List_of_United_States_Congress_members_who_died_in_office_(1950–99)
The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1950 and 1999. For a list of members of Congress who were killed while in office, see List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office.
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| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Otis Bland | Democratic | Virginia (1st district) |
February 16, 1950 | 77 | Cerebral hemorrhage[1] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Edward J. Robeson Jr. | July 2, 1918 | May 4, 1872 | Gloucester, Virginia | 81st (1949–1951) | |
| Ralph E. Church | Republican | Illinois (13th district) |
March 21, 1950 | 66 | Heart attack[2] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Marguerite S. Church | January 3, 1943 (previously served January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941) | May 5, 1883 | Vermilion County, Illinois | 81st (1949–1951) | |
| John Lesinski Sr. | Democratic | Michigan (16th district) |
May 27, 1950 | 65 | Heart attack[3] | Dearborn, Michigan | U.S. | John Lesinski Jr. | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1885 | Erie, Pennsylvania | 81st (1949–1951) | |
| William Lemke | Republican | North Dakota (at-large district) |
May 30, 1950 | 71 | Heart attack[4] | Fargo, North Dakota | U.S. | Fred G. Aandahl | January 3, 1943 (previously served March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941) | August 13, 1878 | Albany, Minnesota | 81st (1949–1951) | |
| Alfred L. Bulwinkle | Democratic | North Carolina (11th district) |
August 31, 1950 | 67 | Multiple myeloma[5] | Gastonia, North Carolina | U.S. | Woodrow W. Jones | March 4, 1931 (previously served March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929) | April 21, 1883 | Charleston, South Carolina | 81st (1949–1951) | |
| Herbert A. Meyer | Republican | Kansas (3rd district) |
October 2, 1950 | 64 | Heart attack[6] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Myron V. George | January 3, 1947 | August 30, 1886 | Chillicothe, Ohio | 81st (1949–1951) | |
| John B. Sullivan | Democratic | Missouri (11th district) |
January 29, 1951 | 53 | Cerebral hemorrhage[7] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Claude I. Bakewell | January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943, and January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947) | October 10, 1897 | Sedalia, Missouri | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Virgil Chapman | Democratic | Kentucky (Senator) |
March 8, 1951 | 55 | "cardiac respiratory failure caused by ... broken ribs, a crushed chest and internal bleeding" after traffic collision[8] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Thomas R. Underwood | January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929, and March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949) | March 15, 1895 | Middleton, Kentucky | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Arthur H. Vandenberg | Republican | Michigan (Senator) |
April 18, 1951 | 67 | Lung cancer | Grand Rapids, Michigan | U.S. | Blair Moody | March 31, 1928 | March 22, 1884 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Frank Buchanan | Democratic | Pennsylvania (33rd district) |
April 27, 1951 | 48 | Internal hemorrhages[9] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Vera Buchanan | May 21, 1946 | December 1, 1902 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| John Kee | Democratic | West Virginia (5th district) |
May 8, 1951 | 76 | Heart attack[10] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Elizabeth Kee | March 4, 1933 | August 22, 1874 | Glenville, West Virginia | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Wilson D. Gillette | Republican | Pennsylvania (14th district) |
August 7, 1951 | 71 | Bronchial pneumonia[11] | Towanda, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Joseph L. Carrigg | November 4, 1941 | July 1, 1880 | Sheshequin Township, Pennsylvania | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Frank Fellows | Republican | Maine (3rd district) |
August 27, 1951 | 61 | Circulatory and abdominal illness[12] | Bangor, Maine | U.S. | Clifford McIntire | January 3, 1941 | November 7, 1889 | Bucksport, Maine | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Albert C. Vaughn | Republican | Pennsylvania (8th district) |
September 1, 1951 | 56 | Coronary thrombosis[13] | Fullerton, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Karl C. King | January 3, 1951 | October 9, 1894 | West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Karl Stefan | Republican | Nebraska (3rd district) |
October 2, 1951 | 67 | Acute cardiovascular collapse[14] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Robert Dinsmore Harrison | January 3, 1935 | March 1, 1884 | Zebrakov, Bohemia | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Kenneth S. Wherry | Republican | Nebraska (Senator) |
November 29, 1951 | 59 | Pneumonia[15] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Fred A. Seaton | January 3, 1943 | February 28, 1892 | Liberty, Nebraska | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| John A. Whitaker | Democratic | Kentucky (2nd district) |
December 15, 1951 | 50 | Heart attack[16] | Russellville, Kentucky | U.S. | Garrett L. Withers | April 17, 1948 | October 31, 1901 | Russellville, Kentucky | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| William T. Byrne | Democratic | New York (32nd district) |
January 27, 1952 | 75 | Cerebral hemorrhage[17] | Troy, New York | U.S. | Leo W. O'Brien | January 3, 1937 | March 6, 1876 | Florida, New York | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| George B. Schwabe | Republican | Oklahoma (1st district) |
April 2, 1952 | 65 | Heart attack[18] | Alexandria, Virginia | U.S. | Page Belcher | January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949) | July 26, 1886 | Arthur, Missouri | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Reid F. Murray | Republican | Wisconsin (7th district) |
April 29, 1952 | 64 | Nephritis[19] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Melvin Laird | January 3, 1939 | October 16, 1887 | Ogdensburg, Wisconsin | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Brien McMahon | Democratic | Connecticut (Senator) |
