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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)

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The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural and accidental causes, due to illnesses, and by suicide, while they were serving their terms between 1900 and 1949. For a list of members of Congress who were murdered while they were in office during that same time (with the exception of Congressman Pinckney, as he is listed below[clarification needed]), see List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office.

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1900s

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Member Party
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
Charles A. Chickering   Republican New York
(24th district)
February 13, 1900 56 Fell from window New York City, New York Riverside Cemetery, Copenhagen, New York Albert D. Shaw March 4, 1893 November 26, 1843 Harrisburg, New York 56th
(1899–1901)
Sidney Parham Epes   Democratic Virginia
(4th district)
March 3, 1900 34 Peritonitis Washington, D.C. Lake View Cemetery, Blackstone, Virginia Francis R. Lassiter March 4, 1899 (previously served March 4, 1897 – March 23, 1898) August 20, 1865 Nottoway Court House, Virginia 56th
(1899–1901)
Alfred C. Harmer   Republican Pennsylvania
(5th district)
March 6, 1900 74 Kidney Disease Philadelphia, Pennsylvania West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Edward de Veaux Morrell March 4, 1877 (previously served March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875) August 8, 1825 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 56th
(1899–1901)
John H. Hoffecker   Republican Delaware
(At-large)
June 16, 1900 72 Stroke Smyrna, Delaware Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware Walter O. Hoffecker March 4, 1899 September 12, 1827 Smyrna, Delaware 56th
(1899–1901)
John H. Gear   Republican Iowa
(Senator)
July 14, 1900 75 Heart Attack Washington, D.C. Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa Jonathan P. Dolliver March 4, 1895 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 and March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895) April 7, 1825 Ithaca, New York 56th
(1899–1901)
William Davis Daly   Democratic New Jersey
(7th district)
July 31, 1900 49 Nephritis Hoboken, New Jersey Bayview Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey Allan Langdon McDermott March 4, 1899 June 4, 1851 Jersey City, New Jersey 56th
(1899–1901)
Cushman Kellogg Davis   Republican Minnesota
(Senator)
November 27, 1900 62 Diabetes, nephritis, kidney failure Saint Paul, Minnesota Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Charles A. Towne March 4, 1887 June 16, 1838 Henderson, New York 56th
(1899–1901)
Richard Alsop Wise   Republican Virginia
(2nd district)
December 21, 1900 57 Nephritis Williamsburg, Virginia Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Harry L. Maynard March 12, 1900 (previously served April 26, 1898 – March 3, 1899) September 2, 1843 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 56th
(1899–1901)
Frank G. Clarke   Republican New Hampshire
(2nd district)
January 9, 1901 50 Aneurysm Peterborough, New Hampshire Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, New Hampshire Frank D. Currier March 4, 1897 September 10, 1850 Wilton, New Hampshire 56th
(1899–1901)
Albert D. Shaw   Republican New York
(24th district)
February 10, 1901 59 Apoplexy[1] Washington, D.C. Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York Charles L. Knapp November 6, 1900 December 21, 1841 Lyme, New York 56th
(1899–1901)
Marriott Henry Brosius   Republican Pennsylvania
(10th district)
March 16, 1901 58 Apoplexy[2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York Henry B. Cassel March 4, 1889 March 7, 1843 Colerain Township, Pennsylvania 57th
(1901–1903)
Rousseau Owen Crump   Republican Michigan
(10th district)
May 1, 1901 57 Heart failure West Bay City, Michigan Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Michigan Henry H. Alpin March 4, 1895 May 20, 1843 Pittsfield, New York 57th
(1901–1903)
Robert E. Burke   Democratic Texas
(6th district)
June 5, 1901 53 Paralysis Dallas, Texas Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas Dudley Goodall Wooten March 4, 1897 August 1, 1847 Dadeville, Alabama 57th
(1901–1903)
James H. Kyle   Republican South Dakota
(Senator)
July 1, 1901 47 Heart failure, malaria Aberdeen, South Dakota U.S. Alfred B. Kittredge March 4, 1891 February 24, 1854 Cedarville, Ohio 57th
(1901–1903)
J. William Stokes   Democratic South Carolina
(7th district)
July 6, 1901 47 Died after a long illness[3] Orangeburg, South Carolina Sunnyside Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina Himself November 3, 1896 (previously served March 4, 1895 – June 1, 1896) December 12, 1853 Orangeburg, South Carolina 57th
(1901–1903)
William Joyce Sewell   Republican New Jersey
(Senator)
December 27, 1901 66 Heart disease, diabetes Camden, New Jersey Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, New Jersey John F. Dryden March 4, 1895 (previously served March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887) December 6, 1835 Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, U.K. 57th
(1901–1903)
Rufus King Polk   Democratic Pennsylvania
(17th district)
March 5, 1902 35 Paralysis[4] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Pennsylvania Alexander Billmeyer March 4, 1899 August 23, 1866 Columbia, Tennessee 57th
(1901–1903)
Amos J. Cummings   Democratic New York
(10th district)
May 2, 1902 60 Pneumonia caused by surgery complications[5] Baltimore, Maryland Clinton Cemetery, Irvington, New Jersey Edward Swann November 5, 1895 (previously served March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 and November 5, 1889 – November 21, 1894) May 15, 1841 Conklin, New York 57th
(1901–1903)
Peter J. Otey   Democratic Virginia
(6th district)
May 4, 1902 61 Heart disease, diabetes[6] Lynchburg, Virginia Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia Carter Glass March 4, 1895 December 22, 1840 Lynchburg, Virginia 57th
(1901–1903)
Joshua S. Salmon   Democratic New Jersey
(4th district)
May 6, 1902 56 Apoplexy[7] Boonton, New Jersey Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton, New Jersey De Witt C. Flanagan March 4, 1899 February 2, 1846 Mount Olive Township, New Jersey 57th
(1901–1903)
James McMillan   Republican Michigan
(Senator)
August 10, 1902 64 Heart failure[8] Manchester, Massachusetts Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Russell A. Alger March 4, 1889 May 12, 1838 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 57th
(1901–1903)
Reese C. De Graffenreid   Democratic Texas
(3rd district)
August 29, 1902 43 Apoplexy[9] Washington, D.C. Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Texas Gordon J. Russell March 4, 1897 May 7, 1859 Franklin, Tennessee 57th
(1901–1903)
John Levi Sheppard   Democratic Texas
(4th district)
October 11, 1902 50 Unspecified illness[10] Texarkana, Texas Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Texas Morris Sheppard March 4, 1899 April 13, 1852 Bluffton, Alabama 57th
(1901–1903)
Charles Addison Russell   Republican Connecticut
(3rd district)
October 23, 1902 50 Influenza Killingly, Connecticut High Street Cemetery, Killingly, Connecticut Frank B. Brandegee March 4, 1887 March 2, 1852 Worcester, Massachusetts 57th
(1901–1903)
Thomas H. Tongue   Republican Oregon
(1st district)
January 11, 1903 58 Heart failure Washington, D.C. Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, Oregon Binger Hermann March 4, 1897 June 23, 1844 Lincolnshire, England, U.K. 57th
(1901–1903)
John N. W. Rumple   Republican Iowa
(2nd district)
January 31, 1903 61 Throat cancer Chicago, Illinois Odd Fellows Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa Martin J. Wade March 4, 1901 March 4, 1841 Fostoria, Ohio 57th
(1901–1903)
James M. Moody   Republican North Carolina
(9th district)
February 5, 1903 44 Unspecified respiratory illness[11] Waynesville, North Carolina Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, North Carolina Edwin Y. Webb March 4, 1901 February 12, 1858 Robbinsville, North Carolina 57th
(1901–1903)
Robert H. Foerderer   Republican Pennsylvania
(4th district)
July 26, 1903 43 Unspecified illness[12] Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reuben O. Moon March 4, 1901 May 16, 1860 Frankenhausen, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Germany 58th
(1903–1905)
Vincent Boreing   Republican Kentucky
(11th district)
September 16, 1903 63 Pneumonia[13] London, Kentucky Pine Grove Cemetery, London, Kentucky W. Godfrey Hunter March 4, 1899 November 24, 1839 Washington County, Tennessee 58th
(1903–1905)
Henry Burk   Republican Pennsylvania
(3rd district)
December 5, 1903 53 "Affection of the heart, complicated by other ailments"[14] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. George A. Castor March 4, 1901 September 26, 1850 Württemberg, Germany 58th
(1903–1905)
William W. Skiles   Republican Ohio
(14th district)
January 9, 1904 54 Pneumonia[15] Shelby, Ohio Oakland Cemetery, Shelby, Ohio Amos R. Webber March 4, 1901 December 11, 1849 Stoughstown, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 58th
(1903–1905)
Mark Hanna   Republican Ohio
(Senator)
February 15, 1904 66 Typhoid fever Washington, D.C. Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio Charles W. F. Dick March 4, 1897 September 24, 1837 New Lisbon, Ohio 58th
(1903–1905)
George W. Croft   Democratic South Carolina
(2nd district)
March 10, 1904 57 Complications from splinter infection Washington, D.C. St. Thaddeus Episcopal Churchyard, Aiken, South Carolina Theodore G. Croft March 4, 1903 December 20, 1846 Newberry County, South Carolina 58th
(1903–1905)
Charles Winston Thompson   Democratic Alabama
(5th district)
March 20, 1904 43 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. U.S. James Thomas Heflin March 4, 1901 December 30, 1860 Tuskegee, Alabama 58th
(1903–1905)
Matthew Quay   Republican Pennsylvania
(Senator)
May 28, 1904 70 Chronic gastritis[16] Beaver, Pennsylvania Beaver Cemetery, Beaver, Pennsylvania Philander Knox January 16, 1901 (previously served March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1899) September 30, 1833 Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 58th
(1903–1905)
George Frisbie Hoar   Republican Massachusetts
(Senator)
September 30, 1904 78 Arteriosclerosis, heart disease, kidney disease[17] Worcester, Massachusetts Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts Winthrop M. Crane March 4, 1877 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877) August 29, 1826 Concord, Massachusetts 58th
(1903–1905)
William F. Mahoney   Democratic Illinois
(8th district)
December 27, 1904 48 Kidney disease[18] Chicago, Illinois Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois Charles McGavin March 4, 1901 February 22, 1856 Chicago, Illinois 58th
(1903–1905)
Norton P. Otis   Republican New York
(19th district)
February 20, 1905 64 Unspecified cancer[19] Westchester County, New York Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, New York John Emory Andrus March 4, 1903 March 18, 1840 Halifax, Vermont 58th
(1903–1905)
William B. Bate   Democratic Tennessee
(Senator)
March 9, 1905 78 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee James B. Frazier March 4, 1887 October 7, 1826 Castalian Springs, Tennessee 59th
(1905–1907)
Orville H. Platt   Republican Connecticut
(Senator)
April 21, 1905 77 Pneumonia[20] Meriden, Connecticut Cemetery on the Green, Washington, Connecticut Frank B. Brandegee March 4, 1879 July 19, 1827 Washington, Connecticut 59th
(1905–1907)
John M. Pinckney   Democratic Texas
(8th district)
April 24, 1905 59 Shooting assassination[21] Hempstead, Texas Hempstead City Cemetery, Hempstead, Texas John M. Moore November 17, 1903 May 4, 1845 Grimes County (now Waller County), Texas 59th
(1905–1907)
Benjamin F. Marsh   Republican Illinois
(14th district)
June 2, 1905 69 Pneumonia[22] Warsaw, Illinois Oakland Cemetery, Warsaw, Illinois James McKinney March 4, 1903 (previously served March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 and March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901) November 19, 1835 Warsaw, Illinois 59th
(1905–1907)
John H. Mitchell   Republican Oregon
(Senator)
December 8, 1905 70 Dental complicatons[23] Portland, Oregon River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon John M. Gearin March 4, 1901 (previously served March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 and November 18, 1885 – March 3, 1897) June 22, 1835 Washington County, Pennsylvania 59th
(1905–1907)
George A. Castor   Republican Pennsylvania
(3rd district)
February 19, 1906 50 Hemorrhagic stroke Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. J. Hampton Moore February 16, 1904 August 6, 1855 Holmesburg, Pennsylvania 59th
(1905–1907)
George Robert Patterson   Republican Pennsylvania
(12th district)
March 21, 1906 42 Heart disease[24] Washington, D.C. Citizens Cemetery, Ashland, Pennsylvania Charles N. Brumm March 4, 1901 November 9, 1863 Lewistown, Pennsylvania 59th
(1905–1907)
Robert Adams Jr.   Republican Pennsylvania
(2nd district)
June 1, 1906 57 Self-inflicted gunshot wound[25] Washington, D.C. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John Reyburn December 19, 1893 February 26, 1849 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 59th
(1905–1907)
Arthur P. Gorman   Democratic Maryland
(Senator)
June 4, 1906 67 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. William P. Whyte March 4, 1903 (previously served March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1899) March 11, 1839 Woodstock, Maryland 59th
(1905–1907)
Rufus E. Lester   Democratic Georgia
(1st district)
June 16, 1906 68 Fell through skylight Washington, D.C. Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia James W. Overstreet March 4, 1889 December 12, 1837 Waynesboro, Georgia 59th
(1905–1907)
Henry Cullen Adams   Republican Wisconsin
(2nd district)
July 9, 1906 55 Unspecified intestinal illness Chicago, Illinois Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin John M. Nelson March 4, 1903 November 28, 1850 Verona, New York 59th
(1905–1907)
Robert R. Hitt   Republican Illinois
(13th district)
September 20, 1906 72 Heart disease[26] Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Illinois Frank O. Lowden December 4, 1882 January 16, 1834 Urbana, Ohio 59th
(1905–1907)
Rockwood Hoar   Republican Massachusetts
(3rd district)
November 1, 1906 51 Brain cancer[27] Worcester, Massachusetts Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts Charles G. Washburn March 4, 1905 October 24, 1855 Worcester, Massachusetts 59th
(1905–1907)
John H. Ketcham   Republican New York
(21st district)
November 4, 1906 73 Apoplexy[28] New York City, New York Valley View Cemetery, Dover Plains, New York Samuel McMillan March 4, 1897 (previously served March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 and March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1893) December 21, 1832 Dover Plains, New York 59th
(1905–1907)
Russell A. Alger   Republican Michigan
(Senator)
January 24, 1907 70 Pulmonary edema[29] Washington, D.C. Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan William A. Smith September 27, 1902 February 27, 1836 Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio 59th
(1905–1907)
William H. Flack   Republican New York
(26th district)
February 2, 1907 45 Unspecified prolonged illness[30] Malone, New York Morningside Cemetery, Malone, New York George R. Malby March 4, 1903 March 22, 1861 Franklin Falls, New York 59th
(1905–1907)
John Franklin Rixey   Democratic Virginia
(8th district)
February 8, 1907 52 Tuberculosis[31] Washington, D.C. Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia Charles C. Carlin March 4, 1897 August 1, 1854 Culpeper County, Virginia 59th
(1905–1907)
John T. Morgan   Democratic Alabama
(Senator)
