List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)

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.

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1950s

Member	Party		State (district)	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
S. Otis Bland		Democratic	Virginia (1st district)	February 16, 1950	77	Cerebral hemorrhage [1]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Edward J. Robeson Jr.	July 2, 1918	May 4, 1872	Gloucester, Virginia	81st (1949–1951)
Ralph E. Church		Republican	Illinois (13th district)	March 21, 1950	66	Heart attack [2]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Marguerite S. Church	January 3, 1943 (previously served January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941)	May 5, 1883	Vermilion County, Illinois	81st (1949–1951)
John Lesinski Sr.		Democratic	Michigan (16th district)	May 27, 1950	65	Heart attack [3]	Dearborn, Michigan	U.S.	John Lesinski Jr.	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1885	Erie, Pennsylvania	81st (1949–1951)
William Lemke		Republican	North Dakota (at-large district)	May 30, 1950	71	Heart attack [4]	Fargo, North Dakota	U.S.	Fred G. Aandahl	January 3, 1943 (previously served March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941)	August 13, 1878	Albany, Minnesota	81st (1949–1951)
Alfred L. Bulwinkle		Democratic	North Carolina (11th district)	August 31, 1950	67	Multiple myeloma [5]	Gastonia, North Carolina	U.S.	Woodrow W. Jones	March 4, 1931 (previously served March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929)	April 21, 1883	Charleston, South Carolina	81st (1949–1951)
Herbert A. Meyer		Republican	Kansas (3rd district)	October 2, 1950	64	Heart attack [6]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Myron V. George	January 3, 1947	August 30, 1886	Chillicothe, Ohio	81st (1949–1951)
John B. Sullivan		Democratic	Missouri (11th district)	January 29, 1951	53	Cerebral hemorrhage [7]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Claude I. Bakewell	January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943, and January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947)	October 10, 1897	Sedalia, Missouri	82nd (1951–1953)
Virgil Chapman		Democratic	Kentucky (Senator)	March 8, 1951	55	"cardiac respiratory failure caused by ... broken ribs, a crushed chest and internal bleeding" after traffic collision [8]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Thomas R. Underwood	January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929, and March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949)	March 15, 1895	Middleton, Kentucky	82nd (1951–1953)
Arthur H. Vandenberg		Republican	Michigan (Senator)	April 18, 1951	67	Lung cancer	Grand Rapids, Michigan	U.S.	Blair Moody	March 31, 1928	March 22, 1884	Grand Rapids, Michigan	82nd (1951–1953)
Frank Buchanan		Democratic	Pennsylvania (33rd district)	April 27, 1951	48	Internal hemorrhages [9]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Vera Buchanan	May 21, 1946	December 1, 1902	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	82nd (1951–1953)
John Kee		Democratic	West Virginia (5th district)	May 8, 1951	76	Heart attack [10]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Elizabeth Kee	March 4, 1933	August 22, 1874	Glenville, West Virginia	82nd (1951–1953)
Wilson D. Gillette		Republican	Pennsylvania (14th district)	August 7, 1951	71	Bronchial pneumonia [11]	Towanda, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Joseph L. Carrigg	November 4, 1941	July 1, 1880	Sheshequin Township, Pennsylvania	82nd (1951–1953)
Frank Fellows		Republican	Maine (3rd district)	August 27, 1951	61	Circulatory and abdominal illness [12]	Bangor, Maine	U.S.	Clifford McIntire	January 3, 1941	November 7, 1889	Bucksport, Maine	82nd (1951–1953)
Albert C. Vaughn		Republican	Pennsylvania (8th district)	September 1, 1951	56	Coronary thrombosis [13]	Fullerton, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Karl C. King	January 3, 1951	October 9, 1894	West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania	82nd (1951–1953)
Karl Stefan		Republican	Nebraska (3rd district)	October 2, 1951	67	Acute cardiovascular collapse [14]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Robert Dinsmore Harrison	January 3, 1935	March 1, 1884	Zebrakov, Bohemia	82nd (1951–1953)
Kenneth S. Wherry		Republican	Nebraska (Senator)	November 29, 1951	59	Pneumonia [15]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Fred A. Seaton	January 3, 1943	February 28, 1892	Liberty, Nebraska	82nd (1951–1953)
John A. Whitaker		Democratic	Kentucky (2nd district)	December 15, 1951	50	Heart attack [16]	Russellville, Kentucky	U.S.	Garrett L. Withers	April 17, 1948	October 31, 1901	Russellville, Kentucky	82nd (1951–1953)
William T. Byrne		Democratic	New York (32nd district)	January 27, 1952	75	Cerebral hemorrhage [17]	Troy, New York	U.S.	Leo W. O'Brien	January 3, 1937	March 6, 1876	Florida, New York	82nd (1951–1953)
George B. Schwabe		Republican	Oklahoma (1st district)	April 2, 1952	65	Heart attack [18]	Alexandria, Virginia	U.S.	Page Belcher	January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949)	July 26, 1886	Arthur, Missouri	82nd (1951–1953)
Reid F. Murray		Republican	Wisconsin (7th district)	April 29, 1952	64	Nephritis [19]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Melvin Laird	January 3, 1939	October 16, 1887	Ogdensburg, Wisconsin	82nd (1951–1953)
Brien McMahon		Democratic	Connecticut (Senator)	July 28, 1952	48	Lung cancer [20]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	William A. Purtell	January 3, 1945	October 6, 1903	Norwalk, Connecticut	82nd (1951–1953)
William G. Stigler		Democratic	Oklahoma (2nd district)	August 21, 1952	61	Extended Illness [21]	Stigler, Oklahoma	U.S.	Ed Edmondson	March 28, 1944	July 7, 1891	Stigler, Oklahoma	82nd (1951–1953)
