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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) List of United States Congress ...
Died. ^ The district was eliminated with the creation of the Minnesota Territory on March 2, 1849. However, Henry Sibley continued to serve out his term as the Delegate from the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849 making the district's effective elimination on March 3, 1849 the conclusion of the Congress.
The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1950 and 1999. For a list of members of Congress who were killed while in office, see List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office.
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.
William Albert Steiger (May 15, 1938 – December 4, 1978) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to his death from a heart attack in Washington, DC, in 1978. He served as a Republican from Wisconsin .
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 Charles A. Chickering Republican New York (24th district) February 13, 1900 56 Fell from window New York City, New York: Riverside Cemetery, Copenhagen, New York: Albert D. Shaw: March ...
Wisconsin: Republican: 1850–1906 John Adams: 1815 New York Democratic-Republican 1778–1854 1833–1835 Democratic John J. Adams: 1883–1887: New York: Democratic: 1848–1919 John Quincy Adams: 1831–1834 Massachusetts National Republican: 1767–1848 1834–1848 Whig Parmenio Adams: 1824–1825 New York Democratic-Republican 1776–1832 ...
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial Paul Coverdell Republican Georgia (July 18, 2000 61 Cerebral hemorrhage [1]: Atlanta, Georgia