 67 Cancer[66] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Arthur Capper James B. Pearson January 3, 1949 November 23, 1894 Barton County, Kansas, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Francis H. Case style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Francis H. Case South Dakota
(Senator)
June 22, 1962 65 Heart attack[67] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. J. Chandler Gurney Joseph H. Bottum January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1951) December 9, 1896 Everly, Iowa, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Henry Dworshak style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Henry Dworshak Idaho
(Senator)
July 23, 1962 67 Heart attack[68] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Bert H. Miller Len Jordan October 14, 1949 (previously served November 7, 1946 - January 3, 1949)/(U.S House Tenure January 3,1939-November 7th 1946) August 29, 1894 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Clement W. Miller style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Clement W. Miller California
(1st district)
October 7, 1962 45 Plane crash[69] Eureka, California, U.S. U.S. Hubert B. Scudder Don H. Clausen January 3, 1949 October 28, 1916 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Dennis Chávez style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Dennis Chávez New Mexico
(Senator)
November 18, 1962 74 Heart attack[70] Los Chaves, New Mexico, U.S. U.S. Bronson M. Cutting Edwin L. Mechem May 11, 1935 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1931 - January 3, 1935) April 9, 1888 Los Chaves, New Mexico Territory, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Robert S. Kerr style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Robert S. Kerr Oklahoma
(Senator)
January 1, 1963 66 Coronary thrombosis[71] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Edward H. Moore J. Howard Edmondson January 3, 1949 September 11, 1896 Ada, Oklahoma, U.S. 87th
(1961-1963)
Clyde Doyle style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Clyde Doyle California
(23rd district)
March 14, 1963 75 Natural causes[72] Arlington, Virginia, U.S. U.S. District created Del M. Clawson January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947) July 11, 1887 Oakland, California, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Francis E. Walter style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(15th district)
May 31, 1963 69 disease unknown Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Alvin Bush Fred B. Rooney March 4, 1933 May 26, 1894 Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Hjalmar C. Nygaard style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Hjalmar C. Nygaard North Dakota
(1st district)
July 18, 1963 57 Heart attack[73] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. District created Mark Andrews January 3, 1961 March 24, 1906 Sharon, North Dakota, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Estes Kefauver style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Estes Kefauver Tennessee
(Senator)
August 10, 1963 60 Heart attack[74] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. A. Thomas Stewart Herbert S. Walters January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure September 13, 1939 - January 3, 1949) July 26, 1903 Madisonville, Tennessee, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Leon H. Gavin style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(23rd district)
September 15, 1963 70 Cerebral hemorrhage[75] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Edward L. Sittler, Jr. Albert W. Johnson January 3, 1943 February 25, 1893 Buffalo, New York, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
William J. Green, Jr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(5th district)
December 21, 1963 53 Peritonitis and gall bladder complications[76] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. George W. Sarbacher, Jr. William J. Green, III January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947) March 5, 1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Howard Baker style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Howard Baker Tennessee
(2nd district)
January 7, 1964 61 Heart attack[77] Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. U.S. John Jennings, Jr. Irene Bailey Baker January 3, 1951 January 12, 1902 Somerset, Kentucky, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Thomas J. O'Brien style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(6th district)
April 14, 1964 85 Stroke[78] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. U.S. A. F. Maciejewski Daniel J. Ronan January 3, 1943 (previously served March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939) April 30, 1878 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Clarence Cannon style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Clarence Cannon Missouri
(9th district)
May 12, 1964 85 disease unknown Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Theodore W. Hukriede William L. Hungate March 4, 1923 April 11, 1879 Elsberry, Missouri, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Clair Engle style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Clair Engle California
