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All of the 14 Congressmen killed in office were male and 10 were Democrats, three were Republicans, and one was a Democratic-Republican. Four members died in duels, and a total of ten (three senators, six members of the House of Representatives, and one territory delegate to the House) died from gunshot wounds.
Alabama : 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 ...
Killed by prospective challenger for 2003 Council special election [11] Henry Denhardt: Democratic 1937 Lieutenant Governor (former) Kentucky: Shelbyville, Kentucky (outside the Armstrong Hotel) gunshots E.S. Garr; Roy Garr Killed by brothers of his late fiancée whom he was charged with murdering [12] Louis F. Edwards: Democratic 1939 Mayor ...
Resigned when appointed judge for 5th Alabama Circuit. Frank W. Boykin: July 30, 1935 – January 3, 1963 Democratic: 1st: Elected to finish McDuffie's term. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination to Huddleston Jr. Taul Bradford: March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 Democratic: 3rd: Elected in 1874. Retired. John Bragg: March 4 ...
Geneva County shootings: A man killed ten people and wounded six others in a shooting spree before committing suicide. [17] February 20, 2009 Chicago, Illinois: 3 0 3: Three teenagers were killed in an alley in Chicago. [18] January 27, 2009 Los Angeles, California: 7 [n 1] 0 7: A man fatally shot his wife and five children before committing ...
Viola Liuzzo and the gendered politics of Martyrdom, by Jonathan L. Entin, Chicago Harvard Women's Law Journal, 2000, Volume 23, p. 249; Vindicating Viola Liuzzo: murdered by the Klan, demonized by the FBI, and disgraced by the press, Viola Liuzzo sacrificed life and legacy for civil rights by Mary Stanton. Alabama Heritage, 1998.
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Charles "Chuck" Morgan Jr. (March 11, 1930 – January 8, 2009) was an American civil rights attorney from Alabama who played a key role in establishing the principle of "one man, one vote" in the Supreme Court of the United States decision in the 1964 case Reynolds v.