Adolph J. Sabath		Democratic	Illinois (7th district)	November 6, 1952	86	Liver disease [22]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	James B. Bowler	March 4, 1907	April 4, 1866	Zabori, Czechoslovakia	82nd (1951–1953)
E. Eugene Cox		Democratic	Georgia (2nd district)	December 24, 1952	72	Heart disease [23]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	J. L. Pilcher	March 4, 1925	April 3, 1880	Camilla, Georgia	82nd (1951–1953)
Joseph R. Bryson		Democratic	South Carolina (4th district)	March 10, 1953	60	Cerebral Hemorrhage [24]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Robert T. Ashmore	January 3, 1939	January 18, 1893	Brevard, North Carolina	83rd (1953–1955)
Garrett L. Withers		Democratic	Kentucky (2nd district)	April 30, 1953	68	Cerebral hemorrhage [25]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	William H. Natcher	August 2, 1952 (U.S. Senate tenure January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950)	June 21, 1884	Clay, Kentucky	83rd (1953–1955)
Merlin Hull		Republican	Wisconsin (9th district)	May 17, 1953	82	Pulmonary complications following surgery [26]	La Crosse, Wisconsin	U.S.	Lester Johnson	January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931)	December 18, 1870	Farina, Illinois	83rd (1953–1955)
Willis Smith		Democratic	North Carolina (Senator)	June 26, 1953	65	Coronary thrombosis [27]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Alton Lennon	November 27, 1950	December 19, 1887	Norfolk, Virginia	83rd (1953–1955)
Charles W. Tobey		Republican	New Hampshire (Senator)	July 24, 1953	73	Coronary thrombosis [28]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Robert W. Upton	January 3, 1939 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939)	July 22, 1880	Roxbury, Massachusetts	83rd (1953–1955)
Robert A. Taft		Republican	Ohio (Senator)	July 31, 1953	63	Cerebral hemorrhage	New York City, New York	U.S.	Thomas A. Burke	January 3, 1939	September 8, 1889	Cincinnati, Ohio	83rd (1953–1955)
Dwight Griswold		Republican	Nebraska (Senator)	April 12, 1954	60	Heart attack [29]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Eva Bowring	November 5, 1952	November 27, 1893	Harrison, Nebraska	83rd (1953–1955)
Clyde R. Hoey		Democratic	North Carolina (Senator)	May 12, 1954	76	Stroke [30]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Sam Ervin	January 3, 1945 (U.S. House tenure December 16, 1919 – March 3, 1921)	December 11, 1877	Shelby, North Carolina	83rd (1953–1955)
Lester C. Hunt		Democratic	Wyoming (Senator)	June 19, 1954	61	Suicide by firearm	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Edward D. Crippa	January 3, 1949	July 8, 1892	Isabel, Illinois	83rd (1953–1955)
Joseph Rider Farrington		Republican	Hawaii (Delegate)	June 19, 1954	56	Heart attack	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Elizabeth P. Farrington	January 3, 1943	October 15, 1897	Washington, D.C., U.S.	83rd (1953–1955)
Hugh A. Butler		Republican	Nebraska (Senator)	July 1, 1954	76	Stroke [31]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Samuel W. Reynolds	January 3, 1941	February 28, 1878	Missouri Valley, Iowa	83rd (1953–1955)
A. Sidney Camp		Democratic	Georgia (4th district)	July 24, 1954	61	Liver ailment [32]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	John James Flynt Jr.	August 1, 1939	July 26, 1892	Moreland, Georgia	83rd (1953–1955)
Paul W. Shafer		Republican	Michigan (3rd district)	August 17, 1954	61	Liver disease [33]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	August E. Johansen	January 3, 1937	April 27, 1893	Elkhart, Indiana	83rd (1953–1955)
Burnet R. Maybank		Democratic	South Carolina (Senator)	September 1, 1954	55	Heart attack [34]	Flat Rock, North Carolina	U.S.	Charles E. Daniel	November 5, 1941	March 7, 1899	Charleston, South Carolina	83rd (1953–1955)
Pat McCarran		Democratic	Nevada (Senator)	September 28, 1954	78	Heart attack [35]	Hawthorne, Nevada	U.S.	Ernest S. Brown	March 4, 1933	August 8, 1876	Reno, Nevada	83rd (1953–1955)
Dwight L. Rogers		Democratic	Florida (6th district)	December 1, 1954	68	Heart attack [36]	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	U.S.	Paul Rogers	January 3, 1945	August 17, 1886	Reidsville, Georgia	83rd (1953–1955)
John Dingell Sr.		Democratic	Michigan (15th district)	September 19, 1955	61	Heart attack [37]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	John D. Dingell Jr.	March 4, 1933	February 2, 1894	Detroit, Michigan	84th (1955–1957)
Vera Buchanan		Democratic	Pennsylvania (30th district)	November 26, 1955	53	Cancer [38]	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Elmer J. Holland	July 24, 1951	July 20, 1902	Wilson, Pennsylvania	84th (1955–1957)
Chauncey W. Reed		Democratic	Illinois (14th district)	February 9, 1956	65	Gastro-intestinal related chronic illness [39]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Russell W. Keeney	January 3, 1935	June 2, 1890	West Chicago, Illinois	84th (1955–1957)
Harley M. Kilgore		Democratic	West Virginia (Senator)	February 28, 1956	63	Cerebral hemorrhage [40]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	William R. Laird, III	January 3, 1941	January 11, 1893	Brown, West Virginia	84th (1955–1957)
Alben W. Barkley		Democratic	Kentucky (Senator)	April 30, 1956	78	Heart attack	Lexington, Virginia	U.S.	Robert Humphreys	January 3, 1955 (previously served March 4, 1927 – January 19, 1949; U.S. House tenure March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1927)	November 24, 1877	Lowes, Kentucky	84th (1955–1957)
William T. Granahan		Democratic	Pennsylvania (2nd district)	May 25, 1956	61	Heart seizure following a minor abdominal surgery [41]	Darby, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Kathryn E. Granahan	January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947)	July 26, 1895	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	84th (1955–1957)