(Senator)
July 30, 1964 52 Complications following surgery to remove brain tumor[79] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. William F. Knowland Pierre Salinger January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure August 31, 1943 - January 3, 1959) September 21, 1911 Bakersfield, California, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
John B. Bennett style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Michigan
(12th district)
August 9, 1964 60 Cancer[80] Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. U.S. William F. Knowland Pierre Salinger January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1945) January 10, 1904 Garden, Michigan, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
A. Walter Norblad style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   A. Walter Norblad Oregon
(1st district)
September 20, 1964 56 Heart attack[81] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. James W. Mott Wendell Wyatt January 18, 1946 September 12, 1908 Escanaba, Michigan, U.S. 88th
(1963-1965)
Olin D. Johnston style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Olin D. Johnston South Carolina
(Senator)
April 18, 1965 68 Pneumonia[82] Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. U.S. Wilton E. Hall Donald S. Russell January 3, 1945 November 18, 1896 Honea Path, South Carolina, U.S. 89th
(1965-1967)
T. Ashton Thompson style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Louisiana
(7th district)
July 1, 1965 49 Traffic collision[83] Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. U.S. Henry D. Larcade, Jr. Edwin Washington Edwards January 3, 1953 March 31, 1916 Ville Platte, Louisiana, U.S. 89th
(1965-1967)
Clarence J. Brown style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Clarence J. Brown Ohio
(7th district)
August 23, 1965 72 disease unknown Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Arthur W. Aleshire Bud Brown January 3, 1939 July 14, 1893 Blanchester, Ohio, U.S. 89th
(1965-1967)
Herbert C. Bonner style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   North Carolina
(1st district)
November 7, 1965 74 Cancer[84] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Lindsay Carter Warren Walter B. Jones, Sr. November 5, 1940 May 16, 1891 Washington, North Carolina, U.S. 89th
(1965-1967)
Albert R. Thomas style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Albert R. Thomas Texas
(8th district)
February 15, 1966 67 Cancer[85] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Joe H. Eagle Lera Millard Thomas January 3, 1937 April 12, 1898 Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S. 89th
(1965-1967)
John F. Baldwin, Jr. style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John F. Baldwin, Jr. California
(14th district)
March 9, 1966 50 Cancer[86] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Harlan Hagen Jerome R. Waldie January 3, 1955 June 28, 1915 Oakland, California, U.S. 89th
(1965-1967)
Patrick V. McNamara style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Patrick V. McNamara Michigan
(Senator)
April 30, 1966 71 Stroke[87] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Homer S. Ferguson Robert P. Griffin January 3, 1955 October 4, 1894 North Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. 89th
(1965-1967)
John E. Fogarty style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John E. Fogarty Rhode Island
(2nd district)
January 10, 1967 53 Heart attack[88] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Harry Sandager Robert Tiernan January 3, 1941 March 23, 1913 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. 90th
(1967-1969)
J. Arthur Younger style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   J. Arthur Younger California
(11th district)
June 20, 1967 74 Leukemia[89] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. John J. McFall Pete McCloskey January 3, 1953 April 11, 1893 Albany, Oregon, U.S. 90th
(1967-1969)
Robert Kennedy style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" |   Robert Kennedy New York
(Senator)
June 6, 1968 42 Murder by firearm[90] Los Angeles, California, U.S. U.S. Kenneth Keating Charles Goodell January 3, 1965 November 20, 1925 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. 90th
(1967-1969)
Joe R. Pool style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Joe R. Pool Texas
(3rd district)
July 14, 1968 57 Heart attack[91] Houston, Texas, U.S. U.S. Lindley Beckworth James M. Collins January 3, 1963 February 18, 1911 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. 90th
(1967-1969)
Elmer J. Holland style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Elmer J. Holland Pennsylvania
(20th district)
August 9, 1968 74 Heart attack[92] Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. U.S. James E. Van Zandt Joseph M. Gaydos January 24, 1956 (previously served May 19, 1942 - January 3, 1943) January 8, 1894 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 90th
(1967-1969)
Bob Bartlett style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Bob Bartlett Alaska
(Senator)
December 11, 1968 64 Internal hemorrhage following heart surgery[93] Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. U.S. office created Ted Stevens January 3, 1959 April 20, 1904 Seattle, Washington, U.S. 90th