June 11, 1907 82 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama John H. Bankhead March 4, 1877 June 20, 1824 Athens, Tennessee 60th
(1907–1909)
Edmund Pettus   Democratic Alabama
(Senator)
July 27, 1907 86 Apoplexy[32] Hot Springs, North Carolina Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama Joseph F. Johnston March 4, 1897 July 6, 1821 Athens, Alabama 60th
(1907–1909)
Campbell Slemp   Republican Virginia
(9th district)
October 13, 1907 67 Coronary heart disease[33] Big Stone Gap, Virginia Family cemetery, Lee County, Virginia C. Bascom Slemp March 4, 1903 December 2, 1839 Turkey Cove, Virginia 60th
(1907–1909)
George W. Smith   Republican Illinois
(25th district)
November 30, 1907 61 Typhoid fever, malaria[34] Murphysboro, Illinois City Cemetery, Murphysboro, Illinois Napoleon B. Thistlewood March 4, 1889 August 18, 1846 Putnam County, Ohio 60th
(1907–1909)
Stephen R. Mallory, Jr.   Democratic Florida
(Senator)
December 23, 1907 59 Unspecified prolonged illness Pensacola, Florida St. Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida William J. Bryan May 15, 1897 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895) November 2, 1848 Columbia, South Carolina 60th
(1907–1909)
Asbury Latimer   Democratic South Carolina
(Senator)
February 20, 1908 56 Peritonitis caused by surgery complications[35] Washington, D.C. Belton Cemetery, Belton, South Carolina Frank B. Gary March 4, 1903 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903) July 31, 1851 Lowndesville, South Carolina 60th
(1907–1909)
Redfield Proctor   Republican Vermont
(Senator)
March 4, 1908 76 Pneumonia, heart failure[36] Washington, D.C. South Street Cemetery, Proctor, Vermont John W. Stewart November 2, 1891 June 1, 1831 Proctorsville, Vermont 60th
(1907–1909)
Adolph Meyer   Democratic Louisiana
(1st district)
March 8, 1908 65 Heart failure after long illness[37][38] New Orleans, Louisiana Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana Albert Estopinal March 4, 1891 October 19, 1842 Natchez, Mississippi 60th
(1907–1909)
William P. Whyte   Democratic Maryland
(Senator)
March 17, 1908 83 Erysipelas[39] Baltimore, Maryland Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland John W. Smith June 8, 1906 (previously served July 13, 1868 – March 3, 1869 and March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881) August 9, 1824 Baltimore, Maryland 60th
(1907–1909)
William J. Bryan   Democratic Florida
(Senator)
March 22, 1908 31 Typhoid fever Washington, D.C. Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida William H. Milton December 26, 1907 October 10, 1876 Orange County (now Lake County), Florida 60th
(1907–1909)
Abraham L. Brick   Republican Indiana
(13th district)
April 7, 1908 47 Nephritis Indianapolis, Indiana Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana Henry A. Barnhart March 4, 1899 May 27, 1860 South Bend, Indiana 60th
(1907–1909)
Charles T. Dunwell   Republican New York
(3rd district)
June 12, 1908 56 Nephritis[40] Brooklyn, New York Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York Otto G. Foelker March 4, 1903 February 13, 1852 Newark, New York 60th
(1907–1909)
Ariosto A. Wiley   Democratic Alabama
(2nd district)
June 17, 1908 59 Rheumatoid arthritis[41] Hot Springs, Virginia Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama Oliver C. Wiley March 4, 1901 November 6, 1848 Clayton, Alabama 60th
(1907–1909)
William H. Parker   Republican South Dakota
(At-large)
June 26, 1908 61 Hepatic cirrhosis[42] Deadwood, South Dakota Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Eben Martin March 4, 1907 May 5, 1847 Keene, New Hampshire 60th
(1907–1909)
Llewellyn Powers   Republican Maine
(4th district)
July 28, 1908 71 Valvular heart disease, nephritis[43] Houlton, Maine West Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Maine Frank E. Guernsey April 8, 1901 (previously served March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879) October 14, 1836 Pittsfield, Maine 60th
(1907–1909)
William B. Allison   Republican Iowa
(Senator)
August 4, 1908 79 Heart disease Dubuque, Iowa Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa Albert B. Cummins March 4, 1873 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871) March 2, 1829 Perry, Ohio 60th
(1907–1909)
Robert C. Davey   Democratic Louisiana
(2nd district)
December 26, 1908 55 Apoplexy New Orleans, Louisiana Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana Samuel L. Gilmore March 4, 1897 (previously served March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895) October 22, 1853 New Orleans, Louisiana 60th
(1907–1909)
Daniel L. D. Granger   Democratic Rhode Island
(1st district)
February 14, 1909 56 Heart failure Washington, D.C. Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island William P. Sheffield, Jr. March 4, 1903 May 30, 1852 Providence, Rhode Island 60th
(1907–1909)
Francis W. Cushman   Republican Washington
(At-large)
July 6, 1909 42 Pneumonia[44] New York City, New York Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington N/A March 4, 1899 May 8, 1867 Brighton, Iowa 61st
(1909–1911)
Martin N. Johnson   Republican North Dakota
(Senator)
October 21, 1909 59 Nephritis Fargo, North Dakota City Cemetery, Petersburg, North Dakota Fountain L. Thompson March 4, 1909 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1899) March 3, 1850 Racine County, Wisconsin 61st
(1909–1911)
Francis R. Lassiter   Democratic Virginia
(4th district)
October 31, 1909 43 Heart failure[45] Petersburg, Virginia Blanford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia Robert Turnbull March 4, 1907 (previously served April 19, 1900 – March 3, 1903) February 18, 1866 Petersburg, Virginia 61st
(1909–1911)
David A. De Armond   Democratic Missouri
(6th district)
November 23, 1909 65 House fire Butler, Missouri Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri Clement C. Dickinson March 4, 1891 March 18, 1844 Blair County, Pennsylvania 61st
(1909–1911)
Anselm J. McLaurin   Democratic Mississippi
(Senator)
December 22, 1909 61 Heart disease Brandon, Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi James Gordon March 4, 1901 (previously served February 7, 1894 – March 3, 1895) March 26, 1848 Brandon, Mississippi 61st
(1909–1911)

1910s

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Member Party
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
James M. Griggs   Democratic Georgia
(2nd district)
January 5, 1910 48 Heart failure[46] Dawson, Georgia Cedar Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Georgia Seaborn Roddenberry March 4, 1897 March 29, 1861 Lagrange, Georgia 61st
(1909–1911)
William C. Lovering   Republican Massachusetts
(14th district)
February 4, 1910 74 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Massachusetts Eugene Foss March 4, 1897 February 25, 1835 Woonsocket, Rhode Island 61st
(1909–1911)
James Breck Perkins   Republican New York
(32nd district)
March 11, 1910 62 Unspecified intestinal illness[47] Washington, D.C. U.S. James S. Havens March 4, 1901 November 4, 1847 St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 61st
(1909–1911)
Samuel D. McEnery   Democratic Louisiana
(Senator)
June 28, 1910 73 Heart failure[48] New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana John Thornton March 4, 1897 May 28, 1837 Monroe, Louisiana 61st
(1909–1911)
John W. Daniel   Democratic Virginia
(Senator)
June 29, 1910 67 Intracerebral hemorrhage Lynchburg, Virginia U.S. Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia Claude A. Swanson March 4, 1887 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887) September 5, 1842 Lynchburg, Virginia 61st
(1909–1911)
Walter P. Brownlow   Republican Tennessee
(1st district)
July 8, 1910 59 Nephritis[49] Johnson City, Tennessee U.S. Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Tennessee Zachary D. Massey March 4, 1897 March 27, 1851 Abingdon, Virginia 61st
(1909–1911)
Samuel L. Gilmore   Democratic Louisiana
(2nd district)
July 18, 1910 50 Unspecified prolonged illness[50] Abita Springs, Louisiana Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana H. Garland Dupré March 30, 1909 July 30, 1859 New Orleans, Louisiana 61st
(1909–1911)
Charles Q. Tirrell   Republican Massachusetts
(4th district)
July 31, 1910 65 Intracerebral hemorrhage, arteriosclerosis[51] Natick, Massachusetts Dell Park Cemetery, Natick, Massachusetts John Joseph Mitchell March 4, 1901 December 10, 1844 Sharon, Massachusetts 61st
(1909–1911)
Jonathan P. Dolliver   Republican Iowa
(Senator)
October 15, 1910 52 Heart disease[52] Fort Dodge, Iowa Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa Lafayette Young August 22, 1900 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1889 – August 22, 1900) February 6, 1858 Kingwood, Virginia 61st
(1909–1911)
Alexander S. Clay   Democratic Georgia
(Senator)
November 13, 1910 57 Dilated cardiomyopathy[53] Atlanta, Georgia City Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia Joseph M. Terrell March 4, 1897 September 25, 1853 Powder Springs, Georgia 61st
(1909–1911)
William Walker Foulkrod   Republican Pennsylvania
(5th district)
November 13, 1910 63 Myocarditis[54] Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Michael Donohoe March 4, 1907 November 22, 1846 Frankford, Pennsylvania 61st
(1909–1911)
Joel Cook   Republican Pennsylvania
(2nd district)
December 15, 1910 68 Cerebral embolism, atheroma[55] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. William S. Reyburn November 5, 1907 March 20, 1842 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 61st
(1909–1911)
Stephen Benton Elkins   Republican West Virginia
(Senator)
January 4, 1911 69 Sepsis[56] Washington, D.C. Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, West Virginia Davis Elkins March 4, 1895 (U.S. House tenure as a delegate March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877) September 26, 1841 New Lexington, Ohio 61st
(1909–1911)
Charles J. Hughes Jr.   Democratic Colorado
(Senator)
January 11, 1911 57 "General breakdown", goiter, paralysis[57][58][59] Denver, Colorado Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado Charles S. Thomas March 4, 1909 February 16, 1853 Kingston, Missouri 61st
(1909–1911)
Amos L. Allen   Republican Maine
(1st district)
February 20, 1911 73 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred, Maine Asher C. Hinds November 6, 1899 March 17, 1837 Waterboro, Maine 61st
(1909–1911)
Alexander C. Mitchell   Republican Kansas
(2nd district)
July 7, 1911 50 Stomach cancer[60] Lawrence, Kansas Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas Joseph Taggart March 4, 1911 October 11, 1860 Cincinnati, Ohio 62nd
(1911–1913)
George Washington Kipp   Republican Pennsylvania
(14th district)
July 24, 1911 64 "Acute indigestion"[61] Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania William D.B. Ainey March 4, 1911 (previously served March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909) March 28, 1847 Greene Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania 62nd
(1911–1913)
William P. Frye   Republican Maine
(Senator)
August 8, 1911 80 "General breakdown"[62] Lewiston, Maine Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine Obadiah Gardner March 18, 1881 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1871 – March 18, 1881) September 2, 1830 Lewiston, Maine 62nd
(1911–1913)
George W. Gordon   Democratic Tennessee
(10th district)
August 9, 1911 74 Unspecified kidney issues[63] Memphis, Tennessee Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee Kenneth McKellar March 4, 1907 October 5, 1836 Pulaski, Tennessee 62nd
(1911–1913)
Henry C. Loudenslager   Republican New Jersey
(1st district)
August 12, 1911 59 Typhoid fever[64] Paulsboro, New Jersey Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, New Jersey William J. Browning March 4, 1893 May 22, 1852 Mauricetown, New Jersey 62nd
(1911–1913)
James P. Latta   Democratic Nebraska
(3rd district)
September 11, 1911 66 Unspecified surgery complications[65] Rochester, Minnesota Tekamah Cemetery, Rochester, Minnesota Dan V. Stephens March 4, 1909 October 31, 1844 Ashland, Ohio 62nd
(1911–1913)
Edmond H. Madison   Republican Kansas
(7th district)
September 18, 1911 45 Heart disease[66] Dodge City, Kansas Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kansas George Neeley March 4, 1907 December 18, 1865 Plymouth, Illinois 62nd
(1911–1913)
David J. Foster   Republican Vermont
(1st district)
March 21, 1912 54 Influenza, unspecified liver issues[67] Washington, D.C. Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont Frank L. Greene March 4, 1901 June 27, 1857 Barnet, Vermont 62nd
(1911–1913)
Henry H. Bingham   Republican Pennsylvania
(1st district)
March 22, 1912 70 Unspecified heart and kidney issues[68] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Laurel Hill Cemetery, Pennsylvania William S. Vare March 4, 1879 December 4, 1841 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 62nd
(1911–1913)
Robert Love Taylor   Democratic Tennessee
(Senator)
March 31, 1912 61 Gallstone surgery complications[69] Washington, D.C. Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tennessee Newell Sanders March 4, 1907 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881) July 31, 1850 Carter County, Tennessee 62nd
(1911–1913)
Elbert H. Hubbard   Republican Iowa
(11th district)
June 4, 1912 62 Heart disease[70] Washington, D.C. Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Indiana George Cromwell Scott March 4, 1905 August 19, 1849 Rushville, Indiana 62nd
(1911–1913)
George S. Nixon   Republican Nevada
(Senator)
June 5, 1912 52 Meningitis caused by surgery complications[71] Washington, D.C. Masonic Cemetery, Reno, Nevada William A. Massey March 4, 1905 April 2, 1860 Newcastle, California 62nd
(1911–1913)
Robert Charles Wickliffe   Democratic Louisiana
(6th district)
June 11, 1912 38 Hit by train Washington, D.C. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky Lewis Lovering Morgan March 4, 1909 May 1, 1874 Bardstown, Kentucky 62nd
(1911–1913)
George R. Malby   Republican New York
(26th district)
July 5, 1912 54 Unspecified heart issues[72] New York City, New York Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York Edwin A. Merritt March 4, 1907 September 16, 1857 Canton, New York 62nd
(1911–1913)
Carl C. Anderson   Democratic Ohio
(13th district)
October 1, 1912 34 Car crash Fostoria, Ohio Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio John A. Key March 4, 1909 December 2, 1877 Bluffton, Ohio 62nd
(1911–1913)
Weldon Brinton Heyburn   Republican Idaho
(Senator)
October 17, 1912 60 Unspecified heart and kidney issues[73] Washington, D.C. Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Kirtland I. Perky March 4, 1903 May 23, 1852 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 62nd
(1911–1913)
Richard E. Connell   Democratic New York
(21st district)
October 30, 1912 54 Heart disease[74] Poughkeepsie, New York St. Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York Henry George Jr. March 4, 1911 November 6, 1857 Poughkeepsie, New York 62nd
(1911–1913)
George H. Utter   Republican Rhode Island
(2nd district)
November 3, 1912 58 Liver cancer Westerly, Rhode Island Riverbend Cemetery, Westerly, Rhode Island Peter G. Gerry March 4, 1911 July 24, 1854 Plainfield, New Jersey 62nd
(1911–1913)
Isidor Rayner   Democratic Maryland
(Senator)
November 25, 1912 62 Neuritis[75] Washington, D.C. Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. William P. Jackson March 4, 1905 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 and March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895) April 11, 1850 Baltimore, Maryland 62nd
(1911–1913)
John Geiser McHenry   Democratic Pennsylvania
(16th district)
December 27, 1912 44 Apoplexy[76] Benton, Pennsylvania Benton Cemetery, Benton, Pennsylvania John V. Lesher March 4, 1907 April 26, 1868 Benton Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 62nd
(1911–1913)
William Wedemeyer   Republican Michigan
(2nd district)
January 2, 1913 39 Drowning/Suicide Colón, Panama Panama Samuel Beakes March 4, 1911 March 22, 1873 Washtenaw County, Michigan 62nd