July 28, 1952 | 48 | Lung cancer[20] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | William A. Purtell | January 3, 1945 | October 6, 1903 | Norwalk, Connecticut | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| William G. Stigler | Democratic | Oklahoma (2nd district) |
August 21, 1952 | 61 | Extended Illness[21] | Stigler, Oklahoma | U.S. | Ed Edmondson | March 28, 1944 | July 7, 1891 | Stigler, Oklahoma | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | Illinois (7th district) |
November 6, 1952 | 86 | Liver disease[22] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | James B. Bowler | March 4, 1907 | April 4, 1866 | Zabori, Czechoslovakia | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| E. Eugene Cox | Democratic | Georgia (2nd district) |
December 24, 1952 | 72 | Heart disease[23] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | J. L. Pilcher | March 4, 1925 | April 3, 1880 | Camilla, Georgia | 82nd (1951–1953) | |
| Joseph R. Bryson | Democratic | South Carolina (4th district) |
March 10, 1953 | 60 | Cerebral Hemorrhage[24] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Robert T. Ashmore | January 3, 1939 | January 18, 1893 | Brevard, North Carolina | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Garrett L. Withers | Democratic | Kentucky (2nd district) |
April 30, 1953 | 68 | Cerebral hemorrhage[25] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | William H. Natcher | August 2, 1952 (U.S. Senate tenure January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950) | June 21, 1884 | Clay, Kentucky | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Merlin Hull | Republican | Wisconsin (9th district) |
May 17, 1953 | 82 | Pulmonary complications following surgery[26] | La Crosse, Wisconsin | U.S. | Lester Johnson | January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931) | December 18, 1870 | Farina, Illinois | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Willis Smith | Democratic | North Carolina (Senator) |
June 26, 1953 | 65 | Coronary thrombosis[27] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Alton Lennon | November 27, 1950 | December 19, 1887 | Norfolk, Virginia | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Charles W. Tobey | Republican | New Hampshire (Senator) |
July 24, 1953 | 73 | Coronary thrombosis[28] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Robert W. Upton | January 3, 1939 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939) | July 22, 1880 | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Robert A. Taft | Republican | Ohio (Senator) |
July 31, 1953 | 63 | Cerebral hemorrhage | New York City, New York | U.S. | Thomas A. Burke | January 3, 1939 | September 8, 1889 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Dwight Griswold | Republican | Nebraska (Senator) |
April 12, 1954 | 60 | Heart attack[29] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Eva Bowring | November 5, 1952 | November 27, 1893 | Harrison, Nebraska | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Clyde R. Hoey | Democratic | North Carolina (Senator) |
May 12, 1954 | 76 | Stroke[30] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Sam Ervin | January 3, 1945 (U.S. House tenure December 16, 1919 – March 3, 1921) | December 11, 1877 | Shelby, North Carolina | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Lester C. Hunt | Democratic | Wyoming (Senator) |
June 19, 1954 | 61 | Suicide by firearm | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Edward D. Crippa | January 3, 1949 | July 8, 1892 | Isabel, Illinois | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Joseph Rider Farrington | Republican | Hawaii (Delegate) |
June 19, 1954 | 56 | Heart attack | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Elizabeth P. Farrington | January 3, 1943 | October 15, 1897 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Hugh A. Butler | Republican | Nebraska (Senator) |
July 1, 1954 | 76 | Stroke[31] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Samuel W. Reynolds | January 3, 1941 | February 28, 1878 | Missouri Valley, Iowa | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| A. Sidney Camp | Democratic | Georgia (4th district) |
July 24, 1954 | 61 | Liver ailment[32] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | John James Flynt Jr. | August 1, 1939 | July 26, 1892 | Moreland, Georgia | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Paul W. Shafer | Republican | Michigan (3rd district) |
August 17, 1954 | 61 | Liver disease[33] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | August E. Johansen | January 3, 1937 | April 27, 1893 | Elkhart, Indiana | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Burnet R. Maybank | Democratic | South Carolina (Senator) |
September 1, 1954 | 55 | Heart attack[34] | Flat Rock, North Carolina | U.S. | Charles E. Daniel | November 5, 1941 | March 7, 1899 | Charleston, South Carolina | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Pat McCarran | Democratic | Nevada (Senator) |
September 28, 1954 | 78 | Heart attack[35] | Hawthorne, Nevada | U.S. | Ernest S. Brown | March 4, 1933 | August 8, 1876 | Reno, Nevada | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| Dwight L. Rogers | Democratic | Florida (6th district) |
December 1, 1954 | 68 | Heart attack[36] | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | U.S. | Paul Rogers | January 3, 1945 | August 17, 1886 | Reidsville, Georgia | 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| John Dingell Sr. | Democratic | Michigan (15th district) |
September 19, 1955 | 61 | Heart attack[37] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | John D. Dingell Jr. | March 4, 1933 | February 2, 1894 | Detroit, Michigan | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| Vera Buchanan | Democratic | Pennsylvania (30th district) |
November 26, 1955 | 53 | Cancer[38] | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Elmer J. Holland | July 24, 1951 | July 20, 1902 | Wilson, Pennsylvania | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| Chauncey W. Reed | Democratic | Illinois (14th district) |