(1967-1969)
Fats Everett style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Fats Everett Tennessee
(8th district)
January 26, 1969 53 disease unknown Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. U.S. Jere Cooper Ed Jones February 1, 1958 February 24, 1915 Union City, Tennessee, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
William H. Bates style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William H. Bates Massachusetts
(6th district)
June 22, 1969 52 Stomach cancer[94] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. George J. Bates Michael J. Harrington February 14, 1950 April 26, 1917 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
Daniel J. Ronan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Daniel J. Ronan Illinois
(6th district)
August 13, 1969 55 Heart attack[95] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. U.S. Thomas J. O'Brien George W. Collins January 3, 1965 July 13, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
Everett Dirksen style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Everett Dirksen Illinois
(Senator)
September 7, 1969 73 Cardiopulmonary arrest Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Scott W. Lucas Ralph Tyler Smith January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1949) January 4, 1896 Pekin, Illinois, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)

1970s

Member
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of Burial Predecessor Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
Glenard P. Lipscomb style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Glenard P. Lipscomb California
(24th district)
February 1, 1970 54 Complications following surgery to remove intestinal tumor[96] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. C. Norris Poulson John H. Rousselot November 10, 1953 August 19, 1915 Jackson County, Michigan, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
James B. Utt style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   James B. Utt California
(35th district)
March 1, 1970 70 Heart attack[97] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. District created John G. Schmitz January 3, 1953 March 11, 1899 Tustin, California, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
William St. Onge style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Connecticut
(2nd district)
May 1, 1970 55 Heart attack[98] Groton, Connecticut, U.S. U.S. Horace Seely-Brown Robert H. Steele January 3, 1963 October 9, 1914 Putnam, Connecticut, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
Michael J. Kirwan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Michael J. Kirwan Ohio
(19th district)
July 27, 1970 83 Complications following fall[99] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. John G. Cooper Charles J. Carney January 3, 1937 December 2, 1886 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
G. Robert Watkins style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(9th district)
August 7, 1970 68 Heart attack[100] West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. Paul Dague John Ware January 3, 1965 May 21, 1902 Hampton, Virginia, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
William L. Dawson style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William L. Dawson Illinois
(1st district)
November 9, 1970 84 Pneumonia[101] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. U.S. Arthur W. Mitchell Ralph H. Metcalfe January 3, 1943 April 26, 1886 Albany, Georgia, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
L. Mendel Rivers style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   L. Mendel Rivers South Carolina
(1st district)
December 28, 1970 65 Complications following heart valve replacement[102] Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. U.S. Clara G. McMillan Mendel Jackson Davis January 3, 1941 September 28, 1905 Gumville, South Carolina, U.S. 91st
(1969-1971)
Richard Russell, Jr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Richard Russell, Jr. Georgia
(Senator)
January 21, 1971 73 Emphysema[103] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. John S. Cohen David H. Gambrell January 12, 1933 November 2, 1897 Winder, Georgia, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
Robert J. Corbett style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(18th district)
April 25, 1971 65 Heart attack[104] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. J. Irving Whalley John Heinz January 3, 1945 (previously served January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941) August 25, 1905 Avalon, Pennsylvania, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
Winston L. Prouty style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Winston L. Prouty Vermont
(Senator)
September 10, 1971 65 Gastric cancer[105] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. U.S. Ralph Flanders Robert T. Stafford January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1959) September 1, 1906 Newport, Vermont, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
John C. Watts style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John C. Watts Kentucky
(6th district)
