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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)
Margaret H. "Peggy" Murphy (February 3, 1930 – December 13, 2016) was an American politician who served in the Maryland House of Delegates and was the first female African-American chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation.
Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress Richard M. Simpson Republican Pennsylvania (18th district) January 7, 1960 59 Complications following surgery to remove brain tumor [68] Bethesda, Maryland: U.S. Douglas H. Elliott: May 12, 1937 August 30, 1900 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania: 86th (1959–1961) David M. Hall
Senate vacant of women (January 3, 1945–October 6, 1948) Vera C. Bushfield (1889–1976) Republican: South Dakota: October 6, 1948: Upon taking office December 26, 1948: 81 days 81 days First Republican woman to serve in the Senate Appointment ended Senate vacant of women (December 26, 1948–January 3, 1949) Margaret C. Smith (1897–1995 ...
It includes a list of all women who have served in the Senate, a list of current female senators, and a list of states represented by women in the Senate. The first female U.S. senator, Rebecca Latimer Felton, represented Georgia for a single day in 1922, and the first woman elected to the Senate, Hattie Caraway, was elected from Arkansas in
Marjorie Holt (née Sewell; September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), [1] a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Maryland. [2] Holt died on January 6, 2018, in Severna Park, Maryland, aged 97 ...
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She was elected to the House of Representatives in 1976, and in 1986, she became the first woman elected to the United States Senate from Maryland. [5] From the death of Senator Daniel Inouye in December 2012 until 2015, Mikulski chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee. She was the first woman and first Marylander to hold the position.