(1911–1913)
Jeff Davis   Democratic Arkansas
(Senator)
January 3, 1913 50 Apoplexy[77] Little Rock, Arkansas Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas John N. Heiskell March 4, 1907 May 6, 1862 Rocky Comfort, Arkansas 62nd
(1911–1913)
Sylvester C. Smith   Republican California
(8th district)
January 26, 1913 54 Heart failure[78] Los Angeles, California Union Cemetery, Los Angeles, California Everis A. Hayes March 4, 1905 August 26, 1858 Mount Pleasant, Iowa 62nd
(1911–1913)
George Swinton Legare   Democratic South Carolina
(1st district)
January 31, 1913 43 Unspecified prolonged illness[79] St. Andrews, South Carolina Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina Richard S. Whaley March 4, 1903 November 11, 1869 Rockville, South Carolina 62nd
(1911–1913)
Lewis J. Martin   Democratic New Jersey
(6th district)
May 5, 1913 69 Apoplexy[80] Washington, D.C. Newton Cemetery, Newton, New Jersey Archibald C. Hart March 4, 1913 February 22, 1844 Deckertown, New Jersey 63rd
(1913–1915)
Forrest Goodwin   Republican Maine
(3rd district)
May 28, 1913 50 Cirrhosis of the liver[81] Portland, Maine South Side Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine John A. Peters March 4, 1913 June 14, 1862 Skowhegan, Maine 63rd
(1913–1915)
George Konig   Democratic Maryland
(3rd district)
May 31, 1913 57 Pneumonia Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland Charles Pearce Coady March 4, 1911 January 28, 1856 Maryland 63rd
(1913–1915)
Joseph F. Johnston   Democratic Alabama
(Senator)
August 8, 1913 70 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama Francis S. White August 6, 1907 March 23, 1843 Lincoln County, North Carolina 63rd
(1913–1915)
Timothy Sullivan   Democratic New York
(13th district)
August 31, 1913 51 Hit by train Bronx, New York Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York Daniel J. Riordan March 4, 1913 (previously served March 4, 1903 – July 27, 1906) July 23, 1862 Manhattan, New York 63rd
(1913–1915)
William Wilder   Republican Massachusetts
(3rd district)
September 11, 1913 58 Nephritis[82] Washington, D.C. Crystal Lake Cemetery, Gardner, Massachusetts Calvin D. Paige March 4, 1911 May 14, 1855 Belfast, Maine 63rd
(1913–1915)
Seaborn Roddenbery   Democratic Georgia
(2nd district)
September 25, 1913 43 Head and neck cancer Thomasville, Georgia Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia Frank Park February 6, 1910 January 12, 1870 Decatur County, Georgia 63rd
(1913–1915)
Irvin S. Pepper   Democratic Iowa
(2nd district)
December 22, 1913 37 Surgery complications Clinton County, Iowa Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa Henry Vollmer March 4, 1911 June 10, 1876 Davis County, Iowa 63rd
(1913–1915)
Robert G. Bremner   Democratic New Jersey
(7th district)
February 5, 1914 39 Head and neck cancer Baltimore, Maryland Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, New Jersey Dow H. Drukker March 4, 1913 December 17, 1874 Reiss, Scotland, U.K. 63rd
(1913–1915)
Augustus Octavius Bacon   Democratic Georgia
(Senator)
February 14, 1914 74 Coronary occlusion Washington, D.C. Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia William S. West March 4, 1895 October 20, 1839 Bryan County, Georgia 63rd
(1913–1915)
William N. Richardson   Democratic Alabama
(8th district)
March 31, 1914 74 Arteriosclerosis[83] Atlantic City, New Jersey Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama Christopher C. Harris August 6, 1900 May 8, 1839 Athens, Alabama 63rd
(1913–1915)
William O'Connell Bradley   Republican Kentucky
(Senator)
May 23, 1914 67 Uremia caused by complications from streetcar fall Washington, D.C. Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky Johnson N. Camden Jr. March 4, 1909 March 18, 1847 Garrard County, Kentucky 63rd
(1913–1915)
Edwin Albert Merritt   Republican New York
(31st district)
December 4, 1914 54 Unknown Potsdam, New York Pierrepont Hill Cemetery, Pierrepont, New York Bertrand H. Snell November 5, 1912 July 25, 1860 Pierrepont, New York 63rd
(1913–1915)
Sereno E. Payne   Republican New York
(36th district)
December 10, 1914 71 Heart failure[84] Washington, D.C. Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York Norman J. Gould December 2, 1889 (previously served March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887) June 26, 1843 Hamilton, New York 63rd
(1913–1915)
Joseph A. Goulden   Democratic New York
(23rd district)
May 3, 1915 70 Unknown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Joseph's Cemetery, Taneytown, Maryland William S. Bennet March 4, 1913 (previously served March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911) August 1, 1844 Littlestown, Pennsylvania 64th
(1915–1917)
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon   Democratic Mississippi
(5th district)
November 24, 1915 60 Dyspepsia heart complications[85] Meridian, Mississippi Rose Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Mississippi William W. Venable March 4, 1911 May 4, 1855 Columbus, Mississippi 64th
(1915–1917)
William Gay Brown Jr.   Democratic West Virginia
(1st district)
March 9, 1916 59 Stroke[86] Washington, D.C. Kingwood Cemetery, Kingwood, West Virginia George Meade Bowers March 4, 1911 April 7, 1856 Kingwood, Virginia 64th
(1915–1917)
Benjamin F. Shively   Democratic Indiana
(Senator)
March 14, 1916 58 Head and neck cancer[87] Washington, D.C. Brookville Cemetery, Brookville, Pennsylvania Thomas Taggart March 4, 1909 (U.S. House tenure December 1, 1884 – March 3, 1885 and March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893) March 20, 1857 Osceola, Indiana 64th
(1915–1917)
Edwin C. Burleigh   Republican Maine
(Senator)
June 16, 1916 72 Dyspepsia[88] Augusta, Maine Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine Bert M. Fernald March 4, 1913 (U.S. House tenure June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911) November 27, 1843 Linneus, Maine 64th
(1915–1917)
Hunter Holmes Moss Jr.   Republican West Virginia
(4th district)
July 15, 1916 42 Stomach cancer[89] Atlantic City, New Jersey Odd Fellows Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia Harry C. Woodyard March 4, 1913 May 26, 1874 Parkersburg, West Virginia 64th
(1915–1917)
James Paul Clarke   Democratic Arkansas
(Senator)
October 1, 1916 62 Apoplexy Little Rock, Arkansas Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas William F. Kirby March 4, 1903 August 18, 1854 Yazoo City, Mississippi 64th
(1915–1917)
Luis Muñoz Rivera   Unionist Puerto Rico
(Resident Commissioner)
November 15, 1916 57 Following operation for "acute liver trouble"[90] San Juan, Puerto Rico San Antonio De Paduas Cemetery, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico Félix Córdova Dávila March 4, 1911 July 17, 1859 Barranquitas, Puerto Rico 64th
(1915–1917)
Samuel Joelah Tribble   Democratic Georgia
(8th district)
December 8, 1916 47 Apoplexy Washington, D.C. Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. March 4, 1911 November 15, 1869 Carnesville, Georgia 64th
(1915–1917)
David E. Finley   Democratic South Carolina
(5th district)
January 26, 1917 55 Pneumonia, unspecified kidney issues[91] Charlotte, North Carolina Rose Hill Cemetery, York, South Carolina Paul G. McCorkle March 4, 1899 February 28, 1861 Trenton, Arkansas 64th
(1915–1917)
Michael F. Conry   Democratic New York
(15th district)
March 2, 1917 46 Heart and kidney diseases Washington, D.C. Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York Thomas F. Smith March 4, 1909 April 2, 1870 Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 64th
(1915–1917)
Cyrus A. Sulloway   Republican New Hampshire
(1st district)
March 11, 1917 77 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, New Hampshire Sherman E. Burroughs March 4, 1915 (previously served March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913) June 8, 1839 Grafton, New Hampshire 65th
(1917–1919)
Henry Thomas Helgesen   Republican North Dakota
(1st district)
April 10, 1917 59 Surgery complications Washington, D.C. Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa John Miller Baer March 4, 1911 June 26, 1857 Decorah, Iowa 65th
(1917–1919)
Daniel Webster Comstock   Republican Indiana
(6th district)
May 19, 1917 76 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana Richard N. Elliott March 4, 1917 December 16, 1840 Germantown, Ohio 65th
(1917–1919)
Harry Lane   Democratic Oregon
(Senator)
May 23, 1917 61 Stroke[92] San Francisco, California Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon Charles L. McNary March 4, 1913 August 28, 1855 Corvallis, Oregon 65th
(1917–1919)
Ebenezer J. Hill   Republican Connecticut
(4th district)
September 27, 1917 72 Unspecified illness, heat stroke[93] Norwalk, Connecticut Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut Schuyler Merritt March 4, 1915 (previously served March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913) August 4, 1845 Redding, Connecticut 65th
(1917–1919)
Paul O. Husting   Democratic Wisconsin
(Senator)
October 21, 1917 51 Hunting shooting accident Rush Lake, Wisconsin Graceland Cemetery, Mayville, Wisconsin Irvine Lenroot March 4, 1915 April 25, 1866 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 65th
(1917–1919)
Charles Martin   Democratic Illinois
(4th district)
October 28, 1917 61 Peritonitis and unspecified stomach issues[94] Chicago, Illinois Mount Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois John W. Rainey March 4, 1917 May 20, 1856 Ogdensburg, New York 65th
(1917–1919)
Ellsworth Raymond Bathrick   Democratic Ohio
(14th district)
December 23, 1917 54 Unknown Akron, Ohio Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Ohio Martin Luther Davey March 4, 1917 (previously served March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915) January 6, 1863 Pontiac, Michigan 65th
(1917–1919)
Francis G. Newlands   Democratic Nevada
(Senator)
December 24, 1917 71 Heart failure Washington, D.C. Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Charles B. Henderson March 4, 1903 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903) August 28, 1846 Natchez, Mississippi 65th
(1917–1919)
James H. Brady   Republican Idaho
(Senator)
January 13, 1918 55 Heart attack Washington, D.C. James H. Brady Memorial Chapel, Pocatello, Idaho John F. Nugent February 6, 1913 June 12, 1862 Indiana County, Pennsylvania 65th
(1917–1919)
William Hughes   Democratic New Jersey
(Senator)
January 30, 1918 45 Pneumonia Trenton, New Jersey Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, New Jersey David Baird March 4, 1913 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 and March 4, 1907 – September 27, 1912) April 3, 1872 Drogheda, Ireland, U.K. 65th
(1917–1919)
John H. Capstick   Republican New Jersey
(5th district)
March 17, 1918 61 Heart disease[95] Montville, New Jersey Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton, New Jersey William F. Birch March 4, 1915 September 2, 1856 Lawrence, Massachusetts 65th
(1917–1919)
Robert F. Broussard   Democratic Louisiana
(Senator)
April 12, 1918 53 Unknown[96] New Iberia, Louisiana Catholic Cemetery, Louisiana Walter Guion March 4, 1915 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915) August 17, 1864 New Iberia, Louisiana 65th
(1917–1919)
William J. Stone   Democratic Missouri
(Senator)
April 14, 1918 69 Paralysis Washington, D.C. Nevada, Missouri Xenophon P. Wilfley March 4, 1903 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891) May 7, 1848 Madison County, Kentucky 65th
(1917–1919)
William A. Jones   Democratic Virginia
(1st district)
April 17, 1918 69 Paralysis Washington, D.C. St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Virginia S. Otis Bland March 4, 1891 March 21, 1849 Warsaw, Virginia 65th
(1917–1919)
Benjamin Tillman   Democratic South Carolina
(Senator)
July 3, 1918 70 Intracerebral hemorrhage Washington, D.C. Ebenezer Cemetery, Trenton, South Carolina Christie Benet March 4, 1895 August 11, 1847 Trenton, South Carolina 65th
(1917–1919)
James H. Davidson   Republican Wisconsin
(6th district)
August 6, 1918 60 Heart disease Washington, D.C. Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Florian Lampert March 4, 1917 (previously served March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1913) June 18, 1858 Colchester, New York 65th
(1917–1919)
Jacob H. Gallinger   Republican New Hampshire
(Senator)
August 17, 1918 81 Arteriosclerosis Franklin, New Hampshire Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire Irving W. Drew March 4, 1891 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889) March 28, 1837 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 65th
(1917–1919)
Ollie M. James   Democratic Kentucky
(Senator)
August 28, 1918 47 Nephritis[97] Baltimore, Maryland Mapleview Cemetery, Marion, Kentucky George B. Martin March 4, 1913 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913) July 27, 1871 Marion, Kentucky 65th
(1917–1919)
Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott   Democratic Maryland
(2nd district)
October 5, 1918 75 Uremia[98] Lutherville, Maryland Sherwood Cemetery, Cockeysville, Maryland Carville D. Benson March 4, 1903 (previously served March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 and March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895) July 29, 1843 Lutherville, Maryland 65th
(1917–1919)
Jacob Edwin Meeker   Republican Missouri
(10th district)
October 16, 1918 40 H1N1 Influenza (Spanish Flu) St. Louis, Missouri Union Cemetery, Attica, Indiana Frederick Essen March 4, 1915 October 7, 1878 Attica, Indiana 65th
(1917–1919)
John Allen Sterling   Republican Illinois
(17th district)
October 17, 1918 61 Car crash[99] Pontiac, Illinois Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois Frank L. Smith March 4, 1915 (previously served March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913) February 1, 1857 Le Roy, Illinois 65th
(1917–1919)
Edward Everett Robbins   Republican Pennsylvania
(22nd district)
January 25, 1919 58 H1N1 Influenza (Spanish Flu)[100] Somerset, Pennsylvania Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania John Haden Wilson March 4, 1917 (previously served March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899) September 27, 1860 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 65th
(1917–1919)
William Patterson Borland   Democratic Missouri
(5th district)
February 20, 1919 51 Pneumonia Koblenz, Germany Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri William T. Bland March 4, 1909 October 14, 1867 Leavenworth, Kansas 65th
(1917–1919)
Harvey Helm   Democratic Kentucky
(8th district)
March 3, 1919 53 "Acute indigestion"[101] Columbus, Mississippi Buffalo Spring Cemetery, Stanford, Kentucky King Swope March 4, 1907 December 2, 1865 Danville, Kentucky 65th
(1917–1919)
Charles August Sulzer   Democratic Alaska
(Delegate)
April 15, 1919 40 Unspecified stomach issues[102] Sulzer, Alaska Territory Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey George B. Grigsby March 4, 1919 (previously served March 4, 1917 – January 7, 1919) February 24, 1879 Roselle, New Jersey 66th
(1919–1921)
Albert Estopinal   Democratic Louisiana
(1st district)
April 28, 1919 74 Unspecified heart issues[103] St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Saint Louis Cemetery III, New Orleans, Louisiana James O'Connor November 3, 1908 January 30, 1845 St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana 66th
(1919–1921)
John L. Burnett   Democratic Alabama
(7th district)
May 13, 1919 65 Heart failure[104] Gadsden, Alabama Forest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama Lilius Bratton Rainey March 4, 1899 January 20, 1854 Cedar Bluff, Alabama 66th
(1919–1921)
Carl Van Dyke   Democratic Minnesota
(4th district)
May 20, 1919 38 Gastrointestinal bleeding[105] Washington, D.C. Forest Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota Oscar Keller March 4, 1915 February 18, 1881 Alexandria, Minnesota 66th
(1919–1921)
J. Willard Ragsdale   Democratic South Carolina
(6th district)