September 24, 1971 69 Stroke[106] Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. U.S. Thomas R. Underwood William P. Curlin, Jr. April 4, 1951 July 9, 1902 Nicholasville, Kentucky, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
James G. Fulton style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(27th district)
October 6, 1971 68 Heart attack[107] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Augustine B. Kelley William Sheldrick Conover January 3, 1945 March 1, 1903 Dormont, Pennsylvania, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
George W. Andrews style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   George W. Andrews Alabama
(3rd district)
December 25, 1971 65 Complications following heart surgery[108] Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. U.S. District inactive Elizabeth B. Andrews March 14, 1944 December 12, 1906 Clayton, Alabama, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
Allen J. Ellender style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Allen J. Ellender Louisiana
(Senator)
July 27, 1972 81 Heart attack[109] Maryland, U.S. U.S. Rose McConnell Long Elaine Edwards January 3, 1937 September 24, 1890 Montegut, Louisiana, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
William F. Ryan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William F. Ryan New York
(20th district)
September 17, 1972 50 Throat cancer[110] New York City, New York, U.S. U.S. Ludwig Teller Bella Abzug January 3, 1961 June 28, 1922 Albion, New York, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
Nick Begich style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Nick Begich Alaska
(At-large district)
October 16, 1972 40 Presumably killed in plane crash Alaska, U.S. U.S. Howard Pollock Don Young January 3, 1971 April 6, 1932 Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
Hale Boggs style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Hale Boggs Louisiana
(2nd district)
October 16, 1972 58 Presumably killed in plane crash Alaska, U.S. U.S. Paul H. Maloney Lindy Boggs January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943) February 15, 1914 Long Beach, Mississippi, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
Frank T. Bow style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Frank T. Bow Ohio
(16th district)
November 13, 1972 71 Heart failure[111] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. John McSweeney Ralph S. Regula January 3, 1951 February 20, 1901 Canton, Ohio, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
George W. Collins style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   George W. Collins Illinois
(6th district)
December 8, 1972 47 Plane crash[112] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. U.S. Daniel J. Ronan Cardiss Collins November 3, 1970 March 5, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 92nd
(1971-1973)
William O. Mills style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William O. Mills Maryland
(1st district)
May 24, 1973 48 Suicide by firearm[113] Bethlehem, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Rogers Morton Robert Bauman May 25, 1971 August 12, 1924 Easton, Maryland, U.S. 93rd
(1973-1975)
John P. Saylor style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Pennsylvania
(12th district)
October 28, 1973 65 Heart attack[114] Houston, Texas, U.S. U.S. J. Irving Whalley John Murtha September 13, 1949 July 23, 1908 Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S. 93rd
(1973-1975)
Charles M. Teague style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   California
(13th district)
January 1, 1974 64 Heart attack[115] Santa Paula, California, U.S. U.S. Ernest K. Bramblett Robert J. Lagomarsino January 3, 1955 September 18, 1909 Santa Paula, California, U.S. 93rd
(1973-1975)
John C. Kluczynski style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John C. Kluczynski Illinois
(5th district)
January 26, 1975 78 Heart attack[116] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. U.S. Martin Gorski John G. Fary January 3, 1951 February 15, 1896 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 94th
(1975-1977)
Jerry Pettis style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Jerry Pettis California
(37th district)
February 14, 1975 58 Plane crash[117] Banning, California, U.S. U.S. Yvonne B. Burke Shirley Neil Pettis January 3, 1967 July 18, 1916 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. 94th
(1975-1977)
Wright Patman style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Wright Patman Texas
(1st district)
March 7, 1976 82 Pneumonia[118] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Eugene Black Sam B. Hall March 4, 1929 August 6, 1893 Hughes Springs, Texas, U.S. 94th
(1975-1977)
William A. Barrett style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William A. Barrett Pennsylvania
(1st district)
April 12, 1976 79 disease unknown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. U.S. James Gallagher Michael Myers January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947) August 14, 1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 94th
(1975-1977)
Torbert Macdonald style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Torbert Macdonald Massachusetts
(7th district)
