Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Amos Davis (1794-1835) — of Mt. Sterling,MontgomeryCounty, Ky.Born in Mt. Sterling,MontgomeryCounty, Ky.,August15, 1794.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1819, 1825, 1827-28;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1833-35.Slaveowner. Died whilecampaigning, in Owingsville,BathCounty, Ky.,June 11,1835 (age40 years, 300days).Interment atCityCemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ky. | | James Collinsworth (1806-1838) — Born in Tennessee,1806.U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1829-35; servedin the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Brazoria, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1836;AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836;justice ofTexas Republic supreme court, 1837.Member,Freemasons.While acandidate for the presidency of the Texas Republic,jumpedoff a boat anddrownedinGalvestonBay,1838(ageabout32 years).Interment atFoundersMemorial Park, Houston, Tex. | | Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847) — of Texas. Born inFranklinCounty, Tenn.,July 10,1813.Member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1840-42; Texas Republic Charged'Affaires to the United States, 1842;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845.Instrumental in negotiating the treaty to annex the Texas Republic tothe United States.Died ofyellowfever whilecampaigning for Governor, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October11, 1847 (age34 years, 93days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Marshall, Tex. | | John Alexander Greer (1802-1855) — of Texas. Born in Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.,July 18,1802.Member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of San Augustine, 1838-45;TexasRepublic Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-46;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1847-51.Member,Freemasons.Died whilecampaigning for the governorship,July 4,1855 (age52 years, 351days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in1929 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Thomas Haughey (1826-1869) — of Elyton (now part of Birmingham),JeffersonCounty, Ala.; Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,1826.Republican.Physician;surgeon;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1868-69.Slaveowner. While making apolitical speech, he was assaulted by A. B.Collins, whoshot andmortallywounded him; he died six days later, in Courtland,LawrenceCounty, Ala.,August5, 1869 (ageabout 43years).Interment atGreenCemetery, Pinson, Ala. | | J. Goldsteen Dupree (d. 1873) — ofMontgomeryCounty, Tex.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1870.Africanancestry.Allegedlykilled bywhite vigilantes who opposed hiscampaigning for Gov.EdmundJ. Davis,1873.Burial location unknown. | | William Wirt Vaughan (1831-1878) — of Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.Born in LaGuardo (now Martha),WilsonCounty, Tenn.,July 2,1831.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1871-73.Died whilecampaigning for election to Congress, in CrockettMills,CrockettCounty, Tenn.,August19, 1878 (age47 years, 48days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Brownsville, Tenn.  | James Campbell Cantrill (1870-1923) — also known asJ. Campbell Cantrill — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.Born in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,July 9,1870.Democrat.Farmer;chair ofScott County Democratic Party, 1895-97; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 58th District, 1897-1901; memberofKentuckystate senate 22nd District, 1901-05; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1904;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1909-23; died inoffice 1923; nominated in primary forGovernor ofKentucky 1923, but died before election.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, due toappendicitisandperitonitis,during hiscampaign for governor, in St. Joseph'sInfirmary,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,September2, 1923 (age53 years, 55days).Interment atGeorgetownCemetery, Georgetown, Ky. | | Bert F. Baker (1867-1924) — of Glenburn,RenvilleCounty, N.Dak.Born in1867.Member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1921-23.Died in anautomobileaccident whilecampaigning for State AgricultureCommissioner,1924(ageabout57 years).Interment atRosehillMemorial Park, Minot, N.Dak. | | Frank Bartlett Willis (1871-1928) — also known asFrank B. Willis — of Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio.Born in Lewis Center,DelawareCounty, Ohio,December28, 1871.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1911-15;Governor ofOhio, 1915-17; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1916,1920,1924;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1921-28; died in office 1928; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1928.Died suddenly, from acerebralhemorrhage, as he was about to give a presidentialcampaignspeech, at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,March30, 1928 (age56 years, 93days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio. | | Frank Tetes Johns (1889-1928) — also known asFrank T. Johns — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.BornFebruary23, 1889.Socialist.Carpenter;Industrial Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1920, 1922; SocialistLabor candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1924.Interrupting an outdoorcampaign speech, he dove into theDeschutes River in an attempt to save a 10-year-old boy who hadfallen in, but bothdrowned,in Bend,DeschutesCounty, Ore.,May 20,1928 (age39 years, 87days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert McDowell McCracken (1874-1934) — also known asRobert M. McCracken — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,March15, 1874.Republican. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1907;U.S.Representative from Idaho at-large, 1915-17.Whilecampaigning was in anautomobileaccident, which resulted in his death, in Emmett,GemCounty, Idaho,May 16,1934 (age60 years, 62days).Interment atBlackfootCemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho. | | Marion Anthony Zioncheck (1901-1936) — also known asMarion A. Zioncheck — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Kety, Galicia,Poland,December5, 1901.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1933-36; died inoffice 1936.Whilerunning for re-election, hejumpedfrom the window of hiscampaignoffice in the Arctic Building, andfell tohis death, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August7, 1936 (age34 years, 246days).Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash. | | Arthur Edson Blair Moody (1902-1954) — also known asBlair Moody — of Michigan. Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February13, 1902.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1951-52; defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1952(chair,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, during hiscampaign for the Democratic nomination forU.S. Senator, of aheartailment andpneumonia,in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 20,1954 (age52 years, 157days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) — also known asEarl Long — of Winnfield,WinnParish, La.Born in Winnfield,WinnParish, La.,August26, 1895.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1936-39; defeated, 1932, 1944;Governor ofLouisiana, 1939-40, 1948-52, 1956-60; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1956;candidate forU.S.Representative from Louisiana 8th District 1960, but died beforeelection.In 1959, after making a speech defending the rights of Blacks tovote, was committed to a state mental hospital by his wifeBlancheR. Long; he used his gubernatorial powers to obtain his release.Suffered aheartattack whilecampaigning, but refused medical attentionuntil the polls had closed; died a few days later, in BaptistHospital,Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.,September5, 1960 (age65 years, 10days).Interment atEarlK. Long Memorial Park, Winnfield, La. | | Rex Bell (1903-1962) — also known asGeorge Anthony Beldam;George FrancisBeldam —of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1903.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1948(alternate),1952(HonoraryVice-President),1960(delegation chair);LieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1954-62; died in office 1962.Cowboyfilmstar who appeared in numerousmoviesfrom 1928 to 1952.Whilerunning for governor, died of aheartattack, in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,July 4,1962 (age58 years, 261days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) — also known asCharles F. Carpentier — of East Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,September19, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;movietheater operator;mayorof East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; defeated (Citizens), 1927; memberofIllinoisstate senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1956,1960;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Forty andEight;Eagles;Moose;Elks;Rotary;CatholicOrder of Foresters.Died, whileseeking the Republican nomination for Governor,April 3,1964 (age67 years, 197days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.| |  Relatives: Sonof Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier; married,June 22,1920, to Alta Sarginson. |
| | Walter Edwin Alessandroni (1914-1966) — also known asWalter E. Alessandroni — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December27, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1959-61;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1963-66; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1964.Italianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion.As a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was flying to a plannedcampaign speech in a twin-engine Aztec plane, inrainy andsnowy weather, when theplanecrashed near Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,May 8,1966 (age51 years, 132days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Alessandroni and Sally Alessandroni; married1935 to EthelDecius. |
| | Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) — also known asRobert F. Kennedy;Bobby Kennedy;"R.F.K." —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.; Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November20, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1956,1960;U.S.Attorney General, 1961-64;U.S.Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1968.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.On June 5, 1968, whilerunning for president, having just wonthe California presidential primary, wasshot andmortallywounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the AmbassadorHotel,and died the next day in in Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 6,1968 (age42 years, 199days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; married,June 17,1950, to Ethel Skakel; father ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr. and Kerry Kennedy (who marriedAndrewMark Cuomo); uncle ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminAltman —JohnBartlow Martin —FrankMankiewicz —PaulSchrade | | | | The Robert F. Kennedy Department of JusticeBuilding(opened 1935, renamed 2001), inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Robert F. Kennedy: ArthurM. Schlesinger Jr.,RobertKennedy and His Times — Evan Thomas,RobertKennedy : His Life — Joseph A. Palermo,InHis Own Right — Thurston Clarke,TheLast Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That InspiredAmerica — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach,Someof It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — BillEppridge,ATime it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Robert F. Kennedy:Allen Roberts,RobertFrancis Kennedy: Biography of a CompulsivePolitician — Victor Lasky,RFK:Myth and Man — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince,TheKennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print |