July 23, 1919 46 Dilated cardiomyopathy[106] Washington, D.C. Mount Hope Cemetery, Florence, South Carolina Philip H. Stoll March 4, 1913 December 14, 1872 Timmonsville, South Carolina 66th
(1919–1921)
Joseph Bryan Thompson   Democratic Oklahoma
(5th district)
September 18, 1919 48 Nephritis Martinsburg, West Virginia Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma John W. Harreld March 4, 1913 April 29, 1871 Sherman, Texas 66th
(1919–1921)
Thomas S. Martin   Democratic Virginia
(Senator)
November 12, 1919 72 Leaking mitral heart valve[107] Charlottesville, Virginia University of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia Carter Glass March 4, 1895 July 29, 1847 Scottsville, Virginia 66th
(1919–1921)
Walter Allen Watson   Democratic Virginia
(4th district)
December 24, 1919 52 Mastoiditis[108] Washington, D.C. Family cemetery, Nottoway County, Virginia Patrick H. Drewry March 4, 1913 November 25, 1867 Nottoway County, Virginia 66th
(1919–1921)

1920s

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Member Party
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
John H. Bankhead   Democratic Alabama
(Senator)
March 1, 1920 77 Myocarditis,[109] influenza[110] Washington, D.C. Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama B. B. Comer June 11, 1907 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1907) September 13, 1842 Marion County, Alabama 66th
(1919–1921)
William J. Browning   Republican New Jersey
(1st district)
March 24, 1920 69 Heart disease[111] Washington, D.C. Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, New Jersey Francis F. Patterson Jr. November 7, 1911 April 11, 1850 Camden, New Jersey 66th
(1919–1921)
Charles Archibald Nichols   Republican Michigan
(13th district)
April 25, 1920 43 Heart failure[112] Washington, D.C. Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Clarence McLeod March 4, 1915 August 25, 1876 Boyne City, Michigan 66th
(1919–1921)
Dick Thompson Morgan   Republican Oklahoma
(8th district)
July 4, 1920 66 Pneumonia Danville, Illinois Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Charles Swindall March 4, 1909 December 6, 1853 Prairie Creek, Indiana 66th
(1919–1921)
Mahlon Morris Garland   Republican Pennsylvania
(at-large)
November 19, 1920 64 Heart disease[113] Washington, D.C. Woodlawn Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Thomas S. Crago March 4, 1915 May 4, 1856 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 66th
(1919–1921)
Charles F. Booher   Democratic Missouri
(4th district)
January 21, 1921 72 Unknown Savannah, Missouri City Cemetery, Savannah, Missouri Charles L. Faust March 4, 1907 (previously served February 19, 1889 – March 3, 1889) January 31, 1848 East Groveland, New York 66th
(1919–1921)
Fred L. Blackmon   Democratic Alabama
(4th district)
February 8, 1921 47 Heart disease Bartow, Florida Hillside Cemetery, Anniston, Alabama Lamar Jeffers March 4, 1911 September 15, 1873 Lime Branch, Georgia 66th
(1919–1921)
Champ Clark   Democratic Missouri
(9th district)
March 2, 1921 70 Pleurisy and unspecified stomach issues[114] Washington, D.C. Bowling Green City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Missouri Theodore W. Hukriede March 4, 1897 (previously served March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895) March 7, 1850 Lawrenceburg, Kentucky 66th
(1919–1921)
William H. Frankhauser   Republican Michigan
(3rd district)
May 9, 1921 58 Suicide Battle Creek, Michigan Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Michigan John M. C. Smith March 4, 1921 March 5, 1863 Wood County, Ohio 67th
(1921–1923)
William E. Mason   Republican Illinois
(at-large)
June 16, 1921 70 Heart disease Washington, D.C. Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Illinois Winnifred S. M. Huck March 4, 1917 (previously served March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891/U.S. Senate tenure March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903) July 7, 1850 Franklinville, New York 67th
(1921–1923)
Rorer A. James   Democratic Virginia
(5th district)
August 6, 1921 62 Heart attack Danville, Virginia Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia J. Murray Hooker June 1, 1920 March 1, 1859 Brosville, Virginia 67th
(1921–1923)
Samuel M. Taylor   Democratic Arkansas
(6th district)
September 13, 1921 69 Pleurisy, pneumonia Washington, D.C. Bellewood Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Chester W. Taylor January 15, 1913 May 25, 1852 Fulton, Mississippi 67th
(1921–1923)
Philander C. Knox   Republican Pennsylvania
(Senator)
October 12, 1921 68 Apoplexy Washington, D.C. Washington Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S William E. Crow March 4, 1917 (previously served June 10, 1904 – March 3, 1909) May 6, 1853 Brownsville, Pennsylvania 67th
(1921–1923)
Henry D. Flood   Democratic Virginia
(10th district)
December 8, 1921 56 Heart failure, bronchitis[115] Washington, D.C. Appomattox, Virginia Henry S. Tucker III March 4, 1901 September 2, 1865 Appomattox County, Virginia 67th
(1921–1923)
John A. Elston   Republican California
(6th district)
December 15, 1921 47 Suicide Washington, D.C. Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, California, U.S James H. MacLafferty March 4, 1915 February 10, 1874 Woodland, California 67th
(1921–1923)
Boies Penrose   Republican Pennsylvania
(Senator)
December 31, 1921 61 Pulmonary thrombosis Washington, D.C. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania George Pepper March 4, 1897 November 1, 1860 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 67th
(1921–1923)
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole   Republican Hawaii
(Delegate)
January 7, 1922 50 Heart failure[116] Waikīkī, Oʻahu, Territory of Hawaii Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum Henry Alexander Baldwin March 4, 1903 March 26, 1871 Kukui‘ula, Kōloa, Kauaʻi, Kingdom of Hawaii 67th
(1921–1923)
Lucian W. Parrish   Democratic Texas
(13th district)
March 27, 1922 44 Car crash Wichita Falls, Texas Hope Cemetery, Henrietta, Texas Guinn Williams March 4, 1919 January 10, 1878 Van Alstyne, Texas 67th
(1921–1923)
Samuel M. Brinson   Democratic North Carolina
(3rd district)
April 13, 1922 52 Liver cancer[117] New Bern, North Carolina Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina Charles L. Abernethy March 4, 1919 March 20, 1870 New Bern, North Carolina 67th
(1921–1923)
Moses P. Kinkaid   Republican Nebraska
(6th district)
July 6, 1922 66 Heart disease Washington D.C. Prospect Hill Cemetery, O'Neill, Nebraska Augustin Reed Humphrey March 4, 1903 January 24, 1856 Morgantown, Virginia 67th
(1921–1923)
William E. Crow   Republican Pennsylvania
(Senator)
August 2, 1922 52 Pernicious anemia[118] Uniontown, Pennsylvania Uniontown Cemetery, Uniontown, Pennsylvania David Reed October 24, 1921 March 10, 1870 German Township, Pennsylvania 67th
(1921–1923)
Lemuel P. Padgett   Democratic Tennessee
(7th district)
August 2, 1922 66 Unknown Washington, D.C. Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee Clarence W. Turner March 4, 1901 November 28, 1855 Columbia, Tennessee 67th
(1921–1923)
Charles Robert Connell   Republican Pennsylvania
(10th district)
September 26, 1922 58 Pleural effusion[119] Scranton, Pennsylvania Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pennsylvania William W. Griest March 4, 1921 September 22, 1864 Scranton, Pennsylvania 67th
(1921–1923)
Thomas E. Watson   Democratic Georgia
(Senator)
September 26, 1922 66 Intracerebral hemorrhage Washington, D.C. Thomson City Cemetery, Thomson, Georgia Rebecca L. Felton March 4, 1921 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893) September 5, 1856 Thomson, Georgia 67th
(1921–1923)
John I. Nolan   Republican California
(5th district)
November 18, 1922 48 Stomach ulceration[120] San Francisco, California Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California Mae E. Nolan March 4, 1913 January 14, 1874 San Francisco, California 67th
(1921–1923)
James R. Mann   Republican Illinois
(2nd district)
November 30, 1922 66 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois Morton D. Hull March 4, 1897 October 20, 1856 Bloomington, Illinois 67th
(1921–1923)
Nestor Montoya   Republican New Mexico
(At-large)
January 13, 1923 60 Unknown Washington, D.C. Santa Barbara Cemetery, Albuquerque, New Mexico John Morrow March 4, 1921 April 14, 1862 Albuquerque, New Mexico 67th
(1921–1923)
Sherman Everett Burroughs   Republican New Hampshire
(1st district)
January 27, 1923 52 Unspecified lung affliction, influenza[121] Washington, D.C. Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire William Nathaniel Rogers May 29, 1917 February 6, 1870 Dunbarton, New Hampshire 67th
(1921–1923)
Henry Z. Osborne   Republican California
(10th district)
February 8, 1923 74 Unspecified heart issues[122] Los Angeles, California Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California John D. Fredericks March 4, 1917 October 4, 1848 New Lebanon, New York 67th
(1921–1923)
William Bourke Cockran   Democratic New York
(16th district)
March 1, 1923 69 Apoplexy Washington, D.C. Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York John J. O'Connor March 4, 1921 (previously served March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889; November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1895; and February 23, 1904 – March 3, 1909) February 28, 1854 County Sligo, Ireland, U.K. 67th
(1921–1923)
Samuel D. Nicholson   Republican Colorado
(Senator)
March 24, 1923 64 Liver cancer Denver, Colorado Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado Alva B. Adams March 4, 1921 February 22, 1859 Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada 68th
(1923–1925)
John R. Tyson   Democratic Alabama
(2nd district)
March 27, 1923 66 Unknown Montgomery, Alabama Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama J. Lister Hill March 4, 1921 November 28, 1856 Lowndes County, Alabama 68th
(1923–1925)
John M. C. Smith   Republican Michigan
(3rd district)
March 30, 1923 70 Angina pectoris[123] Charlotte, Michigan Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Michigan Arthur B. Williams June 28, 1921 (previously served March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921) February 6, 1853 Belfast, Ireland, U.K. 68th
(1923–1925)
Knute Nelson   Republican Minnesota
(Senator)
April 28, 1923 80 Unspecified heart issues, influenza[124] Timonium, Maryland Kinkead Cemetery, Alexandria, Minnesota Magnus Johnson March 4, 1895 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889) February 2, 1843 Voss, Norway 68th
(1923–1925)
Daniel J. Riordan   Democratic New York
(11th district)
April 28, 1923 52 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York Anning Smith Prall November 6, 1906 (previously served March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1901) July 7, 1870 New York City, New York 68th
(1923–1925)
John W. Rainey   Democratic Illinois
(4th district)
May 4, 1923 42 Pneumonia Chicago, Illinois Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois Thomas A. Doyle April 2, 1918 December 21, 1880 Chicago, Illinois 68th
(1923–1925)
Lewis E. Sawyer   Democratic Arkansas
(6th district)
May 5, 1923 55 Dilated cardiomyopathy[125] Hot Springs, Arkansas Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Arkansas James B. Reed March 4, 1923 June 24, 1867 Shelby County, Alabama 68th
(1923–1925)
Claude Kitchin   Democratic North Carolina
(2nd district)
May 31, 1923 54 Paralysis, unspecified stomach issues[126] Wilson, North Carolina Baptist Cemetery, Scotland Neck, North Carolina John H. Kerr March 4, 1901 March 24, 1869 Scotland Neck, North Carolina 68th
(1923–1925)
Luther W. Mott   Republican New York
(32nd district)
July 10, 1923 48 Unspecified digestion issues Oswego, New York Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, New York Thaddeus C. Sweet March 4, 1911 November 30, 1874 Oswego, New York 68th
(1923–1925)
William P. Dillingham   Republican Vermont
(Senator)
July 12, 1923 79 Gall bladder surgery complications Montpelier, Vermont Hope Cemetery, Waterbury, Vermont Porter H. Dale October 18, 1900 December 12, 1843 Waterbury, Vermont 68th
(1923–1925)
J. Campbell Cantrill   Democratic Kentucky
(7th district)
September 2, 1923 53 Peritonitis[127] Louisville, Kentucky Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky Joseph W. Morris March 4, 1909 July 9, 1870 Georgetown, Kentucky 68th
(1923–1925)
James V. Ganly   Democratic New York
(24th district)
September 7, 1923 44 Car crash New York City, New York St. Raymond's Cemetery, The Bronx, New York Benjamin L. Fairchild March 4, 1923 (previously served March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921) September 13, 1878 New York City, New York 68th
(1923–1925)
Benjamin G. Humphreys II   Democratic Mississippi
(3rd district)
October 16, 1923 58 Heart attack Greenville, Mississippi Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Mississippi William Y. Humphreys March 4, 1903 August 17, 1865 Claiborne County, Mississippi 68th
(1923–1925)
H. Garland Dupré   Democratic Louisiana
(2nd district)
February 21, 1924 50 Apoplexy Washington, D.C. Catholic Cemetery, Opelousas, Louisiana James Z. Spearing November 8, 1910 July 28, 1873 Opelousas, Louisiana 68th
(1923–1925)
Edward C. Little   Republican Kansas
(2nd district)
June 27, 1924 65 Paralysis Washington, D.C. City Cemetery, Abilene, Kansas U. S. Guyer March 4, 1917 December 14, 1858 Newark, Ohio 68th
(1923–1925)
LeBaron B. Colt   Republican Rhode Island
(Senator)
August 18, 1924 78 Nephritis, unspecified heart issues[128] Bristol, Rhode Island Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Rhode Island Jesse H. Metcalf March 4, 1913 June 25, 1846 Dedham, Massachusetts 68th
(1923–1925)
William S. Greene   Republican Massachusetts
(15th district)
September 22, 1924 83 Unknown Fall River, Massachusetts Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts Robert M. Leach May 31, 1898 April 28, 1841 Tremont, Illinois 68th
(1923–1925)
Sydney Emanuel Mudd II   Republican Maryland
(5th district)
October 11, 1924 39 Bowel obstruction Baltimore, Maryland St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland Stephen W. Gambrill March 4, 1915 June 20, 1885 Charles County, Maryland 68th
(1923–1925)
Frank B. Brandegee   Republican Connecticut
(Senator)
October 14, 1924 60 Suicide Washington, D.C. Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut Hiram Bingham III May 10, 1905 (U.S. House tenure November 4, 1902 – May 10, 1905) July 8, 1864 New London, Connecticut 68th
(1923–1925)
Henry Cabot Lodge   Republican Massachusetts
(Senator)
November 9, 1924 74 Stroke Cambridge, Massachusetts Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts William M. Butler March 4, 1893 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893) May 12, 1850 Beverly, Massachusetts 68th
(1923–1925)
Julius Kahn   Republican California
(4th district)
December 18, 1924 63 Unspecified heart issues, intracerebral hemorrhage, kidney disease, foot infection[129] San Francisco, California Home of Peace Cemetery, Colma, California Florence Prag Kahn March 4, 1905 (previously served March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903) February 28, 1861 Kuppenheim, Germany 68th
(1923–1925)
Medill McCormick   Republican Illinois
(Senator)
February 25, 1925 47 Suicide Washington, D.C. Middle Creek Cemetery, Byron, Illinois Charles S. Deneen March 4, 1919 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919) May 16, 1877 Chicago, Illinois 68th
(1923–1925)
John Jacob Rogers   Republican Massachusetts
(5th district)
March 28, 1925 43 Appendicitis Washington, D.C. Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts Edith Nourse Rogers March 4, 1913 August 18, 1881 Lowell, Massachusetts 69th
(1925–1927)
Arthur B. Williams   Republican Michigan
(3rd district)
May 1, 1925 53 Blood clot[130] Baltimore, Maryland Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Michigan Joseph L. Hooper June 19, 1923 January 27, 1872 Ashland, Ohio 69th
(1925–1927)
Selden P. Spencer   Republican Missouri
(Senator)
May 16, 1925 62 Hernia surgery complications Washington, D.C. Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri George H. Williams November 6, 1918 September 16, 1862 Erie, Pennsylvania 69th
(1925–1927)
Robert M. La Follette   Progressive Wisconsin
(Senator)
June 18, 1925 70 Cardiovascular disease Washington, D.C. Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin Robert M. La Follette Jr. January 2, 1906 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891) June 14, 1855 Primrose, Wisconsin 69th
(1925–1927)
Edwin F. Ladd   Republican North Dakota
(Senator)
June 22, 1925 65 Unspecified kidney issues, nephritis Baltimore, Maryland Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Gerald Nye March 4, 1921 December 13, 1859 Starks, Maine 69th
(1925–1927)
George B. Churchill   Republican Massachusetts
(2nd district)
July 1, 1925 58 Unknown Amherst, Massachusetts Wildwood Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts Henry L. Bowles March 4, 1925 October 24, 1866 Worcester, Massachusetts 69th
(1925–1927)
Robert Y. Thomas Jr.   Democratic Kentucky
(3rd district)
September 3, 1925 70 Unspecified liver issues[131] Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky John William Moore March 4, 1909 July 13, 1855 Logan County, Kentucky 69th
(1925–1927)
Samuel M. Ralston   Democratic Indiana
(Senator)
October 14, 1925 67 Nephritis Indianapolis, Indiana Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Indiana Arthur Raymond Robinson March 4, 1923 December 1, 1857 New Cumberland, Ohio 69th
(1925–1927)
John E. Raker   Democratic California
(2nd district)
January 22, 1926 62 Stomach surgery complications[132] Washington, D.C. Susanville Cemetery, Susanville, California Harry Lane Englebright March 4, 1911 February 22, 1863 Knox County, Illinois 69th
(1925–1927)
Harry Irving Thayer   Republican Massachusetts
(8th district)
March 10, 1926 56 Unknown Wakefield, Massachusetts Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield, Massachusetts Frederick Dallinger March 4, 1925 September 10, 1869 Pembroke, Massachusetts 69th
(1925–1927)
Lawrence J. Flaherty   Republican California
(5th district)
June 13, 1926 47 Unknown New York City, New York Holy Cross Cemetery, San Mateo, California Richard J. Welch March 4, 1925 July 4, 1878 San Mateo, California 69th
(1925–1927)
Charles E. Fuller   Republican Illinois
(12th district)
June 25, 1926 77 Unknown Rochester, Minnesota Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Illinois John T. Buckbee March 4, 1915 (previously served March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913) March 31, 1849 Belvidere, Illinois 69th
(1925–1927)
Albert B. Cummins   Republican Iowa
(Senator)
July 30, 1926 76 Heart failure Des Moines, Iowa Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa David W. Stewart November 24, 1908 February 15, 1850 Carmichaels, Pennsylvania 69th
(1925–1927)
Bert M. Fernald   Republican Maine
(Senator)
August 23, 1926 68 Heart disease Poland, Maine Highland Cemetery, Poland, Maine Arthur R. Gould September 12, 1916 April 3, 1858 Poland, Maine 69th
(1925–1927)
William B. McKinley   Republican Illinois
(Senator)
December 7, 1926 70 Prostate cancer Martinsville, Indiana Mount Hope Cemetery, Champaign, Illinois Otis F. Glenn March 4, 1921 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913 and March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921) September 5, 1856 Petersburg, Illinois 69th
(1925–1927)
Ambrose E. B. Stephens   Republican Ohio
(2nd district)
February 12, 1927 64 Unknown North Bend, Ohio Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Ohio Charles Tatgenhorst Jr. March 4, 1919 June 3, 1862 Crosby Township, Ohio 69th
(1925–1927)
Ladislas Lazaro   Democratic Louisiana
(7th district)
March 30, 1927 54 Abdominal abscesses[133] Washington, D.C. Old City Cemetery, Ville Platte, Louisiana Vacant March 4, 1913 June 5, 1872 Ville Platte, Louisiana 70th
(1927–1929)
Walter W. Magee   Republican New York
(35th district)
May 25, 1927 66 Dilated cardiomyopathy[134] Syracuse, New York Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York Clarence E. Hancock March 4, 1915 May 23, 1861 Groveland, New York 70th
(1927–1929)
William N. Vaile   Republican Colorado
(1st district)
July 2, 1927 51 Heart attack Grand Lake, Colorado Denver, Colorado, Denver, Colorado S. Harrison White March 4, 1919 June 22, 1876 Kokomo, Indiana 70th
(1927–1929)
Maurice E. Crumpacker   Republican Oregon
(3rd district)
July 24, 1927 40 Drowning San Francisco, California River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon Franklin F. Korell March 4, 1925 December 19, 1886 Valparaiso, Indiana 70th
(1927–1929)
Andrieus A. Jones   Democratic New Mexico
(Senator)
December 20, 1927 65 Coronary heart disease Washington, D.C. Masonic Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada Bronson M. Cutting March 4, 1917 May 16, 1862 Union City, Tennessee 70th
(1927–1929)
Woodbridge N. Ferris   Democratic Michigan
(Senator)
March 23, 1928 75 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Highlandview Cemetery, Big Rapids, Michigan Arthur H. Vandenberg March 4, 1923 January 6, 1853 Spencer, New York 70th
(1927–1929)
Frank B. Willis   Republican Ohio
(Senator)
March 30, 1928 56 Intracerebral hemorrhage[135] Delaware, Ohio Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio Cyrus Locher January 14, 1921 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1911 – January 9, 1915) December 28, 1871 Lewis Center, Ohio 70th
(1927–1929)
James A. Gallivan   Democratic Massachusetts
(12th district)
April 3, 1928 61 Atherosclerosis[136] Arlington, Massachusetts St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts John W. McCormack April 7, 1914 October 28, 1866 South Boston, Massachusetts 70th
(1927–1929)
Martin B. Madden   Republican Illinois
(1st district)
April 27, 1928 73 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Fairview Cemetery, Hinsdale, Illinois Oscar S. De Priest March 4, 1905 March 21, 1855 Wolviston, County Durham, U.K. 70th
(1927–1929)
Thaddeus C. Sweet   Republican New York
(32nd district)
May 1, 1928 55 Plane accident Whitney Point, New York Rural Cemetery, Phoenix, New York Francis D. Culkin November 6, 1923 November 16, 1872 Phoenix, New York 70th
(1927–1929)
Thomas S. Butler   Republican Pennsylvania
(8th district)
May 26, 1928 72 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania James Wolfenden March 4, 1897 November 4, 1855 Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania 70th
(1927–1929)
Frank R. Gooding   Republican Idaho
(Senator)
June 24, 1928 68 Unspecified intestinal cancer[137] Gooding, Idaho Elmwood Cemetery, Gooding, Idaho John Thomas January 15, 1921 September 16, 1859 Tiverton, Devon, England, U.K. 70th
(1927–1929)
Henry R. Rathbone   Republican Illinois
(at-large)
July 15, 1928 58 Unknown[138] Chicago, Illinois Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois Ruth Hanna McCormick March 4, 1923 February 12, 1870 Washington, D.C. 70th
(1927–1929)
Louis A. Frothingham   Republican Massachusetts
(14th district)
August 23, 1928 57 Unknown North Haven, Maine Village Cemetery, North Easton, Massachusetts Richard B. Wigglesworth March 4, 1921 July 13, 1871 Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts 70th
(1927–1929)
Thomas L. Rubey   Democratic Missouri
(16th district)
November 2, 1928 66 Arteriosclerosis Lebanon, Missouri Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Missouri Rowland L. Johnston March 4, 1923 (previously served March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921) September 27, 1862 Lebanon, Missouri 70th
(1927–1929)
William Allan Oldfield   Democratic Arkansas
(2nd district)
November 19, 1928 54 Gall bladder surgery complications[139] Washington, D.C. Oak Lawn Cemetery, Batesville, Arkansas Pearl P. Oldfield March 4, 1909 February 4, 1874 Franklin, Arkansas 70th
(1927–1929)
Charles L. Faust   Republican Missouri
(4th district)
December 17, 1928 49 Apoplexy Washington, D.C. Highland Cemetery, Highland, Kansas David W. Hopkins March 4, 1921 April 24, 1879 Bellefontaine, Ohio 70th
(1927–1929)
Edward J. King   Republican Illinois
(15th district)
February 17, 1929 61 Heart disease Washington, D.C. Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois Burnett M. Chiperfield March 4, 1915 July 1, 1867 Springfield, Massachusetts 70th
(1927–1929)
Royal H. Weller   Democratic New York
(21st district)
March 1, 1929 47 Pneumonia New York City, New York Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City, New York Joseph A. Gavagan March 4, 1923 July 2, 1881 New York City, New York 70th
(1927–1929)
Charles W. Roark   Republican Kentucky
(3rd district)
April 5, 1929 52 Bowel obstruction[140] Louisville, Kentucky Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky John W. Moore March 4, 1929 January 22, 1877 Greenville, Kentucky 71st
(1929–1931)
Whitmell P. Martin   Democratic Louisiana
(3rd district)
April 6, 1929 61 Stomach surgery complications[141] Washington, D.C. St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Thibodaux, Louisiana Numa F. Montet March 4, 1915 August 12, 1867 Napoleonville, Louisiana 71st
(1929–1931)
John J. Casey   Democratic Pennsylvania
(12th district)
May 5, 1929 53 Stroke Balboa, Canal Zone St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Charles Murray Turpin March 4, 1927 (previously served March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917; March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921; and March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925) May 26, 1875 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 71st
(1929–1931)
Leslie J. Steele   Democratic Georgia
(5th district)
July 24, 1929 60 Gallstone surgery complications[142] Decatur, Georgia Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Georgia Robert Ramspeck March 4, 1927 November 21, 1868 Decatur, Georgia 71st
(1929–1931)
Lawrence D. Tyson   Democratic Tennessee
(Senator)
August 24, 1929 68 Cerebral thrombosis[143] Strafford, Pennsylvania Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee William Emerson Brock March 4, 1925 July 4, 1861 Pitt County, North Carolina 71st
(1929–1931)
Ole J. Kvale   Farmer–Labor Minnesota
(7th district)
September 11, 1929 60 Fire accident[144] Otter Tail Lake, Minnesota Benson Cemetery, Benson, Minnesota Paul John Kvale March 4, 1923 February 6, 1869 Winneshiek County, Iowa 71st
(1929–1931)
Theodore E. Burton   Republican Ohio
(Senator)
October 28, 1929 77 Influenza[145] Washington, D.C. Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio Roscoe C. McCulloch December 15, 1928 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891; March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909; and March 4, 1921 – December 15, 1928/previously served March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915) December 20, 1851 Jefferson, Ohio 71st
(1929–1931)
Francis E. Warren   Republican Wyoming
(Senator)
November 24, 1929 85 Pneumonia, bronchitis Washington, D.C. Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyoming Patrick J. Sullivan March 4, 1895 (previously served November 24, 1890 – March 3, 1893) June 20, 1844 Hinsdale, Massachusetts 71st
(1929–1931)
William W. Griest   Republican Pennsylvania
(10th district)
December 5, 1929 71 Pneomonia Mount Clemens, Michigan Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania J. Roland Kinzer March 4, 1909 September 22, 1858 Christiana, Pennsylvania 71st
(1929–1931)
William K. Kaynor   Republican Massachusetts
(2nd district)
December 20, 1929 45 Plane accident Washington, D.C. Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts William J. Granfield March 4, 1929 November 29, 1884 Sanborn, Iowa 71st
(1929–1931)
Elmer O. Leatherwood   Republican Utah
(2nd district)
December 24, 1929 57 Heart disease Washington, D.C. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah Frederick C. Loofbourow March 4, 1921 September 4, 1872 Waverly, Ohio 71st
(1929–1931)

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Member Party
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
James A. Hughes   Republican West Virginia
(4th district)
March 2, 1930 69 Heart disease Marion, Ohio Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, West Virginia Robert Lynn Hogg March 4, 1927 (previously served March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1915) February 27, 1861 Corunna, Ontario, Canada 71st
(1929–1931)
James P. Glynn   Republican Connecticut
(5th district)
March 6, 1930 62 Unknown Washington, D.C. St. Joseph Cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut Edward W. Goss March 4, 1925 (previously served March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923) November 12, 1867 Winsted, Connecticut 71st
(1929–1931)
Robert Quincy Lee   Democratic Texas
(17th district)
April 18, 1930 61 Stroke Washington, D.C. Oakwood Cemetery, Cisco, Texas Thomas L. Blanton March 4, 1929 January 12, 1869 Coldwater, Mississippi 71st
(1929–1931)
Stephen G. Porter   Republican Pennsylvania
(32nd district)
June 27, 1930 61 Cirrhosis[146] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Edmund F. Erk March 4, 1911 May 18, 1869 Salem, Ohio 71st
(1929–1931)
Florian Lampert   Republican Wisconsin
(6th district)
July 18, 1930 67 Car accident Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Michael Reilly November 5, 1918 July 8, 1863 West Bend, Wisconsin 71st
(1929–1931)
Edgar Raymond Kiess   Republican Pennsylvania
(16th district)
July 20, 1930 54 Coronary thrombosis[147] Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Robert F. Rich March 4, 1913 August 26, 1875 Warrensville, Pennsylvania 71st
(1929–1931)
Charles Manly Stedman   Democratic North Carolina
(5th district)
September 23, 1930 89 Apoplexy Washington, D.C. Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, North Carolina Franklin W. Hancock Jr. March 4, 1911 January 29, 1841 Pittsboro, North Carolina 71st
(1929–1931)
William C. Hammer   Democratic North Carolina
(7th district)
September 26, 1930 65 Chronic myocarditis[148] Asheboro, North Carolina City Cemetery, Asheboro, North Carolina Hinton James March 4, 1921 March 24, 1865 Randolph County, North Carolina 71st
(1929–1931)
Charles F. Curry   Republican California
(3rd district)
October 10, 1930 72 Unknown Washington, D.C. National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia Charles F. Curry Jr. March 4, 1913 March 14, 1858 Naperville, Illinois 71st
(1929–1931)
Otis Wingo   Democratic Arkansas
(4th district)
October 21, 1930 53 Gall bladder surgery complications Baltimore, Maryland Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Effiegene Wingo March 4, 1913 June 18, 1877 Weakley County, Tennessee 71st
(1929–1931)
John F. Quayle   Democratic New York
(7th district)
November 27, 1930 61 Pneumonia Brooklyn, New York St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York John J. Delaney March 4, 1923 December 1, 1868 Brooklyn, New York 71st
(1929–1931)
Lee Slater Overman   Democratic North Carolina
(Senator)
December 12, 1930 76 Stomach hemorrhage[149] Washington, D.C. Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina Cameron A. Morrison March 4, 1903 January 3, 1854 Salisbury, North Carolina 71st
(1929–1931)
Frank L. Greene   Republican Vermont
(Senator)
December 17, 1930 60 Hernia surgery complications St. Albans, Vermont Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, Vermont Frank C. Partridge March 4, 1923 (U.S. House tenure July 30, 1912 – March 3, 1923) February 10, 1870 St. Albans, Vermont 71st
(1929–1931)
David J. O'Connell   Democratic New York
(9th district)
December 29, 1930 62 Unknown New York City, New York St. John's Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York Stephen A. Rudd March 4, 1923 (previously served March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921) December 25, 1868 New York City, New York 71st
(1929–1931)
Henry Allen Cooper   Republican Wisconsin
(1st district)
March 1, 1931 80 Unspecified digestion issues[150] Washington, D.C. Mound Cemetery, Racine, Wisconsin Thomas Ryum Amlie March 4, 1921 (previously served March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1919) September 8, 1850 Spring Prairie, Wisconsin 71st