John Carl Hinshaw		Republican	California (20th district)	August 5, 1956	62	Pneumonia complicated by congestive heart failure [42]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	H. Allen Smith	January 3, 1939	July 28, 1894	Chicago, Illinois	84th (1955–1957)
Percy Priest		Democratic	Tennessee (5th district)	October 12, 1956	56	Complications following surgery for ulcer [43]	Nashville, Tennessee	U.S.	J. Carlton Loser	January 3, 1941	April 1, 1900	Maury County, Tennessee	84th (1955–1957)
Antonio M. Fernández		Democratic	New Mexico (At-large)	November 7, 1956	54	Complications following stroke [44]	Albuquerque, New Mexico	U.S.	Joseph Montoya	January 3, 1943	January 17, 1902	Springer, New Mexico	84th (1955–1957)
T. Millet Hand		Republican	New Jersey (2nd district)	December 26, 1956	54	Heart attack [45]	Cold Spring, New Jersey	U.S.	Milton W. Glenn	January 3, 1945	July 7, 1902	Cape May, New Jersey	84th (1955–1957)
Joe McCarthy		Republican	Wisconsin (Senator)	May 2, 1957	48	Acute hepatitis	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	William Proxmire	January 3, 1947	November 14, 1908	Grand Chute, Wisconsin	85th (1957–1959)
James Bowler		Democratic	Illinois (7th district)	July 18, 1957	82	Complications from arthritis [46]	Des Plaines, Illinois	U.S.	Roland V. Libonati	July 7, 1953	February 5, 1875	Chicago, Illinois	85th (1957–1959)
Henderson Lovelace Lanham		Democratic	Georgia (7th district)	November 10, 1957	69	Traffic collision with train [47]	Rome, Georgia	U.S.	Harlan Erwin Mitchell	January 3, 1947	September 14, 1888	Rome, Georgia	85th (1957–1959)
Augustine B. Kelley		Democratic	Pennsylvania (21st district)	November 20, 1957	74	Cancer [48]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	John Herman Dent	January 3, 1941	July 9, 1883	New Baltimore, Pennsylvania	85th (1957–1959)
Jere Cooper		Democratic	Tennessee (8th district)	December 18, 1957	64	Heart attack [49]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Fats Everett	March 4, 1929	July 20, 1893	Dyer County, Tennessee	85th (1957–1959)
Russell W. Keeney		Republican	Illinois (14th district)	January 11, 1958	60	Chronic bladder ailment [50]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Elmer J. Hoffman	January 3, 1957	December 29, 1897	Pittsfield, Illinois	85th (1957–1959)
August H. Andresen		Republican	Minnesota (1st district)	January 14, 1958	67	Heart attack [51]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Al Quie	January 3, 1935 (previously served March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933)	October 11, 1890	Newark, Illinois	85th (1957–1959)
Matthew M. Neely		Democratic	West Virginia (Senator)	January 18, 1958	83	Cancer [52]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	John D. Hoblitzell Jr.	January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure October 14, 1913 – March 3, 1921, and January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947; previously served March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929, and March 4, 1931 – January 12, 1941)	November 9, 1874	Grove, West Virginia	85th (1957–1959)
Lawrence H. Smith		Republican	Wisconsin (1st district)	January 22, 1958	65	Heart attack [53]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Gerald T. Flynn	August 29, 1941	September 15, 1892	Racine, Wisconsin	85th (1957–1959)
John J. Dempsey		Democratic	New Mexico (At-large)	March 11, 1958	78	Viral infection [54]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Thomas G. Morris	January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941)	June 22, 1879	White Haven, Pennsylvania	85th (1957–1959)
George S. Long		Democratic	Louisiana (8th district)	March 22, 1958	74	Complications following heart attack [55]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Harold McSween	January 3, 1953	September 11, 1883	West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	85th (1957–1959)
W. Kerr Scott		Democratic	North Carolina (Senator)	April 16, 1958	61	Heart attack [56]	Burlington, North Carolina	U.S.	B. Everett Jordan	November 29, 1954	April 17, 1896	Haw River, North Carolina	85th (1957–1959)
William E. McVey		Republican	Illinois (4th district)	August 10, 1958	72	Heart attack [57]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Ed Derwinski	January 3, 1951	December 13, 1885	Clinton County, Ohio	85th (1957–1959)
Herman P. Eberharter		Democratic	Pennsylvania (28th district)	September 9, 1958	66	Stroke [58]	Arlington, Virginia	U.S.	William S. Moorhead	January 3, 1937	April 29, 1892	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	85th (1957–1959)
J. Harry McGregor		Republican	Ohio (17th district)	October 7, 1958	62	Heart attack [59]	Coshocton, Ohio	U.S.	Robert W. Levering	February 27, 1940	September 30, 1896	Unionport, Ohio	85th (1957–1959)
Sid Simpson		Republican	Illinois (20th district)	October 26, 1958	64	Heart attack [60]	Pittsfield, Illinois	U.S.	Edna O. Simpson	January 3, 1943	September 20, 1894	Carrollton, Illinois	85th (1957–1959)
George H. Christopher		Democratic	Missouri (4th district)	January 23, 1959	70	Heart attack [61]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	William J. Randall	January 3, 1955 (previously served January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951)	December 9, 1888	Butler, Missouri	86th (1959–1961)
Daniel A. Reed		Republican	New York (43rd district)	February 19, 1959	83	Heart attack [62]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Charles E. Goodell	March 4, 1919	September 17, 1875	Sheridan, New York	86th (1959–1961)
James G. Polk		Democratic	Ohio (6th district)	April 28, 1959	62	Cancer [63]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Ward Miller	January 3, 1949 (previously served March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1941)	October 6, 1896	Highland County, Ohio	86th (1959–1961)
Charles A. Boyle		Democratic	Illinois (12th district)	November 4, 1959	52	Traffic collision [64]	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	Edward R. Finnegan	January 3, 1955	August 13, 1907	Spring Lake, Michigan	86th (1959–1961)