February 9, 1956 | 65 | Gastro-intestinal related chronic illness[39] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Russell W. Keeney | January 3, 1935 | June 2, 1890 | West Chicago, Illinois | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| Harley M. Kilgore | Democratic | West Virginia (Senator) |
February 28, 1956 | 63 | Cerebral hemorrhage[40] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | William R. Laird, III | January 3, 1941 | January 11, 1893 | Brown, West Virginia | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| Alben W. Barkley | Democratic | Kentucky (Senator) |
April 30, 1956 | 78 | Heart attack | Lexington, Virginia | U.S. | Robert Humphreys | January 3, 1955 (previously served March 4, 1927 – January 19, 1949; U.S. House tenure March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1927) | November 24, 1877 | Lowes, Kentucky | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| William T. Granahan | Democratic | Pennsylvania (2nd district) |
May 25, 1956 | 61 | Heart seizure following a minor abdominal surgery[41] | Darby, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Kathryn E. Granahan | January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947) | July 26, 1895 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| John Carl Hinshaw | Republican | California (20th district) |
August 5, 1956 | 62 | Pneumonia complicated by congestive heart failure[42] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | H. Allen Smith | January 3, 1939 | July 28, 1894 | Chicago, Illinois | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| Percy Priest | Democratic | Tennessee (5th district) |
October 12, 1956 | 56 | Complications following surgery for ulcer[43] | Nashville, Tennessee | U.S. | J. Carlton Loser | January 3, 1941 | April 1, 1900 | Maury County, Tennessee | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| Antonio M. Fernández | Democratic | New Mexico (At-large) |
November 7, 1956 | 54 | Complications following stroke[44] | Albuquerque, New Mexico | U.S. | Joseph Montoya | January 3, 1943 | January 17, 1902 | Springer, New Mexico | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| T. Millet Hand | Republican | New Jersey (2nd district) |
December 26, 1956 | 54 | Heart attack[45] | Cold Spring, New Jersey | U.S. | Milton W. Glenn | January 3, 1945 | July 7, 1902 | Cape May, New Jersey | 84th (1955–1957) | |
| Joe McCarthy | Republican | Wisconsin (Senator) |
May 2, 1957 | 48 | Acute hepatitis | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | William Proxmire | January 3, 1947 | November 14, 1908 | Grand Chute, Wisconsin | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| James Bowler | Democratic | Illinois (7th district) |
July 18, 1957 | 82 | Complications from arthritis[46] | Des Plaines, Illinois | U.S. | Roland V. Libonati | July 7, 1953 | February 5, 1875 | Chicago, Illinois | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Henderson Lovelace Lanham | Democratic | Georgia (7th district) |
November 10, 1957 | 69 | Traffic collision with train[47] | Rome, Georgia | U.S. | Harlan Erwin Mitchell | January 3, 1947 | September 14, 1888 | Rome, Georgia | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Augustine B. Kelley | Democratic | Pennsylvania (21st district) |
November 20, 1957 | 74 | Cancer[48] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | John Herman Dent | January 3, 1941 | July 9, 1883 | New Baltimore, Pennsylvania | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Jere Cooper | Democratic | Tennessee (8th district) |
December 18, 1957 | 64 | Heart attack[49] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Fats Everett | March 4, 1929 | July 20, 1893 | Dyer County, Tennessee | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Russell W. Keeney | Republican | Illinois (14th district) |
January 11, 1958 | 60 | Chronic bladder ailment[50] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Elmer J. Hoffman | January 3, 1957 | December 29, 1897 | Pittsfield, Illinois | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| August H. Andresen | Republican | Minnesota (1st district) |
January 14, 1958 | 67 | Heart attack[51] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Al Quie | January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933) | October 11, 1890 | Newark, Illinois | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Matthew M. Neely | Democratic | West Virginia (Senator) |
January 18, 1958 | 83 | Cancer[52] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | John D. Hoblitzell Jr. | January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure October 14, 1913 – March 3, 1921, and January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947; previously served March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929, and March 4, 1931 – January 12, 1941) | November 9, 1874 | Grove, West Virginia | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Lawrence H. Smith | Republican | Wisconsin (1st district) |
January 22, 1958 | 65 | Heart attack[53] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Gerald T. Flynn | August 29, 1941 | September 15, 1892 | Racine, Wisconsin | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| John J. Dempsey | Democratic | New Mexico (At-large) |
March 11, 1958 | 78 | Viral infection[54] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Thomas G. Morris | January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941) | June 22, 1879 | White Haven, Pennsylvania | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| George S. Long | Democratic | Louisiana (8th district) |
March 22, 1958 | 74 | Complications following heart attack[55] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Harold McSween | January 3, 1953 | September 11, 1883 | West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| W. Kerr Scott | Democratic | North Carolina (Senator) |
April 16, 1958 | 61 | Heart attack[56] | Burlington, North Carolina | U.S. | B. Everett Jordan | November 29, 1954 | April 17, 1896 | Haw River, North Carolina | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| William E. McVey | Republican | Illinois (4th district) |