(1929–1931)
James Benjamin Aswell   Democratic Louisiana
(8th district)
March 16, 1931 61 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. John H. Overton March 4, 1913 December 23, 1869 Vernon, Louisiana 72nd
(1931–1933)
Nicholas Longworth   Republican Ohio
(1st district)
April 9, 1931 61 Pneumonia Aiken, South Carolina Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio John B. Hollister March 4, 1915 (previously served March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913) November 5, 1869 Cincinnati, Ohio 72nd
(1931–1933)
Charles A. Mooney   Democratic Ohio
(20th district)
May 29, 1931 52 Lobar pneumonia Cleveland, Ohio Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio Martin L. Sweeney March 4, 1923 (previously served March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921) January 5, 1879 St. Marys, Ohio 72nd
(1931–1933)
George S. Graham   Republican Pennsylvania
(2nd district)
July 4, 1931 80 Paralysis Islip, New York Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City, New York Edward Stokes March 4, 1913 September 13, 1850 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 72nd
(1931–1933)
Charles Gordon Edwards   Democratic Georgia
(1st district)
July 13, 1931 53 Heart attack Atlanta, Georgia Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Homer C. Parker March 4, 1925 (previously served March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917) July 2, 1878 Daisy, Georgia 72nd
(1931–1933)
Bird J. Vincent   Republican Michigan
(8th district)
July 18, 1931 51 Unspecified heart disease USS Henderson Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan Michael J. Hart March 4, 1923 March 6, 1880 Brandon Township, Michigan 72nd
(1931–1933)
Samuel C. Major   Democratic Missouri
(7th district)
July 28, 1931 62 Cerebral hemorrhage Fayette, Missouri Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri Robert D. Johnson March 4, 1931 (previously served March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 and March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929) July 2, 1869 Fayette, Missouri 72nd
(1931–1933)
Dwight Morrow   Republican New Jersey
(Senator)
October 5, 1931 58 Cerebral hemorrhage Englewood, New Jersey Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, New Jersey William W. Barbour December 3, 1930 January 11, 1873 Huntington, West Virginia 72nd
(1931–1933)
Ernest Robinson Ackerman   Republican New Jersey
(5th district)
October 18, 1931 68 Unspecified heart disease[151] Plainfield, New Jersey Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, New Jersey Percy Hamilton Stewart March 4, 1919 June 17, 1863 New York City, New York 72nd
(1931–1933)
Fletcher Hale   Republican New Hampshire
(1st district)
October 22, 1931 48 Pneumonia, cerebral embolism Brooklyn, New York Union Cemetery, Laconia, New Hampshire William Nathaniel Rogers March 4, 1925 January 22, 1883 Portland, Maine 72nd
(1931–1933)
Thaddeus H. Caraway   Democratic Arkansas
(Senator)
November 6, 1931 60 Coronary thrombosis following kidney stone surgery[152] Little Rock, Arkansas Oaklawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Arkansas Hattie Caraway March 4, 1921 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921) October 17, 1871 Springhill, Missouri 72nd
(1931–1933)
Harry M. Wurzbach   Republican Texas
(14th district)
November 6, 1931 57 Appendectomy surgery complications Seguin, Texas San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas Richard M. Kleberg February 10, 1930 (previously served March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929) May 19, 1874 San Antonio, Texas 72nd
(1931–1933)
Percy Quin   Democratic Mississippi
(7th district)
February 4, 1932 59 Heart attack Washington, D.C. City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi Lawrence R. Ellzey March 4, 1913 October 30, 1872 Liberty, Mississippi 72nd
(1931–1933)
Samuel Rutherford   Democratic Georgia
(6th district)
February 4, 1932 61 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Oakland Cemetery, Forsyth, Georgia Carlton Mobley March 4, 1925 March 15, 1870 Culloden, Georgia 72nd
(1931–1933)
Albert Henry Vestal   Republican Indiana
(8th district)
April 1, 1932 57 Heart attack Washington, D.C. East Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Indiana John W. Boehne Jr. March 4, 1917 January 18, 1875 Frankton, Indiana 72nd
(1931–1933)
William J. Harris   Democratic Georgia
(Senator)
April 18, 1932 64 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Greenwood Cemetery, Cedartown, Georgia John S. Cohen March 4, 1919 February 3, 1868 Cedartown, Georgia 72nd
(1931–1933)
Edward M. Beers   Republican Pennsylvania
(18th district)
April 21, 1932 54 Influenza Washington, D.C. Odd Fellows' Cemetery, Mount Union, Pennsylvania Joseph F. Biddle March 4, 1923 May 27, 1877 Nossville, Pennsylvania 72nd
(1931–1933)
Edward E. Eslick   Democratic Tennessee
(7th district)
June 14, 1932 60 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Tennessee Willa Eslick March 4, 1925 April 19, 1872 Giles County, Tennessee 72nd
(1931–1933)
Henry St. George Tucker   Democratic Virginia
(10th district)
July 23, 1932 79 Coronary occlusion, uremia[153] Lexington, Virginia Presbyterian Cemetery Joel W. Flood March 21, 1922 (previously served March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1897) April 5, 1853 Winchester, Virginia 72nd
(1931–1933)
Charles W. Waterman   Republican Colorado
(Senator)
August 27, 1932 70 Unknown Washington, D.C. Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland Walter Walker March 4, 1927 November 2, 1861 Waitsfield, Vermont 72nd
(1931–1933)
John Charles Linthicum   Democratic Maryland
(4th district)
October 5, 1932 64 Abscess surgery complications[154] Linthicum, Maryland Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland Ambrose Jerome Kennedy March 4, 1911 November 26, 1867 Baltimore, Maryland 72nd
(1931–1933)
Charles A. Karch   Democratic Illinois
(22nd district)
November 6, 1932 57 Lobar pneumonia, gall stones[155] St. Louis, Missouri Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois Edwin M. Schaefer March 4, 1931 March 17, 1875 Engelmann Township, St. Clair County, Illinois 72nd
(1931–1933)
Wesley Livsey Jones   Republican Washington
(Senator)
November 19, 1932 69 Unspecified heart issues related to kidney issues[156] Seattle, Washington Bonney–Watson Mortuary, Seattle, Washington Elijah S. Grammer March 4, 1909 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1909) October 9, 1863 Bethany, Illinois 72nd
(1931–1933)
James C. McLaughlin   Republican Michigan
(9th district)
November 29, 1932 74 Heart failure Marion, Virginia Evergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, Michigan Harry W. Musselwhite March 4, 1907 January 26, 1858 Beardstown, Illinois 72nd
(1931–1933)
Daniel E. Garrett   Democratic Texas
(8th district)
December 13, 1932 63 Heart disease Washington, D.C. Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas Joe H. Eagle March 4, 1921 (previously served March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 and March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919) April 28, 1869 Springfield, Tennessee 72nd
(1931–1933)
Robert R. Butler   Republican Oregon
(2nd district)
January 7, 1933 51 Heart failure Washington, D.C. Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Oregon Walter M. Pierce November 6, 1928 September 24, 1881 Butler, Tennessee 72nd
(1931–1933)
Samuel A. Kendall   Republican Pennsylvania
(24th district)
January 8, 1933 73 Self-inflicted gunshot wound[157] Washington, D.C. Hochstetler Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania J. Buell Snyder March 4, 1919 November 1, 1859 Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania 72nd
(1931–1933)
Godfrey G. Goodwin   Republican Minnesota
(10th district)
February 16, 1933 60 Fall from hotel window[158][159] Washington, D.C. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota District abolished March 4, 1925 January 11, 1873 St. Peter, Minnesota 72nd
(1931–1933)
Thomas J. Walsh   Democratic Montana
(Senator)
March 2, 1933 73 Heart attack Wilson, North Carolina Resurrection Cemetery, Helena, Montana John E. Erickson March 4, 1913 June 12, 1859 Two Rivers, Wisconsin 72nd
(1931–1933)
Robert B. Howell   Republican Nebraska
(Senator)
March 11, 1933 69 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Nebraska William H. Thompson March 4, 1923 January 21, 1864 Adrian, Michigan 73rd
(1933–1935)
Clay Stone Briggs   Democratic Texas
(7th district)
April 29, 1933 57 Heart attack Washington D.C. Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York Clark W. Thompson March 4, 1919 January 8, 1876 Galveston, Texas 73rd
(1933–1935)
Charles Hillyer Brand   Democratic Georgia
(10th district)
May 17, 1933 72 Unknown Athens, Georgia Shadow Lawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Georgia Paul Brown March 4, 1917 April 20, 1861 Loganville, Georgia 73rd
(1933–1935)
Bolivar E. Kemp   Democratic Louisiana
(6th district)
June 19, 1933 61 Heart attack Amite, Louisiana Amite Cemetery, Amite, Louisiana Jared Y. Sanders Jr. March 4, 1925 December 28, 1871 St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 73rd
(1933–1935)
Edward B. Almon   Democratic Alabama
(8th district)
June 22, 1933 73 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama Archibald Hill Carmichael March 4, 1915 April 18, 1860 Moulton, Alabama 73rd
(1933–1935)
Henry Winfield Watson   Republican Pennsylvania
(9th district)
August 27, 1933 77 Chronic endocarditis[160] Langhorne, Pennsylvania Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware Oliver W. Frey March 4, 1915 June 24, 1856 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 73rd
(1933–1935)
Lynn Hornor   Democratic West Virginia
(3rd district)
September 23, 1933 58 Unspecified heart issues Washington, D.C. Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, West Virginia Andrew Edmiston Jr. March 4, 1931 November 3, 1874 Clarksburg, West Virginia 73rd
(1933–1935)
Porter H. Dale   Republican Vermont
(Senator)
October 6, 1933 66 Myocarditis[161] Westmore, Vermont Lakeside Cemetery, Island Pond, Vermont Ernest W. Gibson November 7, 1923 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1915 – August 11, 1923) March 1, 1867 Island Pond, Vermont 73rd
(1933–1935)
John B. Kendrick   Democratic Wyoming
(Senator)
November 3, 1933 76 Unknown Sheridan, Wyoming Mount Hope Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyoming Joseph C. O'Mahoney March 4, 1917 September 6, 1857 Rusk, Texas 73rd
(1933–1935)
John D. Clarke   Republican New York
(34th district)
November 5, 1933 60 Car accident Delhi, New York Locust Hill Cemetery, Hobart, New York Marian W. Clarke March 4, 1927 (previously served March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925) January 15, 1873 Hobart, New York 73rd
(1933–1935)
James S. Parker   Republican New York
(29th district)
December 19, 1933 66 Paralysis Washington, D.C. Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, New York William D. Thomas March 4, 1913 June 3, 1867 Great Barrington, Massachusetts 73rd
(1933–1935)
Joseph L. Hooper   Republican Michigan
(3rd district)
February 22, 1934 56 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan Henry M. Kimball August 18, 1925 December 22, 1877 Cleveland, Ohio 73rd
(1933–1935)
Edward W. Pou   Democratic North Carolina
(4th district)
April 1, 1934 70 Heart attack, preceded by influenza[162] Washington, D.C. Riverside Cemetery, Smithfield, North Carolina Harold D. Cooley March 4, 1901 September 9, 1863 Tuskegee, Alabama 73rd
(1933–1935)
George F. Brumm   Republican Pennsylvania
(13th district)
May 29, 1934 54 Chronic myocarditis, chronic nephritis, hypertension[163] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania James H. Gildea March 4, 1929 (previously served March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927) January 24, 1880 Minersville, Pennsylvania 73rd
(1933–1935)
Thomas C. Coffin   Democratic Idaho
(2nd district)
June 8, 1934 46 Car accident Washington, D.C. Mountain View Cemetery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania D. Worth Clark March 4, 1933 October 25, 1887 Caldwell, Idaho Territory 73rd
(1933–1935)
Henry Thomas Rainey   Democratic Illinois
(20th district)
August 19, 1934 73 Heart attack St. Louis, Missouri Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Illinois Scott W. Lucas March 4, 1923 (previously served March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1921) August 20, 1860 Carrollton, Illinois 73rd
(1933–1935)
Anthony J. Griffin   Democratic New York
(22nd district)
January 13, 1935 68 Unknown New York City, New York Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Edward W. Curley March 5, 1918 April 1, 1866 New York City, New York 74th
(1935–1937)
Bronson M. Cutting   Republican New Mexico
(Senator)
May 6, 1935 46 Plane crash New York City, New York Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York Dennis Chavez March 4, 1929 (previously served December 29, 1927 – December 6, 1928) June 23, 1888 Great River, New York 74th
(1935–1937)
Cap R. Carden   Democratic Kentucky
(4th district)
June 13, 1935 68 Pneumonia Louisville, Kentucky Munfordville Cemetery, Munfordville, Kentucky Edward W. Creal March 4, 1931 December 17, 1866 Munfordville, Kentucky 74th
(1935–1937)
Charles V. Truax   Democratic Ohio
(At-large)
August 9, 1935 48 Heart attack[164] Washington, D.C. Pleasant View Cemetery, Sycamore, Ohio Daniel S. Earhart March 4, 1933 February 1, 1887 Sycamore, Ohio 74th
(1935–1937)
Henry M. Kimball   Republican Michigan
(3rd district)
October 19, 1935 57 Apoplexy Kalamazoo, Michigan Cremated Verner Main January 3, 1935 August 27, 1878 Winnfield, Louisiana 74th
(1935–1937)
Thomas D. Schall   Republican Minnesota
(Senator)
December 22, 1935 57 Car accident Washington, D.C. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota Elmer Austin Benson March 4, 1925 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925) June 4, 1878 Reed City, Michigan 74th
(1935–1937)
Wesley Lloyd   Democratic Washington
(6th district)
January 10, 1936 52 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington John M. Coffee March 4, 1933 July 24, 1883 Arvonia, Kansas 74th
(1935–1937)
Stephen A. Rudd   Democratic New York
(9th district)
March 31, 1936 61 Heart disease Brooklyn, New York Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York Eugene J. Keogh February 17, 1931 December 11, 1874 Brooklyn, New York 74th
(1935–1937)
John T. Buckbee   Republican Illinois
(12th district)
April 23, 1936 64 Heart disease Rockford, Illinois Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois Noah M. Mason March 4, 1927 August 1, 1871 Rockford, Illinois 74th
(1935–1937)
Park Trammell   Democratic Florida
(Senator)
May 8, 1936 60 Cerebral hemorrhage Washington, D.C. Roselawn Cemetery, Lakeland, Florida Scott M. Loftin March 4, 1917 April 9, 1876 Macon County, Alabama 74th
(1935–1937)
William D. Thomas   Republican New York
(29th district)
May 17, 1936 56 Unspecified heart issues Washington, D.C. Maple Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, New York E. Harold Cluett January 30, 1934 March 22, 1880 Granville, New York 74th
(1935–1937)
Randolph Perkins   Republican New Jersey
(7th district)
May 25, 1936 64 Unspecified kidney infection Washington, D.C. Fairview Cemetery, Staten Island, New York J. Parnell Thomas March 4, 1921 November 30, 1871 Dunellen, New Jersey 74th
(1935–1937)
A. Piatt Andrew   Republican Massachusetts
(6th district)
June 3, 1936 63 Influenza Gloucester, Massachusetts Cremated George J. Bates September 27, 1921 February 12, 1873 La Porte, Indiana 74th
(1935–1937)
Joseph W. Byrns Sr.   Democratic Tennessee
(5th district)
June 4, 1936 66 Cerebral hemorrhage Washington, D.C. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee Richard Merrill Atkinson March 4, 1909 July 20, 1869 Cedar Hill, Tennessee 74th
(1935–1937)
Duncan U. Fletcher   Democratic Florida
(Senator)