May 21, 1976 58 Internal hemorrhage[119] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. U.S. Thomas J. Lane Edward Markey January 3, 1955 June 6, 1917 Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. 94th
(1975-1977)
Jerry Litton style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Jerry Litton Missouri
(6th district)
August 3, 1976 39 Plane crash[120] Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S. U.S. William Raleigh Hull, Jr. Earl Thomas Coleman January 3, 1973 May 12, 1937 Lock Springs, Missouri, U.S. 94th
(1975-1977)
Philip Hart style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Philip Hart Michigan
(Senator)
December 26, 1976 64 Cancer[121] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. Charles E. Potter Donald W. Riegle, Jr. January 3, 1959 December 10, 1912 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. 94th
(1975-1977)
John L. McClellan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John L. McClellan Arkansas
(Senator)
November 28, 1977 81 disease unknown Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. U.S. G. Lloyd Spencer Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. January 3, 1943 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939) February 25, 1896 Sheridan, Arkansas, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
Lee Metcalf style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Lee Metcalf Montana
(Senator)
January 12, 1978 66 Natural causes[122] Helena, Montana, U.S. U.S. James Edward Murray Paul G. Hatfield January 3, 1961 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1961) January 28, 1911 Stevensville, Montana, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
Hubert Humphrey style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Hubert Humphrey Minnesota
(Senator)
January 13, 1978 66 Bladder cancer[123] Waverly, Minnesota, U.S. U.S. Eugene McCarthy Muriel Humphrey January 3, 1971 (previously served January 3, 1949 - December 30, 1964) May 27, 1911 Wallace, South Dakota, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
James Allen style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   James Allen Alabama
(Senator)
June 1, 1978 65 Heart attack[124] Gulf Shores, Alabama, U.S. U.S. J. Lister Hill Maryon Pittman Allen January 3, 1969 December 28, 1912 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
Clifford Allen style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Clifford Allen Tennessee
(5th district)
June 18, 1978 66 Heart attack[125] Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. U.S. Richard Fulton Bill Boner November 25, 1975 January 6, 1912 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
William M. Ketchum style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William M. Ketchum California
(18th district)
June 24, 1978 56 Heart attack[126] Bakersfield, California, U.S. U.S. Bob Mathias Bill Thomas January 3, 1973 September 2, 1921 Los Angeles, California, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
Ralph Metcalfe style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Ralph Metcalfe Illinois
(1st district)
October 10, 1978 68 Heart attack[127] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. U.S. William L. Dawson Bennett M. Stewart January 3, 1971 May 29, 1910 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
Goodloe Byron style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Goodloe Byron Maryland
(6th district)
October 11, 1978 49 Heart attack[128] Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. U.S. John G. Beall, Jr. Beverly Byron January 3, 1971 June 22, 1929 Williamsport, Maryland, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
Leo Ryan style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   California
(11th district)
November 18, 1978 53 Murder by firearm Guyana U.S. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. William H. Royer January 3, 1973 May 5, 1925 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)
William A. Steiger style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William A. Steiger Wisconsin
(6th district)
December 4, 1978 40 Heart attack[129] Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. John A. Race Thomas E. Petri January 3, 1967 May 15, 1938 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. 95th
(1977-1979)

1980s

Member
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of Burial Predecessor Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
John M. Slack, Jr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   West Virginia
(3rd district)
March 17, 1980 64 Heart attack[130] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, West Virginia, U.S. Cleveland M. Bailey John G. Hutchinson January 3, 1959 March 18, 1915 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. 96th
(1979-1981)
Harold L. Runnels style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   New Mexico
(2nd district)
August 5, 1980 56 Respiratory failure[131] New York City, New York, U.S. Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Lovington, New Mexico, U.S. Ed Foreman Joe Skeen January 3, 1971 March 17, 1924 Dallas, Texas, U.S. 96th
(1979-1981)
Tennyson Guyer style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Tennyson Guyer Ohio
(4th district)
April 12, 1981 68 Heart attack[132] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio, U.S. William M. McCulloch Mike Oxley January 3, 1973 November 29, 1912 Findlay, Ohio, U.S. 97th