August 10, 1958 | 72 | Heart attack[57] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Ed Derwinski | January 3, 1951 | December 13, 1885 | Clinton County, Ohio | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Herman P. Eberharter | Democratic | Pennsylvania (28th district) |
September 9, 1958 | 66 | Stroke[58] | Arlington, Virginia | U.S. | William S. Moorhead | January 3, 1937 | April 29, 1892 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| J. Harry McGregor | Republican | Ohio (17th district) |
October 7, 1958 | 62 | Heart attack[59] | Coshocton, Ohio | U.S. | Robert W. Levering | February 27, 1940 | September 30, 1896 | Unionport, Ohio | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| Sid Simpson | Republican | Illinois (20th district) |
October 26, 1958 | 64 | Heart attack[60] | Pittsfield, Illinois | U.S. | Edna O. Simpson | January 3, 1943 | September 20, 1894 | Carrollton, Illinois | 85th (1957–1959) | |
| George H. Christopher | Democratic | Missouri (4th district) |
January 23, 1959 | 70 | Heart attack[61] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | William J. Randall | January 3, 1955 (previously served January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951) | December 9, 1888 | Butler, Missouri | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Daniel A. Reed | Republican | New York (43rd district) |
February 19, 1959 | 83 | Heart attack[62] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Charles E. Goodell | March 4, 1919 | September 17, 1875 | Sheridan, New York | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| James G. Polk | Democratic | Ohio (6th district) |
April 28, 1959 | 62 | Cancer[63] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Ward Miller | January 3, 1949 (previously served March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1941) | October 6, 1896 | Highland County, Ohio | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Charles A. Boyle | Democratic | Illinois (12th district) |
November 4, 1959 | 52 | Traffic collision[64] | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | Edward R. Finnegan | January 3, 1955 | August 13, 1907 | Spring Lake, Michigan | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Steven V. Carter | Democratic | Iowa (4th district) |
November 4, 1959 | 44 | Cancer[65] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | John Henry Kyl | January 3, 1959 | October 8, 1915 | Carterville, Utah | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Alvin Bush | Republican | Pennsylvania (17th district) |
November 5, 1959 | 66 | Heart attack[66] | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Herman T. Schneebeli | January 3, 1951 | June 4, 1893 | Boggs Township, Pennsylvania | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| William Langer | Republican | North Dakota (Senator) |
November 8, 1959 | 73 | Heart failure[67] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Clarence Norman Brunsdale | January 3, 1941 | September 30, 1886 | Casselton, North Dakota | 86th (1959–1961) | |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Simpson | Republican | Pennsylvania (18th district) |
January 7, 1960 | 59 | Complications following surgery to remove brain tumor[68] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Douglas H. Elliott | May 12, 1937 | August 30, 1900 | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| David M. Hall | Democratic | North Carolina (12th district) |
January 29, 1960 | 41 | Bladder cancer[69] | Sylva, North Carolina | U.S. | Roy A. Taylor | January 3, 1959 | May 16, 1918 | Sylva, North Carolina | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Richard L. Neuberger | Democratic | Oregon (Senator) |
March 9, 1960 | 47 | Cerebral hemorrhage[70] | Portland, Oregon | U.S. | Hall S. Lusk | January 3, 1955 | December 26, 1912 | Multnomah County, Oregon | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Russell V. Mack | Republican | Washington (3rd district) |
March 28, 1960 | 68 | Heart attack[71] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Julia Butler Hansen | July 7, 1947 | June 13, 1891 | Hillman, Michigan | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Douglas H. Elliott | Republican | Pennsylvania (18th district) |
June 19, 1960 | 39 | Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning[72] | Horse Valley, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Irving Whalley | April 26, 1960 | June 3, 1921 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Edith Nourse Rogers | Republican | Massachusetts (5th district) |
September 10, 1960 | 79 | Heart attack[73] | Boston, Massachusetts | U.S. | F. Bradford Morse | June 30, 1925 | March 19, 1881 | Saco, Maine | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Thomas C. Hennings Jr. | Democratic | Missouri (Senator) |
September 13, 1960 | 57 | Stomach cancer[74] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Edward V. Long | January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1940) | June 25, 1903 | St. Louis, Missouri | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| Edwin K. Thomson | Republican | Wyoming (At-large district) |
December 9, 1960 | 41 | Heart attack[75] | Cody, Wyoming | U.S. | William H. Harrison | January 3, 1955 | February 8, 1919 | Newcastle, Wyoming | 86th (1959–1961) | |
| William F. Norrell | Democratic | Arkansas (6th district) |
February 15, 1961 | 64 | Stroke[76] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Catherine Dorris Norrell | January 3, 1939 | August 29, 1896 | Milo, Arkansas | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Walter M. Mumma | Republican | Pennsylvania (16th district) |
February 25, 1961 | 70 | Stroke[77] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | John C. Kunkel | January 3, 1951 | November 20, 1890 | Steelton, Pennsylvania | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| B. Carroll Reece | Republican | Tennessee (1st district) |
March 19, 1961 | 71 | Lung cancer[78] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Louise Reece | January 3, 1951 (previously served March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931, and March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947) | December 22, 1889 | Butler, Tennessee | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Overton Brooks | Democratic | Louisiana (4th district) |
