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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.
Dalip Singh Saund (September 20, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an Indian-born American farmer, lobbyist, judicial officer, academic, and Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1963. He was the first Sikh, first Indian American, and first Asian American elected to the United States Congress.
Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several ...
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 ...
Dr. Pritpal Singh is the founder of the American Sikh Caucus Committee. He came to the United States after the Sikh Genocide of 1984 and has lived in California for over three decades. Dr.
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 John Murtha Democratic Pennsylvania (12th district)February 8, 2010 77 Infection following gallbladder surgery [19]
But in 2005, he surprised everyone when he made a public apology in parliament for the 1984 riots in which around 3,000 Sikhs were killed. The riots, in which several Congress party members were ...