| | Leon M. Jordan (1905-1970) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 6,1905.Democrat.Policeofficer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1960;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1965-70 (Jackson County 4thDistrict 1965-66, 11th District 1967-70); died in office 1970.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;KappaAlpha Psi.During hiscampaign for re-election, wasshot andkilledwhile leaving the Green DuckTavern,which he owned and operated, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 15,1970 (age65 years, 70days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) — also known asHale Boggs — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Long Beach,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,February15, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1948,1956,1960,1968;Parliamentarian,1964;chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair,1968;candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1952;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President'sCommission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;CatholicWar Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiBeta Kappa;BetaTheta Pi;OmicronDelta Kappa.Disappearedwhile on acampaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, andpresumed killed in aplanecrash, somewhere in Alaska,October16, 1972 (age58 years, 244days). The wreckage wasneverfound.Cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;married,January22, 1938, toCorinneClaiborne; father ofBarbaraBoggs Sigmund,ThomasHale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts. | | | | BoggsPeakin the Chugach Mountains,Anchorage,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: GaryBoulard,TheBig Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and LeanderPerez |
| | Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) — also known asNick Begich — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Eveleth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,April 6,1932.Democrat. Member ofAlaskastate senate, 1963-71;U.S.Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlaska,1972.AlaskaNative andCroatianancestry.Disappearedwhile on acampaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, andpresumed killed in aplanecrash, somewhere in Alaska,October16, 1972 (age40 years, 193days). The wreckage wasneverfound.Cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) — also known asWayne L. Morse — of Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Verona,DaneCounty, Wis.,October20, 1900.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972;delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1952;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1960;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,1964.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Americansfor Democratic Action.Was actively engaged incampaigning for U.S. Senate when hedied, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,July 22,1974 (age73 years, 275days).Interment atRestHaven Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore. | | Jerry Lon Litton (1937-1976) — also known asJerry Litton — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.Born near Lock Springs,DaviessCounty, Mo.,May 12,1937.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1973-76; died inoffice 1976.Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;AlphaZeta.Whilerunning for U.S. Senator, died in thecrash of aprivate plane, shortly after takeoff from the MunicipalAirport,Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.,August3, 1976 (age39 years, 83days).Interment atResthavenMemorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Mo. | | James Douglas Waltermire (1949-1988) — also known asJim Waltermire — of Montana. Born in Choteau,TetonCounty, Mont.,February15, 1949.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana, 1978;secretaryof state of Montana, 1981-88; died in office 1988.While returning from acampaign appearance, was killed in aplanecrash near Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,April 8,1988 (age39 years, 53days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, Helena, Mont. | | Chester Merle Blaylock (1924-1996) — also known asChet Blaylock — of Laurel,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born in Joliet,CarbonCounty, Mont.,November13, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1972; member ofMontanastate senate, 1975; candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1984; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Montana,1996(delegation chair).As acandidate for Governor, en route to a debate with hisopponent, died of aheartattack at Deer Lodge,PowellCounty, Mont.,October23, 1996 (age71 years, 345days).Cremated;ashes interred atJolietCemetery, Joliet, Mont. | | Melvin Eugene Carnahan (1934-2000) — also known asMel Carnahan — of Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.Born in Birch Tree,ShannonCounty, Mo.,February11, 1934.Democrat. Municipal judge in Missouri, 1951-52; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Phelps County, 1963-67;Democratic candidate forMissouristate senate, 1966, 1968 (primary);Missouristate treasurer, 1981-85;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1989-93;Governor ofMissouri, 1993-2000; defeated in primary, 1984; died in office2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1996(delegation chair),2000;U.S.Senator from Missouri; elected 2000.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Order ofthe Coif.Died, in aplanecrash whilerunning for U.S. Senator, near Goldman,JeffersonCounty, Mo.,October16, 2000 (age66 years, 248days).Interment atCarsonHill Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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