June 17, 1936 77 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida William Luther Hill March 4, 1909 January 6, 1859 Americus, Georgia 74th
(1935–1937)
Bernhard M. Jacobsen   Democratic Iowa
(2nd district)
June 30, 1936 74 Unknown Rochester, Minnesota Springdale Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa William S. Jacobsen March 4, 1931 March 26, 1862 Tonder, New York 74th
(1935–1937)
Warren J. Duffey   Democratic Ohio
(9th district)
July 7, 1936 50 Unspecified liver issues[165] Toledo, Ohio Calvary Cemetery, Ohio John F. Hunter March 4, 1933 January 24, 1886 Toledo, Ohio 74th
(1935–1937)
Richard L. Murphy   Democratic Iowa
(Senator)
July 16, 1936 60 Car accident Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa Guy Gillette March 4, 1933 November 6, 1875 Dubuque, Iowa 74th
(1935–1937)
John J. McSwain   Democratic South Carolina
(4th district)
August 6, 1936 61 Coronary occlusion[166] Cross Hill, South Carolina Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina Gabriel H. Mahon Jr. March 4, 1921 May 1, 1875 Cross Hill, South Carolina 74th
(1935–1937)
Marion Zioncheck   Democratic Washington
(1st district)
August 7, 1936 34 Suicide by jumping out a window Seattle, Washington Evergreen Cemetery, Seattle, Washington Warren G. Magnuson March 4, 1933 December 5, 1901 Boston, Massachusetts 74th
(1935–1937)
William Voris Gregory   Democratic Kentucky
(1st district)
October 10, 1936 58 Unspecified kidney issues Washington, D.C. Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, Kentucky Noble Jones Gregory March 4, 1927 October 21, 1877 Graves County, Kentucky 74th
(1935–1937)
James J. Couzens   Republican Michigan
(Senator)
October 22, 1936 64 Heart attack Detroit, Michigan Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan Prentiss M. Brown November 29, 1922 August 26, 1872 Chatham, Ontario, Canada 74th
(1935–1937)
Glover H. Cary   Democratic Kentucky
(2nd district)
December 5, 1936 51 Pneumonia Cincinnati, Ohio Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Kentucky Beverly M. Vincent March 4, 1931 May 1, 1885 Calhoun, Kentucky 74th
(1935–1937)
Peter Norbeck   Republican South Dakota
(Senator)
December 20, 1936 66 Unspecified cancer Redfield, South Dakota Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Kentucky Herbert E. Hitchcock March 4, 1921 August 27, 1870 Clay County, South Dakota 74th
(1935–1937)
Andrew Jackson Montague   Democratic Virginia
(3rd district)
January 24, 1937 74 Heart attack Urbanna, Virginia Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Urbanna, Virginia Dave E. Satterfield Jr. March 4, 1913 October 3, 1862 Campbell County, Virginia 75th
(1937–1939)
James P. Buchanan   Democratic Texas
(10th district)
February 22, 1937 69 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Texas Lyndon B. Johnson April 15, 1913 April 30, 1867 Midway, South Carolina 75th
(1937–1939)
Henry E. Stubbs   Democratic California
(10th district)
February 28, 1937 55 Pneumonia Washington, D.C. Santa Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, California Alfred J. Elliott March 4, 1933 March 4, 1881 Nampa, Texas 75th
(1937–1939)
Benjamin K. Focht   Republican Pennsylvania
(18th district)
March 27, 1937 74 Angina pectoris Washington, D.C. Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Richard M. Simpson March 4, 1933 (previously served March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 and March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923) March 12, 1863 New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania 75th
(1937–1939)
Nathan L. Bachman   Democratic Tennessee
(Senator)
April 23, 1937 58 Unspecified cancer Washington, D.C. Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee George L. Berry March 4, 1933 August 2, 1878 Chattanooga, Tennessee 75th
(1937–1939)
Philip A. Goodwin   Republican New York
(27th district)
June 6, 1937 55 Unknown Coxsackie, New York Riverside Cemetery, Coxsackie, New York Lewis K. Rockefeller March 4, 1933 January 20, 1882 Athens, New York 75th
(1937–1939)
William P. Connery Jr.   Democratic Massachusetts
(7th district)
June 15, 1937 48 Unspecified food poisoning[167] Washington, D.C. St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, New York Lawrence J. Connery March 4, 1923 August 24, 1888 Lynn, Massachusetts 75th
(1937–1939)
Joseph Taylor Robinson   Democratic Arkansas
(Senator)
July 14, 1937 64 Cancer Washington, D.C. Roselawn Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas Samuel M. Taylor March 10, 1913 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1903 - January 14, 1913) August 26, 1872 Lonoke, Arkansas 75th
(1937–1939)
Theodore A. Peyser   Democratic New York
(17th district)
August 8, 1937 64 Unknown New York City, New York United Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio Bruce Fairchild Barton March 4, 1933 February 18, 1873 Charleston, West Virginia 75th
(1937–1939)
Robert P. Hill   Democratic Oklahoma
(5th district)
October 29, 1937 63 Unknown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gomer G. Smith January 3, 1937 (previously served March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915) April 18, 1874 Ewing, Illinois 75th
(1937–1939)
Edward Aloysius Kenney   Democratic New Jersey
(9th district)
January 27, 1938 53 Fall from window[168] Washington, D.C. St. John's Cemetery, Clinton, Massachusetts Frank C. Osmers Jr. March 4, 1933 August 11, 1884 Clinton, Massachusetts 75th
(1937–1939)
Charles J. Colden   Democratic California
(17th district)
April 15, 1938 67 Unspecified cancer Washington, D.C. Green Hills Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California Lee E. Geyer March 4, 1933 August 24, 1870 Peoria County, Illinois 75th
(1937–1939)
Royal S. Copeland   Democratic New York
(Senator)
June 17, 1938 69 Unspecified cancer Washington, D.C. Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, New Jersey James M. Mead March 4, 1923 November 7, 1868 Dexter, Michigan 75th
(1937–1939)
Allard H. Gasque   Democratic South Carolina
(6th district)
June 17, 1938 65 Unspecified heart issues Washington, D.C. Mount Hope Cemetery, Florence, South Carolina Elizabeth Hawley Gasque March 4, 1923 March 8, 1873 Hyman, South Carolina 75th
(1937–1939)
Robert L. Bacon   Republican New York
(1st district)
September 12, 1938 54 Heart attack Lake Success, New York Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Leonard W. Hall March 4, 1923 July 23, 1884 Boston, Massachusetts 75th
(1937–1939)
John J. Boylan   Democratic New York
(15th district)
October 5, 1938 60 Unknown New York City, New York Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York Michael J. Kennedy March 4, 1923 September 20, 1878 New York City, New York 75th
(1937–1939)
Stephen Warfield Gambrill   Democratic Maryland
(5th district)
December 19, 1938 65 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer November 4, 1924 October 2, 1873 Savage, Maryland 75th
(1937–1939)
William B. Cravens   Democratic Arkansas
(4th district)
January 13, 1939 66 Unknown Washington, D.C. Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas William F. Cravens March 4, 1933 (previously served March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913) January 17, 1872 Savage, Maryland 76th
(1939–1941)
J. Burrwood Daly   Democratic Pennsylvania
(4th district)
March 12, 1939 67 Bronchial pneumonia; Unspecified chronic heart disease, "congestive failure"[169] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Denis Cemetery, South Ardmore, Pennsylvania John E. Sheridan January 3, 1935 February 13, 1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 76th
(1939–1941)
Clarence W. Turner   Democratic Tennessee
(6th district)
March 23, 1939 72 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Marable Cemetery, Waverly, Tennessee W. Wirt Courtney March 4, 1933 (previously served November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923) October 22, 1866 Humphreys County, Tennessee 76th
(1939–1941)
J. Hamilton Lewis   Democratic Illinois
(Senator)
April 9, 1939 75 Cardiac asthma Washington, D.C. U.S. James M. Slattery March 4, 1931 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899/previously served March 26, 1913 – March 3, 1919) May 18, 1863 Danville, Virginia 76th
(1939–1941)
Bert Lord   Republican New York
(34th district)
May 24, 1939 69 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Glenwood Cemetery, Afton, New York Edwin Arthur Hall January 3, 1935 December 4, 1869 Sanford, New York 76th
(1939–1941)
Emmett Marshall Owen   Democratic Georgia
(4th district)
June 21, 1939 61 Heart attack Washington, D.C. East View Cemetery, Zebulon, Georgia A. Sidney Camp March 4, 1933 October 19, 1877 Hollonville, Georgia 76th
(1939–1941)
Harry W. Griswold   Republican Wisconsin
(3rd district)
July 4, 1939 53 Heart attack Washington, D.C. Hamilton Cemetery, West Salem, Wisconsin William H. Stevenson January 3, 1939 May 19, 1886 West Salem, Wisconsin 76th
(1939–1941)
Samuel Davis McReynolds   Democratic Tennessee
(3rd district)
July 11, 1939 67 Unspecified heart disease Washington, D.C. U.S. Estes Kefauver March 4, 1923 April 16, 1872 Pikeville, Tennessee 76th
(1939–1941)
Thomas M. Eaton   Republican California
(18th district)
September 16, 1939 43 Pleurisy, unspecific liver condition[170][171] Long Beach, California U.S. William Ward Johnson January 3, 1939 August 3, 1896 Edwardsville, Illinois 76th
(1939–1941)
Thomas S. McMillan   Democratic South Carolina
(1st district)
September 29, 1939 50 Coronary occlusion[172] Charleston, South Carolina U.S. Clara Gooding McMillan March 4, 1925 November 27, 1888 Ulmer, South Carolina 76th
(1939–1941)
M. M. Logan   Democratic Kentucky
(Senator)
October 3, 1939 65 Unspecified heart issues Washington, D.C. U.S. Happy Chandler March 4, 1931 January 7, 1874 Brownsville, Kentucky 76th
(1939–1941)
Chester C. Bolton   Republican Ohio
(22nd district)
October 29, 1939 57 Unspecified heart issues Cleveland, Ohio U.S. Frances P. Bolton January 3, 1939 (previously served March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937) September 5, 1882 Cleveland, Ohio 76th
(1939–1941)
J. Will Taylor   Republican Tennessee
(2nd district)
November 14, 1939 59 Heart attack La Follette, Tennessee U.S. John Jennings Jr. March 4, 1919 August 28, 1880 Union County, Tennessee 76th
(1939–1941)
Santiago Iglesias   Socialist Puerto Rico
(Resident Commissioner)
December 5, 1939 67 Unknown Washington, D.C. Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, San Juan, Puerto Rico Bolívar Pagán March 4, 1933 February 22, 1872 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain 76th
(1939–1941)
Carl E. Mapes   Republican Michigan
(5th district)
December 12, 1939 64 Heart attack New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. Bartel J. Jonkman March 4, 1913 December 26, 1874 Kalamo, Michigan 76th
(1939–1941)
William I. Sirovich   Democratic New York
(14th district)
December 17, 1939 57 Heart attack New York City, New York U.S. Morris Michael Edelstein March 4, 1927 March 18, 1882 York County, Pennsylvania 76th
(1939–1941)
John Andrew Martin   Democratic Colorado
(3rd district)
December 23, 1939 71 Heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. William E. Burney March 4, 1933 (previously served March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913) April 10, 1868 Cincinnati, Ohio 76th
(1939–1941)

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Member Party
State
(district)
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial Successor Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress
William A. Ashbrook   Democratic Ohio
(17th district)
January 1, 1940 72 paralytic stroke[173] Washington, D.C. U.S. J. Harry McGregor January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921) July 1, 1867 Johnstown, Ohio 76th
(1939–1941)
George H. Heinke   Republican Nebraska
(1st district)
January 2, 1940 57 fatal car crash Morrilton, Arkansas U.S. John Hyde Sweet January 3, 1939 July 22, 1882 Dunbar, Nebraska 76th
(1939–1941)
Wallace E. Pierce   Republican New York
(31st district)
January 3, 1940 58 Heart attack[174] Washington, D.C. U.S. Clarence E. Kilburn January 3, 1939 December 9, 1881 Black Brook, New York 76th
(1939–1941)
Edward W. Curley   Democratic New York
(22nd district)
January 6, 1940 66 Heart attack[175] New York City, New York U.S. Walter A. Lynch November 5, 1935 May 23, 1873 Easton, Pennsylvania 76th
(1939–1941)
William E. Borah   Republican Idaho
(Senator)
January 19, 1940 74 cerebral hemorrhage Washington, D.C. U.S. John Thomas March 4, 1907 June 29, 1865 Fairfield, Illinois 76th
(1939–1941)
Cassius C. Dowell   Republican Iowa
(6th district)
February 4, 1940 75 heart disease Washington, D.C. U.S. Robert K. Goodwin January 3, 1937 (previously served March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1935) February 29, 1864 Summerset, Iowa 76th
(1939–1941)
Clyde H. Smith   Republican Maine
(2nd district)
April 8, 1940 63 coronary thrombosis[176] Washington, D.C. U.S. Margaret Chase Smith January 3, 1937 June 9, 1876 Somerset, Maine 76th
(1939–1941)
Ernest W. Gibson   Republican Vermont
(Senator)
June 20, 1940 67 pneumonia and heart ailment[177] Washington, D.C. U.S. Ernest W. Gibson Jr. November 21, 1933 (U.S. House tenure November 6, 1923 – October 19, 1933) December 29, 1872 Londonderry, Vermont 76th
(1939–1941)
W. Benjamin Gibbs   Democratic Georgia
(8th district)
August 7, 1940 51 Stroke[178] Washington, D.C. U.S. Florence R. Gibbs January 3, 1939 April 15, 1889 Dupont, Georgia 76th
(1939–1941)
George N. Seger   Republican New Jersey
(8th district)
August 26, 1940 74 heart ailment Washington, D.C. U.S. Gordon Canfield March 4, 1923 January 4, 1866 New York City, New York 76th
(1939–1941)
Ernest Lundeen   Republican Minnesota
(Senator)
August 31, 1940 62 plane crash Lovettsville, Virginia U.S. Joseph H. Ball January 3, 1937 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 and March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937) August 4, 1878 Beresford, South Dakota 76th
(1939–1941)
William B. Bankhead   Democratic Alabama
(7th district)
September 15, 1940 66 "ruptured artery in the abdomen"[179] Washington, D.C. U.S. Zadoc L. Weatherford March 4, 1917 April 12, 1874 Lamar County, Alabama 76th
(1939–1941)
Key Pittman   Democratic Nevada
(Senator)
November 10, 1940 68 heart attack Reno, Nevada U.S. Berkeley L. Bunker January 29, 1913 September 18, 1872 Vicksburg, Mississippi 76th
(1939–1941)
Sam C. Massingale   Democratic Oklahoma
(7th district)
January 17, 1941 70 "heart failure precipitated by grippe"[180] Washington, D.C. U.S. Victor Wickersham January 3, 1935 August 2, 1870 Quitman, Mississippi 77th
(1941–1943)
Kenneth F. Simpson   Republican New York
(17th district)
January 25, 1941 45 heart attack New York City, New York U.S. Joseph C. Baldwin January 3, 1941 May 4, 1895 New York City, New York 77th
(1941–1943)
William D. Byron   Democratic Maryland
(6th district)
February 27, 1941 45 plane crash Atlanta, Georgia U.S. Katharine Byron January 3, 1939 May 15, 1895 Danville, Virginia 77th
(1941–1943)
Pius Schwert   Democratic New York
(42nd district)
March 11, 1941 48 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. John Cornelius Butler January 3, 1939 November 22, 1892 Angola, New York 77th
(1941–1943)
Morris Sheppard   Democratic Texas
(Senator)
April 9, 1941 65 brain hemorrhage Washington, D.C. U.S. Andrew J. Houston February 3, 1913 (U.S. House tenure November 15, 1902 – February 3, 1913) May 28, 1875 Morris County, Texas 77th
(1941–1943)
Alonzo D. Folger   Democratic North Carolina
(5th district)
April 30, 1941 52 car accident Mount Airy, North Carolina U.S. John H. Folger January 3, 1939 July 9, 1888 Dobson, North Carolina 77th
(1941–1943)
Morris M. Edelstein   Democratic New York
(14th district)
June 4, 1941 53 heart attack[181] Washington, D.C. U.S. Arthur G. Klein February 6, 1940 February 5, 1888 New York City, New York, US 77th
(1941–1943)
Pat Harrison   Democratic Mississippi
(Senator)