(1981-1983)
William R. Cotter style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William R. Cotter Connecticut
(1st district)
September 8, 1981 55 Pancreatic cancer[133] East Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S. Emilio Q. Daddario Barbara Kennelly January 3, 1971 July 18, 1926 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. 97th
(1981-1983)
John M. Ashbrook style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John M. Ashbrook Ohio
(17th district)
April 24, 1982 53 Peptic ulcer[134] Johnstown, Ohio, U.S. Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio, U.S. Robert W. Levering Jean Spencer Ashbrook January 3, 1961 September 21, 1928 Johnstown, Ohio, U.S. 97th
(1981-1983)
Adam Benjamin, Jr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Adam Benjamin, Jr. Indiana
(1st district)
September 7, 1982 47 Heart attack[135] Washington D.C., U.S. Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Indiana, U.S. Ray J. Madden Katie Hall January 3, 1977 August 6, 1935 Gary, Indiana, U.S. 97th
(1981-1983)
Benjamin S. Rosenthal style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Benjamin S. Rosenthal New York
(7th district)
January 4, 1983 59 Cancer[136] Washington D.C., U.S. Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York, U.S. Joseph P. Addabbo Gary Ackerman February 20, 1962 June 8, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. 98th
(1983-1985)
Phillip Burton style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Phillip Burton California
(5th district)
April 10, 1983 56 Thrombosis[137] San Francisco, California, U.S. San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California, U.S. John L. Burton Sala Burton February 18, 1964 June 1, 1926 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. 98th
(1983-1985)
Henry M. Jackson style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Henry M. Jackson Washington
(Senator)
September 1, 1983 71 Heart attack[138] Everett, Washington, U.S. Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Washington, U.S. Harry P. Cain Daniel J. Evans January 3, 1953 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953) May 31, 1912 Everett, Washington, U.S. 98th
(1983-1985)
Larry McDonald style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Georgia
(5th district)
September 1, 1983 48 Shoot down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 by Soviet Air Defence Forces interceptors on the orders of General Anatoly Kornukov[139] Sakhalin, Soviet Union Crestlawn Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. John W. Davis George Darden January 3, 1975 April 1, 1935 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. 98th
(1983-1985)
Clement J. Zablocki style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Clement J. Zablocki Wisconsin
(4th district)
December 3, 1983 71 Heart attack[140] Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. St. Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. John C. Brophy Jerry Kleczka January 3, 1949 November 18, 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. 98th
(1983-1985)
Edwin B. Forsythe style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Edwin B. Forsythe New Jersey
(13th district)
March 29, 1984 68 Lung cancer[141] Moorestown Township, New Jersey, U.S. Medford Friends Meeting Cemetery, Medford, New Jersey, U.S. Jim Courter Jim Saxton November 3, 1970 January 17, 1916 Westtown, Pennsylvania, U.S. 98th
(1983-1985)
Carl D. Perkins style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Carl D. Perkins Kentucky
(7th district)
August 3, 1984 71 Heart attack[142] Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. Mountain Memory Gardens, Hindman, Kentucky, U.S. Wendell H. Meade Carl C. Perkins January 3, 1949 October 15, 1912 Hindman, Kentucky, U.S. 98th
(1983-1985)
Gillis W. Long style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Gillis W. Long Louisiana
(8th district)
January 20, 1985 61 Heart attack[143] Washington, D.C., U.S. Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. Speedy O. Long Catherine Small Long January 3, 1973 (previously served January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965) May 4, 1923 Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, U.S. 99th
(1985-1987)
Joseph P. Addabbo style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Joseph P. Addabbo New York
(6th district)
April 10, 1986 61 Seizure induced coma during treatment for bladder cancer[144] Washington, D.C., U.S. Saint John's Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S. John LeBoutillier Alton R. Waldon, Jr. January 3, 1961 March 17, 1925 Queens, New York, U.S. 99th
(1985-1987)
John P. East style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John P. East North Carolina
(Senator)
June 29, 1986 55 Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning[145] Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, U.S. Robert B. Morgan James T. Broyhill January 3, 1981 May 5, 1931 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. 99th
(1985-1987)
George M. O'Brien style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(4th district)
