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The following is a list of U.S. Senators and Representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who took their own lives, while serving their terms. For a list of members of Congress who were killed in office, see United States Congress members killed or wounded in office.
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References
- ^ "Rep. Richard Simpson Dies at Capitol". Garden City Telegram. January 7, 1960.
- ^ "Rep. David Hall Dies Of Cancer". Statesville Record & Landmark. January 30, 1960.
- ^ "Sen. Neuberger, Jewish Member of U.S. Senate, Dies; Was 47 Years Old". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. March 10, 1960.
- ^ McDonald, Patrick J. (April 2, 2012). "Members of the U.S House of Representatives from Washington State who did not complete their terms 1889-2012" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State of Washington.
Russell Mack died of a heart attack on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives midway through his 11th term.
- ^ "Suicide Ruled In Death Of New Congressman From Pennsylvania". Hazelton Plain Speaker. June 20, 1960.
- ^ Mayhead, Molly A.; Marshall, Brenda DeVore "Women's Political Discourse: A 21st-century Perspective, (2005). ISBN 0742529088.
- ^ "Cancer Takes Solon, 57, Of Missouri". Salt Lake Tribune. September 14, 1960.
- ^ Holscher, Patrick T. "On This Day in Wyoming History, (2014). ISBN 9781626192232.
- ^ "William Frank Norrell (1896–1961)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture.
- ^ "Rep. Mumma Dies at 70". Clearfield Progress. February 27, 1961.
- ^ "Tennessee's Rep. Reece, 71, Dies of Cancer". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1960.
- ^ "Louisiana Congressman, Overton Brooks, Dies". Tuscaloosa News. September 16, 1961.
- ^ "Rep. Rabaut Dead At 74". Troy Times Record. November 13, 1961.
- ^ "Rayburn Is Dead; Served 17 Years As House Speaker". New York Times. November 17, 1961.
- ^ "Styles Bridges, Dean of Senate Republicans, Dies At Age 63". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 27, 1961.
- ^ "Heart Ailment Proves Fatal To Congressman". Florence Morning News. January 3, 1962.
- ^ "Sen. Schoeppel Dies; Kansas Republican". Milwaukee Sentinel. January 22, 1962.
- ^ "Francis Case, Senator, Dies". Schenectady Gazette. June 23, 1962.
- ^ "Senator Dworshak Dies in Capital". Virgin Islands Daily News. July 26, 1962.
- ^ Stover, Franklin (June 19, 2008). "SWhen elected officials expire in office; before Roger Rodoni there was Clem Miller". Humboldt Beacon.
- ^ "Robert S. Kerr". Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation.
Senator Kerr died on January 1, 1963 of a coronary blockage.
- ^ "Rep. Nygaard, North Dakota Solon, Dies". Eau Claire Daily Telegram. July 19, 1963.
- ^ "Senator Estes Kefauver Dies of Heart Ailment". Lexington Dispatch. August 10, 1963.
- ^ "Rep. Leon Gavin, Congressman For 21 Years, Dies". Lebanon Daily News. September 16, 1963.
- ^ Bezis, Jason A. (August 7, 2014). "Death of Sen. Clair Engle: Half century later". Red Bluff Daily News.
- ^ "Rep. John Bennett of Michigan Dead". New York Times. August 10, 1964.
- ^ "Sen. Olin Johnston Dies of Pneumonia". Sarasota Herald-Times. April 19, 1965.
- ^ Frois, Jeanne "Louisiana Almanac: 2006-2007, (2007). ISBN 9781589803060.
- ^ "Final Rites For Albert Are Scheduled Friday". Baytown Sun. February 16, 1966.
- ^ "Congressman Baldwin Dies In Bethesda". Fresno Bee. March 10, 1966.
- ^ Zainea, Leo (May 2, 1966). "Tributes made to McNamara" (PDF). Michigan State University State News.
- ^ "Congressman John E. Fogarty". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.
John Fogarty died of on January 10, 1967, ironically of a heart attack, as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth term.
- ^ "Rooney's aides probing contact". Pocono Record. August 13, 1968.
- ^ Roderick, Jack "Crude Dreams: A Personal History of Oil & Politics in Alaska, (1997). ISBN 0945397607.
- ^ "Special Elections in Massachusetts Have Been Very, Very Good to Democrats". New York Times. March 14, 2007.
- ^ "Rep. Ronan, 55, Dies at Home of his Mother". Chicago Tribune. August 13, 1969.
- ^ "Richard Nixon: Statement on the Death of Representative Glenard P. Lipscomb of California". American Presidency Project. February 2, 1970.
- ^ "William St. Onge of Connecticut; Democratic Representative Since 1962 Dead at 55". New York Times. May 2, 1970.
- ^ Nixon, Richard M. "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1970, (1970).
- ^ "L. Mendel Rivers dies in Alabama". St. Petersburg Times. December 29, 1970.
- ^ "Bob Corbett: a hard-working dedicated man". North Hills News Record. April 28, 1971.
- ^ "Sen. Winston Prouty, Nixon Booster, Dies". Milwaukee Journal. September 11, 1971.