September 16, 1961 | 63 | Heart attack[79] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Joe Waggonner | January 3, 1937 | December 21, 1897 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Louis C. Rabaut | Democratic | Michigan (14th district) |
November 12, 1961 | 74 | Heart attack[80] | Hamtramck, Michigan | U.S. | Harold M. Ryan | January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947) | December 5, 1886 | Detroit, Michigan | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Sam Rayburn | Democratic | Texas (4th district) |
November 16, 1961 | 79 | Cancer[81] | Bonham, Texas | U.S. | Ray Roberts | March 4, 1913 | January 6, 1882 | Kingston, Tennessee | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Styles Bridges | Republican | New Hampshire (Senator) |
November 26, 1961 | 63 | Complications following heart attack[82] | Concord, New Hampshire | U.S. | Maurice J. Murphy Jr. | January 3, 1937 | September 9, 1898 | Pembroke, Maine | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| John J. Riley | Democratic | South Carolina (2nd district) |
January 1, 1962 | 66 | Coronary thrombosis[83] | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | U.S. | Corinne Boyd Riley | January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947) | February 1, 1895 | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Andrew F. Schoeppel | Republican | Kansas (Senator) |
January 21, 1962 | 67 | Stomach Cancer[84] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | James B. Pearson | January 3, 1949 | November 23, 1894 | Barton County, Kansas | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Francis H. Case | Republican | South Dakota (Senator) |
June 22, 1962 | 65 | Heart attack[85] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Joseph H. Bottum | January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951) | December 9, 1896 | Everly, Iowa | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Henry Dworshak | Republican | Idaho (Senator) |
July 23, 1962 | 67 | Heart attack[86] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Len Jordan | October 14, 1949 (previously served November 7, 1946 – January 3, 1949; U.S House tenure January 3, 1939 – November 7, 1946) | August 29, 1894 | Duluth, Minnesota | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Clement W. Miller | Democratic | California (1st district) |
October 7, 1962 | 45 | Plane crash[87] | Eureka, California | U.S. | Don H. Clausen | January 3, 1949 | October 28, 1916 | Wilmington, Delaware | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Dennis Chávez | Democratic | New Mexico (Senator) |
November 18, 1962 | 74 | Heart attack[88] | Los Chaves, New Mexico | U.S. | Edwin L. Mechem | May 11, 1935 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935) | April 8, 1888 | Los Chaves, New Mexico Territory | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Robert S. Kerr | Democratic | Oklahoma (Senator) |
January 1, 1963 | 66 | Coronary thrombosis[89] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | J. Howard Edmondson | January 3, 1949 | September 11, 1896 | Ada, Oklahoma | 87th (1961–1963) | |
| Clyde Doyle | Democratic | California (23rd district) |
March 14, 1963 | 75 | Natural causes[90] | Arlington, Virginia | U.S. | Del M. Clawson | January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947) | July 11, 1887 | Oakland, California | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Francis E. Walter | Democratic | Pennsylvania (15th district) |
May 31, 1963 | 69 | Leukemia[91] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Fred B. Rooney | March 4, 1933 | May 26, 1894 | Easton, Pennsylvania | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Hjalmar C. Nygaard | Republican | North Dakota (1st district) |
July 18, 1963 | 57 | Heart attack[92] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Mark Andrews | January 3, 1961 | March 24, 1906 | Sharon, North Dakota | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Estes Kefauver | Democratic | Tennessee (Senator) |
August 10, 1963 | 60 | Heart attack[93] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Herbert S. Walters | January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure September 13, 1939 – January 3, 1949) | July 26, 1903 | Madisonville, Tennessee | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Leon H. Gavin | Republican | Pennsylvania (23rd district) |
September 15, 1963 | 70 | Cerebral hemorrhage[94] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Albert W. Johnson | January 3, 1943 | February 25, 1893 | Buffalo, New York | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Bill Green Jr. | Democratic | Pennsylvania (5th district) |
December 21, 1963 | 53 | Peritonitis and gall bladder complications[95] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Bill Green, III | January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947) | March 5, 1910 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Howard Baker | Republican | Tennessee (2nd district) |
January 7, 1964 | 61 | Heart attack[96] | Knoxville, Tennessee | U.S. | Irene Bailey Baker | January 3, 1951 | January 12, 1902 | Somerset, Kentucky | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Thomas J. O'Brien | Democratic | Illinois (6th district) |
April 14, 1964 | 85 | Stroke[97] | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | Daniel J. Ronan | January 3, 1943 (previously served March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939) | April 30, 1878 | Bethesda, Maryland | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Clarence Cannon | Democratic | Missouri (9th district) |
May 12, 1964 | 85 | Heart failure[98] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | William L. Hungate | March 4, 1923 | April 11, 1879 | Elsberry, Missouri | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Clair Engle | Democratic | California (Senator) |
July 30, 1964 | 52 | Complications following surgery to remove brain tumor[99] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Pierre Salinger | January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure August 31, 1943 – January 3, 1959) | September 21, 1911 | Bakersfield, California | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| John B. Bennett | Republican | Michigan (12th district) |