June 22, 1941 59 "from exhaustion following a major intestinal operation"[182] Washington, D.C. U.S. James Eastland March 5, 1919 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919) August 29, 1881 Crystal Springs, Mississippi 77th
(1941–1943)
Andrew J. Houston   Democratic Texas
(Senator)
June 26, 1941 87 "followed an operation for stomach ailment"[183] Baltimore, Maryland U.S. W. Lee O'Daniel April 21, 1941 June 21, 1854 Independence, Texas 77th
(1941–1943)
Stephen Bolles   Republican Wisconsin
(1st district)
July 8, 1941 75 heart ailment Washington, D.C. U.S. Lawrence H. Smith January 3, 1939 June 25, 1866 Springboro, Pennsylvania 77th
(1941–1943)
Alva M. Lumpkin   Democratic South Carolina
(Senator)
August 1, 1941 54 gastric hemorrhage[184] Washington, D.C. U.S. Roger C. Peace July 22, 1941 November 13, 1886 Milledgeville, Georgia 77th
(1941–1943)
Albert G. Rutherford   Republican Pennsylvania
(15th district)
August 10, 1941 62 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. Wilson D. Gillette January 3, 1937 January 3, 1879 Watford, Ontario, Canada 77th
(1941–1943)
Edward T. Taylor   Democratic Colorado
(4th district)
September 3, 1941 83 heart attack Denver, Colorado U.S. Robert F. Rockwell March 4, 1909 June 19, 1858 Metamora, Illinois 77th
(1941–1943)
Lee E. Geyer   Democratic California
(17th district)
October 11, 1941 53 Bronchial pneumonia[185] Washington, D.C. U.S. Cecil R. King January 3, 1939 September 9, 1888 Wetmore, Kansas 77th
(1941–1943)
Lawrence J. Connery   Democratic Massachusetts
(7th district)
October 19, 1941 46 Heart attack[186] Arlington, Virginia U.S. Thomas J. Lane September 28, 1937 October 17, 1895 Lynn, Massachusetts 77th
(1941–1943)
Alva B. Adams   Democratic Colorado
(Senator)
December 1, 1941 66 myocardial infarction Washington, D.C. U.S. Eugene D. Millikin March 4, 1933 (previously served May 17, 1923 – November 30, 1924) October 29, 1875 Del Norte, Colorado 77th
(1941–1943)
Patrick J. Boland   Democratic Pennsylvania
(11th district)
May 18, 1942 62 coronary thrombosis (2 days) due to atherosclerosis (2 years)[187] Scranton, Pennsylvania U.S. Veronica Grace Boland March 4, 1931 January 6, 1880 Scranton, Pennsylvania 77th
(1941–1943)
Frank H. Buck   Democratic California
(3rd district)
September 17, 1942 54 Stroke[188] Washington, D.C. U.S. Justin L. Johnson March 4, 1933 September 23, 1887 Vacaville, California 77th
(1941–1943)
Philip Allen Bennett   Republican Missouri
(6th district)
December 7, 1942 61 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. Marion T. Bennett January 3, 1941 March 5, 1881 Buffalo, Missouri 77th
(1941–1943)
Harry L. Englebright   Republican California
(2nd district)
May 13, 1943 59 heart disease Bethesda, Maryland U.S. Clair Engle August 31, 1926 January 2, 1884 Nevada City, California 78th
(1943–1945)
Ulysses S. Guyer   Republican Kansas
(2nd district)
June 5, 1943 74 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Bethesda, Maryland U.S. Errett P. Scrivner March 4, 1927 (previously served November 4, 1924 – March 3, 1925) December 13, 1868 Paw Paw, Illinois 78th
(1943–1945)
Francis D. Culkin   Republican New York
(32nd district)
August 4, 1943 68 histoplasmosis Oswego, New York U.S. Hadwen Carlton Fuller November 6, 1928 November 10, 1874 Oswego, New York 78th
(1943–1945)
Edward W. Creal   Democratic Kentucky
(4th district)
October 13, 1943 59 Stroke[189] Hodgenville, Kentucky U.S. Chester Carrier November 5, 1935 November 20, 1883 LaRue County, Kentucky 78th
(1943–1945)
J. William Ditter   Republican Pennsylvania
(17th district)
November 21, 1943 55 plane crash Columbia, Pennsylvania U.S. Samuel K. McConnell Jr. March 4, 1933 September 5, 1888 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 78th
(1943–1945)
William Warren Barbour   Republican New Jersey
(Senator)
November 22, 1943 55 cerebral hemorrhage Washington, D.C. U.S. Arthur Walsh November 9, 1938 (previously served December 1, 1931 – January 3, 1937) July 31, 1888 Monmouth Beach, New Jersey 78th
(1943–1945)
Henry B. Steagall   Democratic Alabama
(3rd district)
November 22, 1943 70 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. George W. Andrews March 4, 1915 May 19, 1873 Clopton, Alabama 78th
(1943–1945)
Lawrence Lewis   Democratic Colorado
(1st district)
December 9, 1943 64 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. Dean M. Gillespie March 4, 1933 June 22, 1879 St. Louis, Missouri 78th
(1943–1945)
William H. Wheat   Republican Illinois
(19th district)
January 16, 1944 64 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. Rolla C. McMillen January 3, 1939 February 19, 1879 Kahoka, Missouri 78th
(1943–1945)
Frederick Van Nuys   Democratic Indiana
(Senator)
January 25, 1944 69 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Vienna, Virginia U.S. Samuel D. Jackson March 4, 1933 April 16, 1874 Falmouth, Indiana 78th
(1943–1945)
Leonard W. Schuetz   Democratic Illinois
(7th district)
February 13, 1944 56 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. William W. Link March 4, 1931 November 16, 1887 Posen, Kentucky, US 78th
(1943–1945)
Charles L. McNary   Republican Oregon
(Senator)
February 25, 1944 69 brain tumor Fort Lauderdale, Florida U.S. Guy Cordon December 18, 1918 (previously served May 29, 1917 – November 5, 1918) June 12, 1874 Salem, Oregon 78th
(1943–1945)
Thomas H. Cullen   Democratic New York
(4th district)
March 1, 1944 75 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. John J. Rooney March 4, 1919 March 29, 1868 Brooklyn, New York 78th
(1943–1945)
James A. O'Leary   Democratic New York
(11th district)
March 16, 1944 54 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Staten Island, New York U.S. Ellsworth B. Buck January 3, 1935 April 23, 1889 Staten Island, New York 78th
(1943–1945)
Hampton P. Fulmer   Democratic South Carolina
(2nd district)
October 19, 1944 69 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. Willa L. Fulmer March 4, 1921 February 3, 1875 Springfield, South Carolina 78th
(1943–1945)
Ellison D. Smith   Democratic South Carolina
(Senator)
November 17, 1944 80 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Lynchburg, South Carolina U.S. Wilton E. Hall March 4, 1909 August 1, 1864 Lynchburg, South Carolina 78th
(1943–1945)
James F. O'Connor   Democratic Montana
(2nd district)
January 15, 1945 66 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. Wesley A. D'Ewart January 3, 1937 May 7, 1878 California Junction, Iowa 79th
(1945–1947)
Francis T. Maloney   Democratic Connecticut
(Senator)
January 16, 1945 50 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Meriden, Connecticut U.S. Thomas C. Hart January 3, 1935 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935) March 31, 1894 Meriden, Connecticut 79th
(1945–1947)
John Moses   Democratic North Dakota
(Senator)
March 3, 1945 59 died during open heart surgery Rochester, Minnesota U.S. Milton Young January 3, 1945 June 12, 1885 Strand, Minnesota, US 79th
(1945–1947)
James V. Heidinger   Democratic Illinois
(24th district)
March 22, 1945 62 pulmonary fibrosis Phoenix, Arizona U.S. Roy Clippinger January 3, 1941 July 17, 1882 Mount Erie, Illinois 79th
(1945–1947)
James G. Scrugham   Democratic Nevada
(Senator)
June 23, 1945 65 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) San Diego, California U.S. Edward P. Carville December 7, 1942 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 – December 7, 1942) January 19, 1880 Lexington, Kentucky 79th
(1945–1947)
Hiram Johnson   Republican California
(Senator)
August 6, 1945 78 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Bethesda, Maryland U.S. William F. Knowland March 16, 1917 September 2, 1866 Sacramento, California 79th
(1945–1947)
John Thomas   Republican Idaho
(Senator)
November 10, 1945 71 cerebral hemorrhage Washington, D.C. U.S. Charles C. Gossett January 27, 1940 (previously served June 30, 1928 – March 3, 1933) January 4, 1874 Phillips County, Kansas 79th
(1945–1947)
James W. Mott   Republican Oregon
(1st district)
November 12, 1945 62 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Bethesda, Maryland U.S. A. Walter Norblad March 4, 1933 November 12, 1883 New Washington, Pennsylvania 79th
(1945–1947)
Joseph W. Ervin   Democratic North Carolina
(10th district)
December 25, 1945 44 committed suicide Washington, D.C. U.S. Sam Ervin January 3, 1945 March 3, 1901 Morganton, North Carolina 79th
(1945–1947)
J. Buell Snyder   Democratic Pennsylvania
(23rd district)
February 24, 1946 69 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S. Carl H. Hoffman March 4, 1933 July 30, 1877 Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania 79th
(1945–1947)
William O. Burgin   Democratic North Carolina
(8th district)
April 11, 1946 69 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Washington, D.C. U.S. Eliza Pratt January 3, 1939 July 28, 1877 Marion, North Carolina 79th
(1945–1947)
Carter Glass   Democratic Virginia
(Senator)
May 28, 1946 88 congestive heart failure Washington, D.C. U.S. Thomas G. Burch February 20, 1920 (U.S. House tenure November 4, 1902 – December 16, 1918) January 4, 1858 Lynchburg, Virginia 79th
(1945–1947)
John H. Bankhead II   Democratic Alabama
(Senator)
June 12, 1946 73 stroke Bethesda, Maryland U.S. George R. Swift March 4, 1931 July 8, 1872 Old Moscow, Alabama 79th
(1945–1947)
William Gallagher   Democratic Minnesota
(3rd district)
August 13, 1946 71 liver ailment Rochester, Minnesota U.S. George MacKinnon January 3, 1945 May 13, 1875 Minneapolis, Minnesota 79th
(1945–1947)
Charles O. Andrews   Democratic Florida
(Senator)
September 18, 1946 69 "acute heart attack"[190] Washington, D.C. U.S. Spessard Holland November 4, 1936 March 7, 1877 Ponce de Leon, Florida 79th
(1945–1947)
William B. Barry   Democratic New York
(4th district)
October 20, 1946 44 pneumonia Queens, New York U.S. Gregory McMahon November 5, 1935 July 21, 1902 Concord, New Hampshire 79th
(1945–1947)
Robert K. Henry   Republican Wisconsin
(2nd district)
November 20, 1946 56 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Madison, Wisconsin U.S. Glenn Robert Davis January 3, 1945 February 9, 1890 Jefferson, Wisconsin 79th
(1945–1947)
Josiah Bailey   Democratic North Carolina
(Senator)
December 15, 1946 73 cerebral hemorrhage, due to arterial hypertension and arterial sclerosis[191] Raleigh, North Carolina U.S. William B. Umstead March 4, 1931 September 14, 1873 Warrenton, North Carolina 79th
(1945–1947)
Fred B. Norman   Republican Washington
(3rd district)
April 18, 1947 65 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. Russell Vernon Mack January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945) March 21, 1882 Martinsville, Illinois 80th
(1947–1949)
Charles L. Gerlach   Republican Pennsylvania
(8th district)
May 5, 1947 51 immediate: congestive heart failure, coronary thrombosis; due to coronary sclerosis[192] Allentown, Pennsylvania U.S. Franklin H. Lichtenwalter January 3, 1939 September 14, 1895 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 80th
(1947–1949)
Frederick Van Ness Bradley   Republican Michigan
(11th district)
May 24, 1947 49 heart attack New London, Connecticut U.S. Charles E. Potter January 3, 1939 April 12, 1898 Chicago, Illinois 80th
(1947–1949)
Joseph J. Mansfield   Democratic Texas
(9th district)
July 12, 1947 86 arteriosclerosis[193] Bethesda, Maryland U.S. Clark W. Thompson March 4, 1917 February 9, 1861 Wayne, West Virginia 80th
(1947–1949)
Theodore G. Bilbo   Democratic Mississippi
(Senator)
August 21, 1947 69 cancer of the mouth, later "complicated by inflammation of the nerves, partial paralysis and a blood clot on the lung"[194] New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. John C. Stennis January 3, 1935 October 13, 1877 Pearl River County, Mississippi 80th
(1947–1949)
Charles L. Gifford   Republican Massachusetts
(9th district)
August 23, 1947 76 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Cotuit, Massachusetts U.S. Donald W. Nicholson November 7, 1922 March 15, 1871 Cotuit, Massachusetts 80th
(1947–1949)
Raymond S. Springer   Republican Indiana
(10th district)
August 28, 1947 65 myocardial failure due to coronary thrombosis[195] Connersville, Indiana U.S. Ralph Harvey January 3, 1939 April 26, 1882 Indianapolis, Indiana 80th
(1947–1949)
Patrick H. Drewry   Democratic Virginia
(4th district)
December 21, 1947 72 acute congestive heart failure[196] Petersburg, Virginia U.S. Watkins M. Abbitt April 27, 1920 May 24, 1875 Petersburg, Virginia 80th
(1947–1949)
John M. Robsion   Republican Kentucky
(9th district)
February 17, 1948 75 coronary occlusion due to coronary sclerosis and generalized arteriosclerosis; influenza four days[197] Barbourville, Kentucky U.S. William Lewis January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1919 – January 10, 1930/U.S. Senate tenure January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930) January 2, 1873 Berlin, Kentucky 80th
(1947–1949)
Orville Zimmerman   Democratic Missouri
(10th district)
April 7, 1948 67 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. Paul C. Jones January 3, 1935 December 31, 1880 Glenallen, Missouri 80th
(1947–1949)
John H. Overton   Democratic Louisiana
(Senator)
May 14, 1948 72 following abdominal operation[198] Bethesda, Maryland U.S. William C. Feazel March 4, 1933 (U.S. House tenure May 12, 1931 – March 3, 1933) September 17, 1875 Marksville, Louisiana 80th
(1947–1949)
Thomas L. Owens   Republican Illinois
(7th district)
June 7, 1948 50 Heart attack Bethesda, Maryland U.S. Adolph J. Sabath January 3, 1947 December 21, 1897 Chicago, Illinois 80th
(1947–1949)
Harlan J. Bushfield   Republican South Dakota
(Senator)
September 27, 1948 66 cerebral hemorrhage Miller, South Dakota U.S. Vera C. Bushfield January 3, 1943 August 6, 1882 Atlantic, Iowa 80th
(1947–1949)
Milton H. West   Democratic Texas
(15th district)
October 28, 1948 60 lymphoma Washington, D.C. U.S. Lloyd Bentsen April 23, 1933 June 30, 1888 Gonzales, Texas 80th
(1947–1949)
John J. Delaney   Democratic New York
(7th district)
November 18, 1948 70 Unknown, undetermined, unavailable to public, or yet to be researched (as of April 19, 2019) Brooklyn, New York U.S. Louis B. Heller November 3, 1931 (previously served March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919) August 21, 1878 Brooklyn, New York 80th
(1947–1949)
J. Melville Broughton   Democratic North Carolina
(Senator)
March 6, 1949 60 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. Frank P. Graham December 31, 1948 November 17, 1888 Raleigh, North Carolina 81st
(1949–1951)
Sol Bloom   Democratic New York
(20th district)
March 7, 1949 78 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. March 4, 1923 March 9, 1870 Pekin, Illinois 81st
(1949–1951)
Andrew L. Somers   Democratic New York
(10th district)
April 6, 1949 54 liver ailment Queens, New York U.S. Edna F. Kelly March 4, 1925 March 21, 1895 Brooklyn, New York 81st
(1949–1951)
Robert L. Coffey   Democratic Pennsylvania
(26th district)
April 20, 1949 30 plane crash Albuquerque, New Mexico U.S. John P. Saylor January 3, 1949 October 21, 1918 Chattanooga, Tennessee 81st
(1949–1951)
Richard J. Welch   Republican California
(5th district)
September 10, 1949 80 coronary occlusion Needles, California U.S. John F. Shelley August 31, 1926 February 13, 1869 Monroe County, New York 81st
(1949–1951)
Bert H. Miller   Democratic Idaho
(Senator)
October 8, 1949 69 heart attack Washington, D.C. U.S. Henry Dworshak January 3, 1949 December 15, 1879 St. George, Utah Territory 81st
(1949–1951)
George J. Bates   Republican Massachusetts
(6th district)
November 1, 1949 58 plane crash Washington, D.C. U.S. William H. Bates January 3, 1937 February 25, 1891 Salem, Massachusetts 81st
(1949–1951)
Clyde M. Reed   Republican Kansas
(Senator)
November 8, 1949 78 heart attack Parsons, Kansas U.S. Harry Darby January 3, 1939 October 19, 1871 Champaign County, Illinois 81st
(1949–1951)
Martin Gorski   Democratic Illinois
(5th district)
December 4, 1949 63 heart attack Chicago, Illinois U.S. John C. Kluczynski January 3, 1943 October 30, 1886 Poland 81st
(1949–1951)

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