July 17, 1986 69 Prostate cancer[146] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville, Illinois, U.S. Ed Derwinski Jack Davis January 3, 1973 June 17, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 99th
(1985-1987)
John E. Grotberg style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Illinois
(14th district)
November 15, 1986 61 Bronchial pneumonia and colon cancer[147] Saint Charles, Illinois, U.S. Union Cemetery, Saint Charles, Illinois, U.S. Tom Corcoran Dennis Hastert January 3, 1985 March 21, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 99th
(1985-1987)
Sala Burton style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Sala Burton California
(5th district)
February 1, 1987 61 Colon cancer[148] Washington, D.C., U.S. Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S. Phillip Burton Nancy Pelosi June 21, 1983 April 1, 1925 Białystok, Poland 100th
(1987-1989)
Edward Zorinsky style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Edward Zorinsky Nebraska
(Senator)
March 6, 1987 58 Heart attack[149] Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Beth El Cemetery, Ralston, Nebraska, U.S. Roman Hruska David Karnes December 28, 1976 November 11, 1928 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. 100th
(1987-1989)
Stewart McKinney style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Stewart McKinney Connecticut
(4th district)
May 7, 1987 56 AIDS-complicated pneumocystis pneumonia[150] Washington, D.C., U.S. Cremated Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Christopher Shays January 3, 1971 January 30, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 100th
(1987-1989)
Dan Daniel style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Virginia
(5th district)
January 23, 1988 73 Heart attack[151] Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia, U.S. William M. Tuck Lewis F. Payne, Jr. January 3, 1969 May 12, 1914 Chatham, Virginia, U.S. 100th
(1987-1989)
James J. Howard style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   James J. Howard New Jersey
(3rd district)
March 25, 1988 60 Heart attack[152] Washington, D.C., U.S. St. Catharine’s Cemetery, Sea Girt, New Jersey, U.S. James C. Auchincloss Frank Pallone January 3, 1965 July 24, 1927 Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. 100th
(1987-1989)
C. Melvin Price style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Melvin Price Illinois
(21st district)
April 22, 1988 83 Pancreatic cancer[153] Camp Springs, Maryland, U.S. Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois, U.S. Edward R. Madigan Jerry Costello January 3, 1945 January 1, 1905 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. 100th
(1987-1989)
John Duncan, Sr. style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John Duncan Tennessee
(2nd district)
June 21, 1988 69 Cancer[154] Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Duncan Family Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Irene Bailey Baker John Duncan, Jr. January 3, 1965 March 24, 1919 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. 100th
(1987-1989)
William F. Nichols style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William F. Nichols Alabama
(3rd district)
December 13, 1988 70 Heart attack[155] Washington, D.C., U.S. Marble City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S. Elizabeth B. Andrews Glen Browder January 3, 1967 October 16, 1918 Monroe County, Mississippi, U.S. 100th
(1987-1989)
Claude Pepper style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Claude Pepper Florida
(18th district)
May 30, 1989 88 Complications from nutritional deficiencies and malignancy[156] Washington, D.C., U.S. Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. None Ileana Ros-Lehtinen January 3, 1963 (U.S. Senate tenure November 4, 1936 - January 3, 1951) September 8, 1900 Dudleyville, Chambers County, Alabama, U.S. 101st
(1989-1991)
Mickey Leland style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Mickey Leland Texas
(18th district)
August 7, 1989 44 Plane crash[157] Gambela, Ethiopia Golden Gate Cemetery, Houston, Texas, U.S. Barbara Jordan Craig Washington January 3, 1979 November 27, 1944 Lubbock, Texas, U.S. 101st
(1989-1991)
Larkin I. Smith style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Mississippi
(5th district)
August 13, 1989 45 Plane crash[158] Perry County, Mississippi, U.S. Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. Trent Lott Gene Taylor January 3, 1989 June 26, 1944 Poplarville, Mississippi, U.S. 101st
(1989-1991)

1990s

Member
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of Burial Predecessor Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
Spark Matsunaga style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Spark Matsunaga Hawaii
(Senator)
April 15, 1990 73 Prostate cancer[159] Toronto, Canada National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Hiram Fong Daniel Akaka January 3, 1977 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977) October 8, 1916 Kukuiula, Hawaii, U.S. 101st
(1989-1991)
Silvio O. Conte style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Massachusetts
(1st district)
February 8, 1991 69 Prostate cancer[160] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Saint Josephs Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. John W. Heselton John Olver January 3, 1959 November 9, 1921 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. 102nd
