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The first member of Congress to be killed or wounded in office was Henry Wharton Conway who was killed in a duel in 1827. The most recent death occurred in 1983 when Korean Air Lines Flight 007, carrying Larry McDonald, was shot down over the Pacific Ocean. The most recent member of Congress to be injured was Angie Craig who was assaulted in 2023.
There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)
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 ...
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 ...
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial John Lewis Democratic Georgia (5th district) July 17, 2020 80 Pancreatic cancer [32] Atlanta, Georgia: South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia Ron Wright Republican Texas (6th district) February 7, 2021 67 COVID-19 [33] Dallas, Texas: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas [34]
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 Grayson: Federalist Virginia : March 12, 1790 49/50 Gout [1] Dumfries, Virginia: Grayson Family Vault, Belle Aire, Virginia: John Walker: March 4, 1789 Sometime in 1740
Such deaths have most often been from natural causes, but there are also cases of assassination, execution, suicide, accident and even death in battle. The list is in chronological order. The name is listed first, followed by the year of death, the country, the name of the office the person held at the time of death, the location of the death ...
This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions.. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered y