List_of_United_States_Congress_members_who_died_in_office_(1900–49)

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

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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  109. "Senator Bankhead of Alabama Dead". The Sun and New York Herald. March 2, 1920. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  110. "Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, Dies; Chamber Adjourns". New York Tribune. March 2, 1920. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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  149. "Senator Lee S. Overman Dies in Washington". The Courier Express (PA). December 13, 1930. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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  161. "Death Certiticate". Ancestry.com. State of Vermont. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  162. "Veteran Solon Dies Suddenly". The Daily Mail (MD). April 2, 1934. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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  164. "Truax, Ohio Congressman, Dies of Heart Attack". Altoona Tribune. August 10, 1935. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  165. "Ohio Congressman Is Dead At Toledo". Greenville Daily Advocate (OH). July 7, 1936. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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  177. "Senator Gibson Dies; Services Held Saturday". Vermont Journal. June 27, 1940. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  178. "W. Ben Gibbs, Georgia Representative, Dies". Atlanta Journal. Georgia. August 7, 1940. p. 7.
  179. "Speaker William B. Bankhead Died Early Sunday After A Short Illness". The Elba Clipper (AL). September 19, 1940. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  180. "Sam C. Massingale, House Member from Oklahoma, Dies". The Evening Star. January 17, 1941. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  181. "Edelstein Dies After Clash with Rankin in House over Anti-jewish Speech". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. June 5, 1941. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  182. "Pat Harrison, Miss., Senator, Dies at 59". The Danville Morning News. June 23, 1941. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  183. "Sen. Houston of Texas Succumbs". Rushville Republican. June 27, 1941. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  184. "Senator Alva Lumpkin Dies at 54, Ten Days After Taking Office". The Evening Star. August 2, 1941. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  185. "Representative Geyer Of California Dies; Pneumonia Victim". The Evening Star. October 11, 1941. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  186. "Lawrence J. Connery, House Member From Massachusetts, Dies". The Evening Star. October 20, 1941. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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  188. "Frank Henry Buck, Representative From California, Dies". The Evening Star. September 18, 1942. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  189. "Edward Creal Dies At Home In Hodgenville". Ownesboro Inquirer. Kentucky. October 13, 1943. p. 1.
  190. "Florida Senator Dies From Acute Heart Attack". Union City Times-Gazette. September 18, 1946. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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  198. "Senator Overton, 72, Member of Congress Since 1931, Dies". Evening Star. May 14, 1948. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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