(1991-1993)
H. John Heinz III style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John Heinz Pennsylvania
(Senator)
April 4, 1991 52 Plane crash[161] Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Hugh Scott Harris Wofford January 3, 1977 (U.S. House tenure November 2, 1971 – January 3, 1977) October 23, 1938 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 102nd
(1991-1993)
Quentin N. Burdick style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Quentin N. Burdick North Dakota
(Senator)
September 8, 1992 84 Heart failure[162] Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. Bohemian Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minnesota, U.S. Clarence Norman Brunsdale Jocelyn Burdick August 8, 1960 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1959 – August 8, 1960) June 19, 1908 Munich, North Dakota, U.S. 102nd
(1991-1993)
Theodore S. Weiss style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Theodore S. Weiss New York
(17th district)
September 14, 1992 64 Heart failure[163] New York City, New York, U.S. Guy Molinari Jerrold Nadler January 3, 1977 September 17, 1927 Gava, Hungary 102nd
(1991-1993)
Walter B. Jones, Sr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Walter B. Jones North Carolina
(1st district)
September 15, 1992 79 Natural causes[164] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. Forest Hills Cemetery, Farmville, North Carolina, U.S. Herbert C. Bonner Eva Clayton February 5, 1966 August 19, 1913 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. 102nd
(1991-1993)
Paul B. Henry style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Paul B. Henry Michigan
(3rd district)
July 31, 1993 51 Brain cancer[165] Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Harold Wolpe Vern Ehlers January 3, 1985 July 9, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 103rd
(1993-1995)
William H. Natcher style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   William H. Natcher Kentucky
(2nd district)
March 29, 1994 84 Heart failure[166] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. Garrett L. Withers Ron Lewis August 1, 1953 September 11, 1909 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. 103rd
(1993-1995)
Dean Gallo style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Dean Gallo New Jersey
(11th district)
November 6, 1994 58 Prostate cancer[167] Denville, New Jersey, U.S. Joseph Minish Rodney Frelinghuysen January 3, 1985 November 23, 1935 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. 103rd
(1993-1995)
Bill Emerson style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Bill Emerson Missouri
(8th district)
June 22, 1996 58 Lung cancer[168] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Hillsboro Cemetery Hillsboro, Missouri, U.S. Wendell Bailey Jo Ann Emerson January 3, 1981 January 1, 1938 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. 104th
(1995-1997)
Frank Tejeda style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Frank Tejeda Texas
(28th district)
January 30, 1997 51 Pneumonia following treatment for brain tumor[169] San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. District created Ciro D. Rodriguez January 3, 1993 October 2, 1945 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. 105th
(1997-1999)
Walter Capps style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Walter Capps California
(22nd district)
October 28, 1997 63 Heart attack[170] Reston, Virginia, U.S. Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Andrea Seastrand Lois Capps January 3, 1997 May 5, 1934 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. 105th
(1997-1999)
Sonny Bono style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Sonny Bono California
(44th district)
January 5, 1998 62 Skiing accident[171] Stateline, Nevada, U.S. Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, U.S. Al McCandless Mary Bono January 3, 1995 February 16, 1935 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 105th
(1997-1999)
Steven Schiff style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   Steven Schiff New Mexico
(1st district)
March 25, 1998 51 Squamous-cell skin cancer[172] Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, U.S. Manuel Lujan, Jr. Heather Wilson January 3, 1989 March 18, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 105th
(1997-1999)
George Brown, Jr. style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|   George Brown, Jr. California
(42nd district)
July 15, 1999 79 Infection following heart valve replacement[173] Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Cremated Dana Rohrabacher Joe Baca January 3, 1973 (previously served January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971) March 6, 1920 Holtville, California, U.S. 106th
(1999-2001)
John Chafee style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"|   John Chafee Rhode Island
(Senator)
October 24, 1999 77 Congestive heart failure[174] Washington, D.C., U.S. Chafee Family Cemetery, Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. John O. Pastore Lincoln Chafee December 28, 1976 October 22, 1922 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. 106th
(1999-2001)

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