Steven V. Carter		Democratic	Iowa (4th district)	November 4, 1959	44	Cancer [65]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	John Henry Kyl	January 3, 1959	October 8, 1915	Carterville, Utah	86th (1959–1961)
Alvin Bush		Republican	Pennsylvania (17th district)	November 5, 1959	66	Heart attack [66]	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Herman T. Schneebeli	January 3, 1951	June 4, 1893	Boggs Township, Pennsylvania	86th (1959–1961)
William Langer		Republican	North Dakota (Senator)	November 8, 1959	73	Heart failure [67]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Clarence Norman Brunsdale	January 3, 1941	September 30, 1886	Casselton, North Dakota	86th (1959–1961)

1960s

Member	Party		State (district)	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
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		Democratic	North Carolina (12th district)	January 29, 1960	41	Bladder cancer [69]	Sylva, North Carolina	U.S.	Roy A. Taylor	January 3, 1959	May 16, 1918	Sylva, North Carolina	86th (1959–1961)
Richard L. Neuberger		Democratic	Oregon (Senator)	March 9, 1960	47	Cerebral hemorrhage [70]	Portland, Oregon	U.S.	Hall S. Lusk	January 3, 1955	December 26, 1912	Multnomah County, Oregon	86th (1959–1961)
Russell V. Mack		Republican	Washington (3rd district)	March 28, 1960	68	Heart attack [71]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Julia Butler Hansen	July 7, 1947	June 13, 1891	Hillman, Michigan	86th (1959–1961)
Douglas H. Elliott		Republican	Pennsylvania (18th district)	June 19, 1960	39	Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning [72]	Horse Valley, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Irving Whalley	April 26, 1960	June 3, 1921	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	86th (1959–1961)
Edith Nourse Rogers		Republican	Massachusetts (5th district)	September 10, 1960	79	Heart attack [73]	Boston, Massachusetts	U.S.	F. Bradford Morse	June 30, 1925	March 19, 1881	Saco, Maine	86th (1959–1961)
Thomas C. Hennings Jr.		Democratic	Missouri (Senator)	September 13, 1960	57	Stomach cancer [74]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Edward V. Long	January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1940)	June 25, 1903	St. Louis, Missouri	86th (1959–1961)
Edwin K. Thomson		Republican	Wyoming (At-large district)	December 9, 1960	41	Heart attack [75]	Cody, Wyoming	U.S.	William H. Harrison	January 3, 1955	February 8, 1919	Newcastle, Wyoming	86th (1959–1961)
William F. Norrell		Democratic	Arkansas (6th district)	February 15, 1961	64	Stroke [76]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Catherine Dorris Norrell	January 3, 1939	August 29, 1896	Milo, Arkansas	87th (1961–1963)
Walter M. Mumma		Republican	Pennsylvania (16th district)	February 25, 1961	70	Stroke [77]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	John C. Kunkel	January 3, 1951	November 20, 1890	Steelton, Pennsylvania	87th (1961–1963)
B. Carroll Reece		Republican	Tennessee (1st district)	March 19, 1961	71	Lung cancer [78]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Louise Reece	January 3, 1951 (previously served March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931, and March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947)	December 22, 1889	Butler, Tennessee	87th (1961–1963)
Overton Brooks		Democratic	Louisiana (4th district)	September 16, 1961	63	Heart attack [79]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Joe Waggonner	January 3, 1937	December 21, 1897	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	87th (1961–1963)
Louis C. Rabaut		Democratic	Michigan (14th district)	November 12, 1961	74	Heart attack [80]	Hamtramck, Michigan	U.S.	Harold M. Ryan	January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947)	December 5, 1886	Detroit, Michigan	87th (1961–1963)
Sam Rayburn		Democratic	Texas (4th district)	November 16, 1961	79	Cancer [81]	Bonham, Texas	U.S.	Ray Roberts	March 4, 1913	January 6, 1882	Kingston, Tennessee	87th (1961–1963)
Styles Bridges		Republican	New Hampshire (Senator)	November 26, 1961	63	Complications following heart attack [82]	Concord, New Hampshire	U.S.	Maurice J. Murphy Jr.	January 3, 1937	September 9, 1898	Pembroke, Maine	87th (1961–1963)
John J. Riley		Democratic	South Carolina (2nd district)	January 1, 1962	66	Coronary thrombosis [83]	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	U.S.	Corinne Boyd Riley	January 3, 1951 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947)	February 1, 1895	Orangeburg, South Carolina	87th (1961–1963)
Andrew F. Schoeppel		Republican	Kansas (Senator)	January 21, 1962	67	Stomach Cancer [84]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	James B. Pearson	January 3, 1949	November 23, 1894	Barton County, Kansas	87th (1961–1963)
Francis H. Case		Republican	South Dakota (Senator)	June 22, 1962	65	Heart attack [85]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Joseph H. Bottum	January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951)	December 9, 1896	Everly, Iowa	87th (1961–1963)
Henry Dworshak		Republican	Idaho (Senator)	July 23, 1962	67	Heart attack [86]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Len Jordan	October 14, 1949 (previously served November 7, 1946 – January 3, 1949; U.S House tenure January 3, 1939 – November 7, 1946)	August 29, 1894	Duluth, Minnesota	87th (1961–1963)
Clement W. Miller		Democratic	California (1st district)	October 7, 1962	45	Plane crash [87]	Eureka, California	U.S.	Don H. Clausen	January 3, 1949	October 28, 1916	Wilmington, Delaware	87th (1961–1963)
Dennis Chávez		Democratic	New Mexico (Senator)	November 18, 1962	74	Heart attack [88]	Los Chaves, New Mexico	U.S.	Edwin L. Mechem	May 11, 1935 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935)	April 8, 1888	Los Chaves, New Mexico Territory	87th (1961–1963)