August 9, 1964 | 60 | Cancer[100] | Chevy Chase, Maryland | U.S. | James G. O'Hara | January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945) | January 10, 1904 | Garden, Michigan | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| A. Walter Norblad | Republican | Oregon (1st district) |
September 20, 1964 | 56 | Heart attack[101] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Wendell Wyatt | January 18, 1946 | September 12, 1908 | Escanaba, Michigan | 88th (1963–1965) | |
| Olin D. Johnston | Democratic | South Carolina (Senator) |
April 18, 1965 | 68 | Pneumonia[102] | Columbia, South Carolina | U.S. | Donald S. Russell | January 3, 1945 | November 18, 1896 | Honea Path, South Carolina | 89th (1965–1967) | |
| T. Ashton Thompson | Democratic | Louisiana (7th district) |
July 1, 1965 | 49 | Traffic collision[103] | Gastonia, North Carolina | U.S. | Edwin Washington Edwards | January 3, 1953 | March 31, 1916 | Ville Platte, Louisiana | 89th (1965–1967) | |
| Clarence J. Brown | Republican | Ohio (7th district) |
August 23, 1965 | 72 | Uremic poisoning due to kidney failure[104] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Bud Brown | January 3, 1939 | July 14, 1893 | Blanchester, Ohio | 89th (1965–1967) | |
| Herbert C. Bonner | Democratic | North Carolina (1st district) |
November 7, 1965 | 74 | Cancer[105] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Walter B. Jones Sr. | November 5, 1940 | May 16, 1891 | Washington, North Carolina | 89th (1965–1967) | |
| Albert Thomas | Democratic | Texas (8th district) |
February 15, 1966 | 67 | Cancer[106] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Lera Millard Thomas | January 3, 1937 | April 12, 1898 | Nacogdoches, Texas | 89th (1965–1967) | |
| John F. Baldwin Jr. | Republican | California (14th district) |
March 9, 1966 | 50 | Cancer[107] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Jerome R. Waldie | January 3, 1955 | June 28, 1915 | Oakland, California | 89th (1965–1967) | |
| Patrick V. McNamara | Democratic | Michigan (Senator) |
April 30, 1966 | 71 | Stroke[108] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Robert P. Griffin | January 3, 1955 | October 4, 1894 | North Weymouth, Massachusetts | 89th (1965–1967) | |
| John E. Fogarty | Democratic | Rhode Island (2nd district) |
January 10, 1967 | 53 | Heart attack[109] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Robert Tiernan | January 3, 1941 | March 23, 1913 | Providence, Rhode Island | 90th (1967–1969) | |
| J. Arthur Younger | Republican | California (11th district) |
June 20, 1967 | 74 | Leukemia[110] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Pete McCloskey | January 3, 1953 | April 11, 1893 | Albany, Oregon | 90th (1967–1969) | |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Democratic | New York (Senator) |
June 6, 1968 | 42 | Assassination | Los Angeles, California | U.S. | Charles Goodell | January 3, 1965 | November 20, 1925 | Brookline, Massachusetts | 90th (1967–1969) | |
| Joe R. Pool | Democratic | Texas (3rd district) |
July 14, 1968 | 57 | Heart attack[111] | Houston, Texas | U.S. | James M. Collins | January 3, 1963 | February 18, 1911 | Fort Worth, Texas | 90th (1967–1969) | |
| Elmer J. Holland | Democratic | Pennsylvania (20th district) |
August 9, 1968 | 74 | Heart attack[112] | Annapolis, Maryland | U.S. | Joseph M. Gaydos | January 24, 1956 (previously served May 19, 1942 – January 3, 1943) | January 8, 1894 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 90th (1967–1969) | |
| Bob Bartlett | Democratic | Alaska (Senator) |
December 11, 1968 | 64 | Internal hemorrhage following heart surgery[113] | Cleveland, Ohio | U.S. | Ted Stevens | January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure as a delegate January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959) | April 20, 1904 | Seattle, Washington | 90th (1967–1969) | |
| Fats Everett | Democratic | Tennessee (8th district) |
January 26, 1969 | 53 | Pneumonia and flu complications[114] | Nashville, Tennessee | U.S. | Ed Jones | February 1, 1958 | February 24, 1915 | Union City, Tennessee | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| William H. Bates | Republican | Massachusetts (6th district) |
June 22, 1969 | 52 | Stomach cancer[115] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Michael J. Harrington | February 14, 1950 | April 26, 1917 | Salem, Massachusetts | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| Daniel J. Ronan | Democratic | Illinois (6th district) |
August 13, 1969 | 55 | Heart attack[116] | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | George W. Collins | January 3, 1965 | July 13, 1914 | Chicago, Illinois | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| Everett Dirksen | Republican | Illinois (Senator) |
September 7, 1969 | 73 | Cardiopulmonary arrest | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Ralph Tyler Smith | January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949) | January 4, 1896 | Pekin, Illinois | 91st (1969–1971) | |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenard P. Lipscomb | Republican | California (24th district) |
February 1, 1970 | 54 | Complications following surgery to remove intestinal tumor[117] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | John H. Rousselot | November 10, 1953 | August 19, 1915 | Jackson County, Michigan | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| James B. Utt | Republican | California (35th district) |
March 1, 1970 | 70 | Heart attack[118] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | John G. Schmitz | January 3, 1953 | March 11, 1899 | Tustin, California | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| William St. Onge | Democratic | Connecticut (2nd district) |
May 1, 1970 | 55 | Heart attack[119] | Groton, Connecticut | U.S. | Robert H. Steele | January 3, 1963 | October 9, 1914 | Putnam, Connecticut | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| Michael J. Kirwan | Democratic | Ohio (19th district) |
