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Governor Death and burial Governor Party State Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial Archibald Bulloch: None Georgia: February 22, 1777 47 Unknown Savannah, Georgia: Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia: William Livingston: Federalist: New Jersey: July 25, 1790 66 Unknown Elizabeth, New Jersey
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Lieutenant Governor (former) Kentucky: Shelbyville, Kentucky (outside the Armstrong Hotel) Gunshots E.S. Garr; Roy Garr Killed by the brothers of his late fiancée whom he was charged with murdering [12] Louis F. Edwards: Democratic 1939 Mayor, Long Beach New York Long Beach, New York (outside his home) Gunshot Alvin Dooley
The governor of Arizona is the head of government of the U.S. state of Arizona. [5] As the top elected official, ... (died before taking office) [b] Abraham Lincoln: 1
Lists of politicians who died in office, which means they were the incumbent of an office-position until the time of death. Such deaths have been usually due to natural causes, but they are also caused by accidents , suicides , and assassinations .
William Justus Goebel (January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 34th governor of Kentucky for four days, having been sworn in on his deathbed a day after being shot by an assassin.
Many mayors (e.g., George Moscone, Harold Washington, Ed Lee) and state governors (e.g., Lurleen Wallace, Lawton Chiles, Frank O'Bannon) have died in office. Similar to the President being succeeded by the Vice President, in most states, the Governor is succeeded by the Lieutenant Governor.
Wallace was Alabama's first female governor and was the only woman to hold the governorship until Kay Ivey succeeded to the office in April 2017. Wallace is also (as of 2024) the only female governor in U.S. history to have died in office as well as being the first and only female Democrat to have served as governor in Alabama history.