Robert S. Kerr		Democratic	Oklahoma (Senator)	January 1, 1963	66	Coronary thrombosis [89]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	J. Howard Edmondson	January 3, 1949	September 11, 1896	Ada, Oklahoma	87th (1961–1963)
Clyde Doyle		Democratic	California (23rd district)	March 14, 1963	75	Natural causes [90]	Arlington, Virginia	U.S.	Del M. Clawson	January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947)	July 11, 1887	Oakland, California	88th (1963–1965)
Francis E. Walter		Democratic	Pennsylvania (15th district)	May 31, 1963	69	Leukemia [91]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Fred B. Rooney	March 4, 1933	May 26, 1894	Easton, Pennsylvania	88th (1963–1965)
Hjalmar C. Nygaard		Republican	North Dakota (1st district)	July 18, 1963	57	Heart attack [92]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Mark Andrews	January 3, 1961	March 24, 1906	Sharon, North Dakota	88th (1963–1965)
Estes Kefauver		Democratic	Tennessee (Senator)	August 10, 1963	60	Heart attack [93]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Herbert S. Walters	January 3, 1949 (U.S. House tenure September 13, 1939 – January 3, 1949)	July 26, 1903	Madisonville, Tennessee	88th (1963–1965)
Leon H. Gavin		Republican	Pennsylvania (23rd district)	September 15, 1963	70	Cerebral hemorrhage [94]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Albert W. Johnson	January 3, 1943	February 25, 1893	Buffalo, New York	88th (1963–1965)
Bill Green Jr.		Democratic	Pennsylvania (5th district)	December 21, 1963	53	Peritonitis and gall bladder complications [95]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Bill Green, III	January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947)	March 5, 1910	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	88th (1963–1965)
Howard Baker		Republican	Tennessee (2nd district)	January 7, 1964	61	Heart attack [96]	Knoxville, Tennessee	U.S.	Irene Bailey Baker	January 3, 1951	January 12, 1902	Somerset, Kentucky	88th (1963–1965)
Thomas J. O'Brien		Democratic	Illinois (6th district)	April 14, 1964	85	Stroke [97]	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	Daniel J. Ronan	January 3, 1943 (previously served March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939)	April 30, 1878	Bethesda, Maryland	88th (1963–1965)
Clarence Cannon		Democratic	Missouri (9th district)	May 12, 1964	85	Heart failure [98]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	William L. Hungate	March 4, 1923	April 11, 1879	Elsberry, Missouri	88th (1963–1965)
Clair Engle		Democratic	California (Senator)	July 30, 1964	52	Complications following surgery to remove brain tumor [99]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Pierre Salinger	January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure August 31, 1943 – January 3, 1959)	September 21, 1911	Bakersfield, California	88th (1963–1965)
John B. Bennett		Republican	Michigan (12th district)	August 9, 1964	60	Cancer [100]	Chevy Chase, Maryland	U.S.	James G. O'Hara	January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945)	January 10, 1904	Garden, Michigan	88th (1963–1965)
A. Walter Norblad		Republican	Oregon (1st district)	September 20, 1964	56	Heart attack [101]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Wendell Wyatt	January 18, 1946	September 12, 1908	Escanaba, Michigan	88th (1963–1965)
Olin D. Johnston		Democratic	South Carolina (Senator)	April 18, 1965	68	Pneumonia [102]	Columbia, South Carolina	U.S.	Donald S. Russell	January 3, 1945	November 18, 1896	Honea Path, South Carolina	89th (1965–1967)
T. Ashton Thompson		Democratic	Louisiana (7th district)	July 1, 1965	49	Traffic collision [103]	Gastonia, North Carolina	U.S.	Edwin Washington Edwards	January 3, 1953	March 31, 1916	Ville Platte, Louisiana	89th (1965–1967)
Clarence J. Brown		Republican	Ohio (7th district)	August 23, 1965	72	Uremic poisoning due to kidney failure [104]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Bud Brown	January 3, 1939	July 14, 1893	Blanchester, Ohio	89th (1965–1967)
Herbert C. Bonner		Democratic	North Carolina (1st district)	November 7, 1965	74	Cancer [105]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Walter B. Jones Sr.	November 5, 1940	May 16, 1891	Washington, North Carolina	89th (1965–1967)
Albert Thomas		Democratic	Texas (8th district)	February 15, 1966	67	Cancer [106]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Lera Millard Thomas	January 3, 1937	April 12, 1898	Nacogdoches, Texas	89th (1965–1967)
John F. Baldwin Jr.		Republican	California (14th district)	March 9, 1966	50	Cancer [107]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Jerome R. Waldie	January 3, 1955	June 28, 1915	Oakland, California	89th (1965–1967)
Patrick V. McNamara		Democratic	Michigan (Senator)	April 30, 1966	71	Stroke [108]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Robert P. Griffin	January 3, 1955	October 4, 1894	North Weymouth, Massachusetts	89th (1965–1967)
John E. Fogarty		Democratic	Rhode Island (2nd district)	January 10, 1967	53	Heart attack [109]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Robert Tiernan	January 3, 1941	March 23, 1913	Providence, Rhode Island	90th (1967–1969)
J. Arthur Younger		Republican	California (11th district)	June 20, 1967	74	Leukemia [110]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Pete McCloskey	January 3, 1953	April 11, 1893	Albany, Oregon	90th (1967–1969)
Robert F. Kennedy		Democratic	New York (Senator)	June 6, 1968	42	Assassination	Los Angeles, California	U.S.	Charles Goodell	January 3, 1965	November 20, 1925	Brookline, Massachusetts	90th (1967–1969)
Joe R. Pool		Democratic	Texas (3rd district)	July 14, 1968	57	Heart attack [111]	Houston, Texas	U.S.	James M. Collins	January 3, 1963	February 18, 1911	Fort Worth, Texas	90th (1967–1969)
Elmer J. Holland		Democratic	Pennsylvania (20th district)	August 9, 1968	74	Heart attack [112]	Annapolis, Maryland	U.S.	Joseph M. Gaydos	January 24, 1956 (previously served May 19, 1942 – January 3, 1943)	January 8, 1894	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	90th (1967–1969)