- ^ "Milestones, Oct. 18, 1971". Time Magazine. October 18, 1971.
- ^ "Sen. Allen Ellender Dies of Heart Attack". Daytona Beach News-Journal. July 28, 1972.
- ^ "Congressman Ryan dies at age 50". Beaver County Times. September 18, 1972.
- ^ Jackson, Tom (December 6, 2012). "Ashburn's Marguerite McCausland recalls surviving crash of United Flight 553 in Chicago in 1972". Washington Post.
- ^ "Death of a Jovial Guy". Time Magazine. June 4, 1973.
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(help) - ^ "Heart Attack Fatal to Congressman John P. Saylow". Indiana Gazette. October 29, 1973.
- ^ "Congressman found dead in California". Observer-Reporter. January 1, 1974.
- ^ "Rep. John Kluczynski Dies at 79 [sic]". Milwaukee Sentinel. January 28, 1975.
- ^ "Gerald Ford: Statement on the Death of Representative Jerry L. Pettis of California". American Presidency Project. February 14, 1975.
- ^ "Torbert Macdonald is dead". Reading Eagle. May 22, 1976.
- ^ "Rep. Litton dies in plane crash, as he wins voting". St. Petersburg Times. August 5, 1976.
- ^ "Philip A. Hart: A Featured Biography".
The Senate paid tribute to Philip Hart by naming the new office building in his honor as he was dying of cancer in 1976.
- ^ "Montana Senator, Lee Metcalf, dies". Spokesman-Review. January 13, 1978.
- ^ "Hubert Humphrey Dies - Events of 1978 - Year in Review". UPI.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ Groves, Robert. "Barksdale Chronicles in America: The Stories of John Hickerson and Hickerson Barksdale, (2010). ISBN 9781452059969.
- ^ "Clifford Allen, Legislator, Dies at 66". Observer-Reporter. June 19, 1978.
- ^ "Lawmaker Ketchum dies at 56". San Bernardino County Sun. June 25, 1978.
- ^ Bochat, Rel (October 11, 1978). "Marquette track got Metcalfe off 'n' running". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^ Associated Press, Obituary for Rep. Goodloe Byron, published on page 27 of the October 12, 1978 edition of the Toledo Blade.
- ^ "U.S. Rep. William Steiger Dies of Heart Attack at 40". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 5, 1978.
- ^ Mullins, Steve (March 20, 1980). "Friends Bid Slack Farewell". Charleston Daily Mail.
- ^ Clark, Alfred E. (April 13, 1981). "Rep. Tennyson Guyer, 67 [sic], of Ohio". New York Times.
- ^ "Rep. Cotter of Connecticut dies at 55". New York Times. September 9, 1981.
- ^ Blair, William G. (April 25, 1982). "Rep. John M. Ashbrook of Ohio Dies at age of 53". New York Times.
- ^ "Adam Benjamin, Congressman, Dies". New York Times. September 8, 1982.
- ^ "Benjamin Rosenthal, Congressman from Queens for 2 Decades, Dies". New York Times. January 5, 1983.
- ^ Turner, Wallace (April 11, 1983). "Rep. Phillip Burton, Democratic Liberal, dies on visit to California". New York Times.
- ^ Shribman, David (September 3, 1983). "Senator Henry M. Jackson is dead at 71". New York Times.
- ^ Roberts, Steven V. (December 4, 1983). "Clement J. Zablocki of Foreign Affairs Panel Dies". New York Times.
- ^ Waggoner, Walter H. (March 30, 1984). "Edwin Forsythe, Congressman, Dies". New York Times.
- ^ Hunter, Marjorie (August 4, 1984). "Rep. Carl D. Perkins dies at 71; Led the Fight for Social Programs". New York Times.
- ^ Cook, Joan (January 22, 1985). "Rep. Gillis Long, 61, Louisiana Liberal, Dies". New York Times.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (April 12, 1986). "Rep. Joseph Addabbo Dies; Head of Key Defense Panel". New York Times.
- ^ "U.S. Senate timeline - North Carolina".
Senator John Porter East of Springfield, Illinois, but later of Greenville, North Carolina, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in what was later ruled to be a suicide.
- ^ "Rep. George M. O'Brien Dies At 69 in U.S. Cancer Institute". New York Times. July 18, 1986.
- ^ "Representative John Grotberg Dies at 61 at his Illinois Home". New York Times. November 16, 1986.
- ^ "Representative Sala Burton, 61; Succeeded Husband in Congress". New York Times. February 2, 1987.
- ^ Boffey, Philip M. (March 8, 1987). "Edward Zorinsky, 58, Dies; U.S. Senator from Nebraska". New York Times.
- ^ "McKinney Dies of Illness Ties to AIDS". New York Times. May 8, 1987.
- ^ "Dan Daniel, Virginia Congressman, Is Dead at 73". New York Times. January 24, 1988.
- ^ May, Clifford D. (March 26, 1988). "James Howard, Congressman, Is Dead at 60". New York Times.
- ^ Rangel, Jesus (April 23, 1988). "Representative Melvin Price, 83, Is Dead of Cancer After 22 Terms". New York Times.