July 27, 1970 | 83 | Complications following fall[120] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Charles J. Carney | January 3, 1937 | December 2, 1886 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| G. Robert Watkins | Republican | Pennsylvania (9th district) |
August 7, 1970 | 68 | Heart attack[121] | West Chester, Pennsylvania | U.S. | John Ware | January 3, 1965 | May 21, 1902 | Hampton, Virginia | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| William L. Dawson | Democratic | Illinois (1st district) |
November 9, 1970 | 84 | Pneumonia[122] | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | Ralph H. Metcalfe | January 3, 1943 | April 26, 1886 | Albany, Georgia | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| L. Mendel Rivers | Democratic | South Carolina (1st district) |
December 28, 1970 | 65 | Complications following heart valve replacement[123] | Birmingham, Alabama | U.S. | Mendel Jackson Davis | January 3, 1941 | September 28, 1905 | Gumville, South Carolina | 91st (1969–1971) | |
| Richard Russell Jr. | Democratic | Georgia (Senator) |
January 21, 1971 | 73 | Emphysema[124] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | David H. Gambrell | January 12, 1933 | November 2, 1897 | Winder, Georgia | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| Robert J. Corbett | Republican | Pennsylvania (18th district) |
April 25, 1971 | 65 | Heart attack[125] | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | U.S. | John Heinz | January 3, 1945 (previously served January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941) | August 25, 1905 | Avalon, Pennsylvania | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| Winston L. Prouty | Republican | Vermont (Senator) |
September 10, 1971 | 65 | Gastric cancer[126] | Boston, Massachusetts | U.S. | Robert T. Stafford | January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959) | September 1, 1906 | Newport, Vermont | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| John C. Watts | Democratic | Kentucky (6th district) |
September 24, 1971 | 69 | Stroke[127] | Lexington, Kentucky | U.S. | William P. Curlin Jr. | April 4, 1951 | July 9, 1902 | Nicholasville, Kentucky | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| James G. Fulton | Republican | Pennsylvania (27th district) |
October 6, 1971 | 68 | Heart attack[128] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | William Sheldrick Conover | January 3, 1945 | March 1, 1903 | Dormont, Pennsylvania | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| George W. Andrews | Democratic | Alabama (3rd district) |
December 25, 1971 | 65 | Complications following heart surgery[129] | Birmingham, Alabama | U.S. | Elizabeth B. Andrews | March 14, 1944 | December 12, 1906 | Clayton, Alabama | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| Allen J. Ellender | Democratic | Louisiana (Senator) |
July 27, 1972 | 81 | Heart attack[130] | Maryland | U.S. | Elaine Edwards | January 3, 1937 | September 24, 1890 | Montegut, Louisiana | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| William F. Ryan | Democratic | New York (20th district) |
September 17, 1972 | 50 | Throat cancer[131] | New York City, New York | U.S. | Bella Abzug | January 3, 1961 | June 28, 1922 | Albion, New York | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| Nick Begich | Democratic | Alaska (At-large district) |
October 16, 1972 | 40 | Presumably killed in plane crash | Alaska | U.S. | Don Young | January 3, 1971 | April 6, 1932 | Eveleth, Minnesota | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| Hale Boggs | Democratic | Louisiana (2nd district) |
October 16, 1972 | 58 | Presumably killed in plane crash | Alaska | U.S. | Lindy Boggs | January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943) | February 15, 1914 | Long Beach, Mississippi | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| Frank T. Bow | Republican | Ohio (16th district) |
November 13, 1972 | 71 | Heart failure[132] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Ralph S. Regula | January 3, 1951 | February 20, 1901 | Canton, Ohio | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| George W. Collins | Democratic | Illinois (6th district) |
December 8, 1972 | 47 | Plane crash[133] | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | Cardiss Collins | November 3, 1970 | March 5, 1925 | Chicago, Illinois | 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| William O. Mills | Republican | Maryland (1st district) |
May 24, 1973 | 48 | Suicide by firearm[134] | Bethlehem, Maryland | U.S. | Robert Bauman | May 25, 1971 | August 12, 1924 | Easton, Maryland | 93rd (1973–1975) | |
| John P. Saylor | Republican | Pennsylvania (12th district) |
October 28, 1973 | 65 | Heart attack[135] | Houston, Texas | U.S. | John Murtha | September 13, 1949 | July 23, 1908 | Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | 93rd (1973–1975) | |
| Charles M. Teague | Republican | California (13th district) |
January 1, 1974 | 64 | Heart attack[136] | Santa Paula, California | U.S. | Robert J. Lagomarsino | January 3, 1955 | September 18, 1909 | Santa Paula, California | 93rd (1973–1975) | |
| John C. Kluczynski | Democratic | Illinois (5th district) |
January 26, 1975 | 78 | Heart attack[137] | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | John G. Fary | January 3, 1951 | February 15, 1896 | Chicago, Illinois | 94th (1975–1977) | |
| Jerry Pettis | Republican | California (37th district) |
February 14, 1975 | 58 | Plane crash[138] | Banning, California | U.S. | Shirley Neil Pettis | January 3, 1967 | July 18, 1916 | Phoenix, Arizona | 94th (1975–1977) | |
| Wright Patman | Democratic | Texas (1st district) |
March 7, 1976 | 82 | Pneumonia[139] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Sam B. Hall | March 4, 1929 | August 6, 1893 | Hughes Springs, Texas | 94th (1975–1977) | |
| William A. Barrett | Democratic | Pennsylvania (1st district) |
April 12, 1976 | 79 | Pneumonia[140] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | U.S. | Michael Myers | January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947) | August 14, 1896 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 94th (1975–1977) | |
| Torbert Macdonald | Democratic | Massachusetts (7th district) |