Bob Bartlett		Democratic	Alaska (Senator)	December 11, 1968	64	Internal hemorrhage following heart surgery [113]	Cleveland, Ohio	U.S.	Ted Stevens	January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure as a delegate January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959)	April 20, 1904	Seattle, Washington	90th (1967–1969)
Fats Everett		Democratic	Tennessee (8th district)	January 26, 1969	53	Pneumonia and flu complications [114]	Nashville, Tennessee	U.S.	Ed Jones	February 1, 1958	February 24, 1915	Union City, Tennessee	91st (1969–1971)
William H. Bates		Republican	Massachusetts (6th district)	June 22, 1969	52	Stomach cancer [115]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Michael J. Harrington	February 14, 1950	April 26, 1917	Salem, Massachusetts	91st (1969–1971)
Daniel J. Ronan		Democratic	Illinois (6th district)	August 13, 1969	55	Heart attack [116]	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	George W. Collins	January 3, 1965	July 13, 1914	Chicago, Illinois	91st (1969–1971)
Everett Dirksen		Republican	Illinois (Senator)	September 7, 1969	73	Cardiopulmonary arrest	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Ralph Tyler Smith	January 3, 1951 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949)	January 4, 1896	Pekin, Illinois	91st (1969–1971)

1970s

Member	Party		State (district)	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
Glenard P. Lipscomb		Republican	California (24th district)	February 1, 1970	54	Complications following surgery to remove intestinal tumor [117]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	John H. Rousselot	November 10, 1953	August 19, 1915	Jackson County, Michigan	91st (1969–1971)
James B. Utt		Republican	California (35th district)	March 1, 1970	70	Heart attack [118]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	John G. Schmitz	January 3, 1953	March 11, 1899	Tustin, California	91st (1969–1971)
William St. Onge		Democratic	Connecticut (2nd district)	May 1, 1970	55	Heart attack [119]	Groton, Connecticut	U.S.	Robert H. Steele	January 3, 1963	October 9, 1914	Putnam, Connecticut	91st (1969–1971)
Michael J. Kirwan		Democratic	Ohio (19th district)	July 27, 1970	83	Complications following fall [120]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Charles J. Carney	January 3, 1937	December 2, 1886	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	91st (1969–1971)
G. Robert Watkins		Republican	Pennsylvania (9th district)	August 7, 1970	68	Heart attack [121]	West Chester, Pennsylvania	U.S.	John Ware	January 3, 1965	May 21, 1902	Hampton, Virginia	91st (1969–1971)
William L. Dawson		Democratic	Illinois (1st district)	November 9, 1970	84	Pneumonia [122]	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	Ralph H. Metcalfe	January 3, 1943	April 26, 1886	Albany, Georgia	91st (1969–1971)
L. Mendel Rivers		Democratic	South Carolina (1st district)	December 28, 1970	65	Complications following heart valve replacement [123]	Birmingham, Alabama	U.S.	Mendel Jackson Davis	January 3, 1941	September 28, 1905	Gumville, South Carolina	91st (1969–1971)
Richard Russell Jr.		Democratic	Georgia (Senator)	January 21, 1971	73	Emphysema [124]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	David H. Gambrell	January 12, 1933	November 2, 1897	Winder, Georgia	92nd (1971–1973)
Robert J. Corbett		Republican	Pennsylvania (18th district)	April 25, 1971	65	Heart attack [125]	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	U.S.	John Heinz	January 3, 1945 (previously served January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941)	August 25, 1905	Avalon, Pennsylvania	92nd (1971–1973)
Winston L. Prouty		Republican	Vermont (Senator)	September 10, 1971	65	Gastric cancer [126]	Boston, Massachusetts	U.S.	Robert T. Stafford	January 3, 1959 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959)	September 1, 1906	Newport, Vermont	92nd (1971–1973)
John C. Watts		Democratic	Kentucky (6th district)	September 24, 1971	69	Stroke [127]	Lexington, Kentucky	U.S.	William P. Curlin Jr.	April 4, 1951	July 9, 1902	Nicholasville, Kentucky	92nd (1971–1973)
James G. Fulton		Republican	Pennsylvania (27th district)	October 6, 1971	68	Heart attack [128]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	William Sheldrick Conover	January 3, 1945	March 1, 1903	Dormont, Pennsylvania	92nd (1971–1973)
George W. Andrews		Democratic	Alabama (3rd district)	December 25, 1971	65	Complications following heart surgery [129]	Birmingham, Alabama	U.S.	Elizabeth B. Andrews	March 14, 1944	December 12, 1906	Clayton, Alabama	92nd (1971–1973)
Allen J. Ellender		Democratic	Louisiana (Senator)	July 27, 1972	81	Heart attack [130]	Maryland	U.S.	Elaine Edwards	January 3, 1937	September 24, 1890	Montegut, Louisiana	92nd (1971–1973)
William F. Ryan		Democratic	New York (20th district)	September 17, 1972	50	Throat cancer [131]	New York City, New York	U.S.	Bella Abzug	January 3, 1961	June 28, 1922	Albion, New York	92nd (1971–1973)
Nick Begich		Democratic	Alaska (At-large district)	October 16, 1972	40	Presumably killed in plane crash	Alaska	U.S.	Don Young	January 3, 1971	April 6, 1932	Eveleth, Minnesota	92nd (1971–1973)
Hale Boggs		Democratic	Louisiana (2nd district)	October 16, 1972	58	Presumably killed in plane crash	Alaska	U.S.	Lindy Boggs	January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943)	February 15, 1914	Long Beach, Mississippi	92nd (1971–1973)
Frank T. Bow		Republican	Ohio (16th district)	November 13, 1972	71	Heart failure [132]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Ralph S. Regula	January 3, 1951	February 20, 1901	Canton, Ohio	92nd (1971–1973)
George W. Collins		Democratic	Illinois (6th district)	December 8, 1972	47	Plane crash [133]	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	Cardiss Collins	November 3, 1970	March 5, 1925	Chicago, Illinois	92nd (1971–1973)