- ^ "Obituaries : Rep. John Duncan; House Veteran Served 12 Terms". Los Angeles Times. June 23, 1988.
- ^ "Rep. Bill Nichols, 70; Led Pentagon Inquiry". New York Times. December 14, 1988.
- ^ Gibson, William E. (May 31, 1989). "Claude Pepper Dies: 1900-1989 Oldest Congressman, 88, Championed Elderly". Sun-Sentinel.
- ^ Belkin, Lisa (August 14, 1989). "Representative Mickey Leland, 44, Dies in Crash". New York Times.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (August 15, 1989). "Rep. Larkin Smith, 45, Dies In Mississippi Plane Crash". New York Times.
- ^ Flint, Peter B. (April 16, 1990). "Spark M. Matsunaga Dies at 73; Senator Led Fight for Reparations". New York Times.
- ^ Clymer, Adam (February 10, 1991). "Rep. Silvio O. Conte Is Dead at 69; Longtime Battler for the Underdog". New York Times.
- ^ Cushman, John H., Jr. (April 5, 1991). "Senator Heinz and 6 Others Killed In Midair Crash Near Philadelphia". New York Times.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (September 9, 1992). "Quentin N. Burdick, 84, Is Dead; U.S. Senator From North Dakota". New York Times.
- ^ Dao, James (September 15, 1992). "Rep. Ted Weiss, 64, Dies; Liberal Stalwart in House". New York Times.
- ^ "Walter Jones, Congressman, Is Dead at 79". New York Times. September 16, 1992.
- ^ "Representative Paul B. Henry, 51, Dies After Battling Brain Cancer". New York Times. August 1, 1993.
- ^ "William H. Natcher Dies at 84; Held Voting Record in Congress". New York Times. March 31, 1994.
- ^ Pace, Eric (November 7, 1994). "U.S. Rep. Dean A. Gallo, 58, New Jersey Republican, Dies". New York Times.
- ^ "Rep. Bill Emerson Is Dead at 58; Missourian Served Eight Terms". New York Times. June 24, 1996.
- ^ "Frank Tejeda, 51, Congressman From Texas and Former Marine". New York Times. February 2, 1997.
- ^ "Clinton Remembers Rep. Walter Capps". CNN. November 12, 1997.
- ^ "Sonny Bono Is Killed in Ski Crash". Washington Post. January 7, 1998.
- ^ "Rep. Steve Schiff of New Mexico Dies at 51". Washington Post. March 26, 1998.
- ^ Stout, David (July 17, 1999). "George E. Brown Jr., 79, Dies; A Congressman for 18 Terms". New York Times.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (October 26, 1999). "Sen. John Chafee Dies at 77".
- ^ "Sen. Paul Coverdell dies at age 61". ABC News. July 18, 2000.
- ^ "Herbert H. Bateman, 72, Virginia Congressman". New York Times. September 12, 2000.
- ^ Stout, David (October 11, 2000). "Bruce Vento, 60, Congressman Who Sought Protection for the Environment". New York Times.
- ^ Simon, Richard; Anderson, Nick (December 9, 2000). "Respected lawmaker Julian Dixon dies". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Norman Sisisky -- Congressman, 73". New York Times. March 30, 2001.
- ^ Stout, David (May 29, 2001). "Joe Moakley, Congressman from South Boston, dies at 74". New York Times.
- ^ http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?s=432010&clienttype=printable
- ^ Gootman, Elissa (September 30, 2002). "Patsy Mink, veteran Hawaii Congresswoman, dies at 74". New York Times.
- ^ NTSB. "NTSB Press Release". Ntsb.gov. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ^ "Congressman dies of rare disease". CNN.com. 2005-01-03.
- ^ Sullivan, Patricia (February 14, 2007). "Charles Norwood; Ga. Congressman Pushed for Patients' Bill of Rights". Washington Post.
- ^ Rep. Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer
- ^ "Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas Dies at 74". FOX News. 2007-06-05.
- ^ Markon, Jerry; and Weisman, Jonathan (2007-09-06). "10-Term Ohio Congressman, 68, Found Dead in His Arlington Home". Washington Post.
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- ^ Rep. Julia Carson dies of lung cancer
- ^ "California Rep. Tom Lantos, 80, Dies, Had Cancer". Fox News. February 11, 2008.
- ^ Cleveland Clinic: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died, WKYC, 2008-08-21
- ^ "Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77". ABC News. August 26, 2009.
- ^ Keck, Kristi; Elizabeth Cohen; Sabriya Rice; Rebecca Sinderbrand (February 9, 2010). "Rep. John Murtha dies after surgery complications". CNN.
- ^ Holley, Joe (June 2010). "West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92". The Washington Post.
- ^ Larotonda, Matthew (March 6, 2012). "Rep. Donald Payne dies from colon cancer". ABC News.
- ^ "Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at age 88". The Washington Post.
- ^ Staff (June 3, 2013). "Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Dies at Age 89". CBS News.
- ^ "U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young dies at 82". Tampa Bay Times. October 18, 2013.