May 21, 1976 | 58 | Internal hemorrhage[141] | Bethesda, Maryland | U.S. | Edward Markey | January 3, 1955 | June 6, 1917 | Everett, Massachusetts | 94th (1975–1977) | |
| Jerry Litton | Democratic | Missouri (6th district) |
August 3, 1976 | 39 | Plane crash[142] | Chillicothe, Missouri | U.S. | Earl Thomas Coleman | January 3, 1973 | May 12, 1937 | Lock Springs, Missouri | 94th (1975–1977) | |
| Philip Hart | Democratic | Michigan (Senator) |
December 26, 1976 | 64 | Cancer[143] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Donald W. Riegle Jr. | January 3, 1959 | December 10, 1912 | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | 94th (1975–1977) | |
| John L. McClellan | Democratic | Arkansas (Senator) |
November 28, 1977 | 81 | Died in sleep following a recent surgery to implant a pacemaker[144] | Little Rock, Arkansas | U.S. | Kaneaster Hodges Jr. | January 3, 1943 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939) | February 25, 1896 | Sheridan, Arkansas | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| Lee Metcalf | Democratic | Montana (Senator) |
January 12, 1978 | 66 | Heart attack[145] | Helena, Montana | U.S. | Paul G. Hatfield | January 3, 1961 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961) | January 28, 1911 | Stevensville, Montana | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | Minnesota (Senator) |
January 13, 1978 | 66 | Bladder cancer[146] | Waverly, Minnesota | U.S. | Muriel Humphrey | January 3, 1971 (previously served January 3, 1949 – December 30, 1964) | May 27, 1911 | Wallace, South Dakota | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| James Allen | Democratic | Alabama (Senator) |
June 1, 1978 | 65 | Heart attack[147] | Gulf Shores, Alabama | U.S. | Maryon Pittman Allen | January 3, 1969 | December 28, 1912 | Gadsden, Alabama | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| Clifford Allen | Democratic | Tennessee (5th district) |
June 18, 1978 | 66 | Heart attack[148] | Nashville, Tennessee | U.S. | Bill Boner | November 25, 1975 | January 6, 1912 | Jacksonville, Florida | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| William M. Ketchum | Republican | California (18th district) |
June 24, 1978 | 56 | Heart attack[149] | Bakersfield, California | U.S. | Bill Thomas | January 3, 1973 | September 2, 1921 | Los Angeles, California | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| Ralph Metcalfe | Democratic | Illinois (1st district) |
October 10, 1978 | 68 | Heart attack[150] | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | Bennett M. Stewart | January 3, 1971 | May 29, 1910 | Atlanta, Georgia | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| Goodloe Byron | Democratic | Maryland (6th district) |
October 11, 1978 | 49 | Heart attack[151] | Hagerstown, Maryland | U.S. | Beverly Byron | January 3, 1971 | June 22, 1929 | Williamsport, Maryland | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| Leo Ryan | Democratic | California (11th district) |
November 18, 1978 | 53 | Murder by gunshot[152] | Port Kaituma, Guyana | U.S. | William Royer | January 3, 1973 | May 5, 1925 | Lincoln, Nebraska | 95th (1977–1979) | |
| William A. Steiger | Republican | Wisconsin (6th district) |
December 4, 1978 | 40 | Heart attack[153] | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Thomas E. Petri | January 3, 1967 | May 15, 1938 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | 95th (1977–1979) | |
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- "Funeral Services Set Wednesday for Rep. Watkins". Pottstown Mercury. August 10, 1970.
- "U. S. House Vet Dawson Dies at 84". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 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.
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- "Rep. John Walts, Kentucky, Dies". Lincoln Star. September 26, 1971.
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- "Alabama Congressman Dies". Lincoln Star. December 26, 1971.
- "Sen. Allen Ellender Dies of Heart Attack". Daytona Beach News-Journal. July 28, 1972.
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- "Wright Patman: The Faces of an Elder Statesman". Paris News. March 9, 1976.
- "U.S. Representative Dies". Kansas City Times. April 15, 1976.
- "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.
- State Capitol News Report; Benton Courier; Benton, Arkansas; Page 2; December 1, 1977
- Metcalf's Death Spawns Uncertainty; Havre Daily News; Havre, Montana; Page 1; January 13, 1978
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- Associated Press, Obituary for Rep. Goodloe Byron, published on page 27 of the October 12, 1978, edition of the Toledo Blade.
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- "U.S. Rep. William Steiger Dies of Heart Attack at 40". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 5, 1978.
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- "Rep. Harold Runnels, Six-Term Congressman". The Hour. August 5, 1980.
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- "Rep. Cotter of Connecticut dies at 55". The New York Times. September 9, 1981.
- Blair, William G. (April 25, 1982). "Rep. John M. Ashbrook of Ohio Dies at age of 53". The New York Times.
- "Adam Benjamin, Congressman, Dies". The New York Times. September 8, 1982.
- "Benjamin Rosenthal, Congressman from Queens for 2 Decades, Dies". The New York Times. January 5, 1983.
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- Hunter, Marjorie (August 4, 1984). "Rep. Carl D. Perkins dies at 71; Led the Fight for Social Programs". The New York Times.
- Cook, Joan (January 22, 1985). "Rep. Gillis Long, 61, Louisiana Liberal, Dies". The New York Times.
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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.
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- "Representative John Grotberg Dies at 61 at his Illinois Home". The New York Times. November 16, 1986.
- "Representative Sala Burton, 61; Succeeded Husband in Congress". The New York Times. February 2, 1987.
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- "William H. Natcher Dies at 84; Held Voting Record in Congress". The New York Times. March 31, 1994.
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