William O. Mills		Republican	Maryland (1st district)	May 24, 1973	48	Suicide by firearm [134]	Bethlehem, Maryland	U.S.	Robert Bauman	May 25, 1971	August 12, 1924	Easton, Maryland	93rd (1973–1975)
John P. Saylor		Republican	Pennsylvania (12th district)	October 28, 1973	65	Heart attack [135]	Houston, Texas	U.S.	John Murtha	September 13, 1949	July 23, 1908	Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania	93rd (1973–1975)
Charles M. Teague		Republican	California (13th district)	January 1, 1974	64	Heart attack [136]	Santa Paula, California	U.S.	Robert J. Lagomarsino	January 3, 1955	September 18, 1909	Santa Paula, California	93rd (1973–1975)
John C. Kluczynski		Democratic	Illinois (5th district)	January 26, 1975	78	Heart attack [137]	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	John G. Fary	January 3, 1951	February 15, 1896	Chicago, Illinois	94th (1975–1977)
Jerry Pettis		Republican	California (37th district)	February 14, 1975	58	Plane crash [138]	Banning, California	U.S.	Shirley Neil Pettis	January 3, 1967	July 18, 1916	Phoenix, Arizona	94th (1975–1977)
Wright Patman		Democratic	Texas (1st district)	March 7, 1976	82	Pneumonia [139]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Sam B. Hall	March 4, 1929	August 6, 1893	Hughes Springs, Texas	94th (1975–1977)
William A. Barrett		Democratic	Pennsylvania (1st district)	April 12, 1976	79	Pneumonia [140]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	U.S.	Michael Myers	January 3, 1949 (previously served January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947)	August 14, 1896	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	94th (1975–1977)
Torbert Macdonald		Democratic	Massachusetts (7th district)	May 21, 1976	58	Internal hemorrhage [141]	Bethesda, Maryland	U.S.	Edward Markey	January 3, 1955	June 6, 1917	Everett, Massachusetts	94th (1975–1977)
Jerry Litton		Democratic	Missouri (6th district)	August 3, 1976	39	Plane crash [142]	Chillicothe, Missouri	U.S.	Earl Thomas Coleman	January 3, 1973	May 12, 1937	Lock Springs, Missouri	94th (1975–1977)
Philip Hart		Democratic	Michigan (Senator)	December 26, 1976	64	Cancer [143]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Donald W. Riegle Jr.	January 3, 1959	December 10, 1912	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	94th (1975–1977)
John L. McClellan		Democratic	Arkansas (Senator)	November 28, 1977	81	Died in sleep following a recent surgery to implant a pacemaker [144]	Little Rock, Arkansas	U.S.	Kaneaster Hodges Jr.	January 3, 1943 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939)	February 25, 1896	Sheridan, Arkansas	95th (1977–1979)
Lee Metcalf		Democratic	Montana (Senator)	January 12, 1978	66	Heart attack [145]	Helena, Montana	U.S.	Paul G. Hatfield	January 3, 1961 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961)	January 28, 1911	Stevensville, Montana	95th (1977–1979)
Hubert Humphrey		Democratic	Minnesota (Senator)	January 13, 1978	66	Bladder cancer [146]	Waverly, Minnesota	U.S.	Muriel Humphrey	January 3, 1971 (previously served January 3, 1949 – December 30, 1964)	May 27, 1911	Wallace, South Dakota	95th (1977–1979)
James Allen		Democratic	Alabama (Senator)	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	95th (1977–1979)
William M. Ketchum		Republican	California (18th district)	June 24, 1978	56	Heart attack [149]	Bakersfield, California	U.S.	Bill Thomas	January 3, 1973	September 2, 1921	Los Angeles, California	95th (1977–1979)
Ralph Metcalfe		Democratic	Illinois (1st district)	October 10, 1978	68	Heart attack [150]	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	Bennett M. Stewart	January 3, 1971	May 29, 1910	Atlanta, Georgia	95th (1977–1979)
Goodloe Byron		Democratic	Maryland (6th district)	October 11, 1978	49	Heart attack [151]	Hagerstown, Maryland	U.S.	Beverly Byron	January 3, 1971	June 22, 1929	Williamsport, Maryland	95th (1977–1979)
Leo Ryan		Democratic	California (11th district)	November 18, 1978	53	Murder by gunshot [152]	Port Kaituma, Guyana	U.S.	William Royer	January 3, 1973	May 5, 1925	Lincoln, Nebraska	95th (1977–1979)
William A. Steiger		Republican	Wisconsin (6th district)	December 4, 1978	40	Heart attack [153]	Washington, D.C.	U.S.	Thomas E. Petri	January 3, 1967	May 15, 1938	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	95th (1977–1979)

1980s

Member	Party		State (district)	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
John M. Slack Jr.		Democratic	West Virginia (3rd district)	March 17, 1980	64	Heart attack [154]	Alexandria, Virginia	Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, West Virginia	John G. Hutchinson	January 3, 1959	March 18, 1915	Charleston, West Virginia	96th (1979–1981)
Harold L. Runnels		Democratic	New Mexico (2nd district)	August 5, 1980	56	Respiratory failure [155]	New York City, New York	Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Lovington, New Mexico	Joe Skeen	January 3, 1971	March 17, 1924	Dallas, Texas	96th (1979–1981)
Tennyson Guyer		Republican	Ohio (4th district)	April 12, 1981	68	Heart attack [156]	Alexandria, Virginia	Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio	Mike Oxley	January 3, 1973	November 29, 1912	Findlay, Ohio	97th (1981–1983)
William R. Cotter		Democratic	Connecticut (1st district)	September 8, 1981	55	Pancreatic cancer [157]	East Lyme, Connecticut	Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Connecticut	Barbara Kennelly	January 3, 1971	July 18, 1926	Hartford, Connecticut	97th (1981–1983)
John M. Ashbrook		Republican	Ohio (17th district)	April 24, 1982	53	Peptic ulcer [158]	Newark, Ohio	Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio	Jean Spencer Ashbrook	January 3, 1961	September 21, 1928	Johnstown, Ohio	97th (1981–1983)
Adam Benjamin Jr.		Democratic	Indiana (1st district)	September 7, 1982	47	Heart attack [159]	Washington D.C.	Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Indiana	Katie Hall	January 3, 1977	August 6, 1935	Gary, Indiana	97th (1981–1983)
Benjamin S. Rosenthal		Democratic	New York (7th district)	January 4, 1983	59	Cancer [160]	Washington D.C.	Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York	Gary Ackerman	February 20, 1962	June 8, 1923	New York City, New York	98th (1983–1985)
Phillip Burton		Democratic	California (5th district)	April 10, 1983	56	Thrombosis [161]	San Francisco, California	San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California	Sala Burton	February 18, 1964	June 1, 1926	Cincinnati, Ohio	98th (1983–1985)
Henry M. Jackson		Democratic	Washington (Senator)	September 1, 1983	71	Heart attack [162]	Everett, Washington	Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Washington	Daniel J. Evans	January 3, 1953 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953)	May 31, 1912	Everett, Washington	98th (1983–1985)
Larry McDonald		Democratic	Georgia (7th district)	September 1, 1983	48	Shoot down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 by Soviet Air Defence Forces interceptors on the orders of General Anatoly Kornukov [163]	Sakhalin, Soviet Union	Crestlawn Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia	George Darden	January 3, 1975	April 1, 1935	Atlanta, Georgia	98th (1983–1985)
Clement J. Zablocki		Democratic	Wisconsin (4th district)	December 3, 1983	71	Heart attack [164]	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	St. Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Jerry Kleczka	January 3, 1949	November 18, 1912	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	98th (1983–1985)
Edwin B. Forsythe		Republican	New Jersey (13th district)	March 29, 1984	68	Lung cancer [165]	Moorestown Township, New Jersey	Medford Friends Meeting Cemetery, Medford, New Jersey	Jim Saxton	November 3, 1970	January 17, 1916	Westtown Township, Pennsylvania	98th (1983–1985)
Carl D. Perkins		Democratic	Kentucky (7th district)	August 3, 1984	71	Heart attack [166]	Lexington, Kentucky	Mountain Memory Gardens, Hindman, Kentucky	Carl C. Perkins	January 3, 1949	October 15, 1912	Hindman, Kentucky	98th (1983–1985)
Gillis W. Long		Democratic	Louisiana (8th district)	January 20, 1985	61	Heart attack [167]	Washington, D.C.	Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana	Catherine Small Long	January 3, 1973 (previously served January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965)	May 4, 1923	Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana	99th (1985–1987)
Joseph P. Addabbo		Democratic	New York (6th district)	April 10, 1986	61	Seizure induced coma during treatment for bladder cancer [168]	Washington, D.C.	Saint John's Cemetery, Queens, New York	Alton R. Waldon Jr.	January 3, 1961	March 17, 1925	Queens, New York	99th (1985–1987)
John P. East		Republican	North Carolina (Senator)	June 29, 1986	55	Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning [169]	Greenville, North Carolina	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia	James T. Broyhill	January 3, 1981	May 5, 1931	Springfield, Illinois	99th (1985–1987)
George M. O'Brien		Republican	Illinois (4th district)	July 17, 1986	69	Prostate cancer [170]	Bethesda, Maryland	Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville, Illinois	Jack Davis	January 3, 1973	June 17, 1917	Chicago, Illinois	99th (1985–1987)
John E. Grotberg		Republican	Illinois (14th district)	November 15, 1986	61	Bronchial pneumonia and colon cancer [171]	Saint Charles, Illinois	Union Cemetery, Saint Charles, Illinois	Dennis Hastert	January 3, 1985	March 21, 1925	Chicago, Illinois	99th (1985–1987)
Sala Burton		Democratic	California (5th district)	February 1, 1987	61	Colon cancer [172]	Washington, D.C.	Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California	Nancy Pelosi	June 21, 1983	April 1, 1925	Białystok, Poland	100th (1987–1989)
Edward Zorinsky		Democratic	Nebraska (Senator)	March 6, 1987	58	Heart attack [173]	Omaha, Nebraska	Beth El Cemetery, Ralston, Nebraska	David Karnes	December 28, 1976	November 11, 1928	Omaha, Nebraska	100th (1987–1989)
Stewart McKinney		Republican	Connecticut (4th district)	May 7, 1987	56	AIDS-complicated pneumocystis pneumonia [174]	Washington, D.C.	Cremated	Christopher Shays	January 3, 1971	January 30, 1931	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	100th (1987–1989)
Dan Daniel		Democratic	Virginia (5th district)	January 23, 1988	73	Heart attack [175]	Charlottesville, Virginia	Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia	Lewis F. Payne Jr.	January 3, 1969	May 12, 1914	Chatham, Virginia	100th (1987–1989)
James J. Howard		Democratic	New Jersey (3rd district)	March 25, 1988	60	Heart attack [176]	Washington, D.C.	St. Catharine’s Cemetery, Sea Girt, New Jersey	Frank Pallone	January 3, 1965	July 24, 1927	Irvington, New Jersey	100th (1987–1989)
C. Melvin Price		Democratic	Illinois (21st district)	April 22, 1988	83	Pancreatic cancer [177]	Camp Springs, Maryland	Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois	Jerry Costello	January 3, 1945	January 1, 1905	East St. Louis, Illinois	100th (1987–1989)
John Duncan Sr.		Republican	Tennessee (2nd district)	June 21, 1988	69	Cancer [178]	Knoxville, Tennessee	Duncan Family Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee	Jimmy Duncan	January 3, 1965	March 24, 1919	Knoxville, Tennessee	100th (1987–1989)
William F. Nichols		Democratic	Alabama (3rd district)	December 13, 1988	70	Heart attack [179]	Washington, D.C.	Marble City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Alabama	Glen Browder	January 3, 1967	October 16, 1918	Monroe County, Mississippi	100th (1987–1989)
Claude Pepper		Democratic	Florida (18th district)	May 30, 1989	88	Complications from nutritional deficiencies and malignancy [180]	Washington, D.C.	Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	January 3, 1963 (U.S. Senate tenure November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1951)	September 8, 1900	Dudleyville, Chambers County, Alabama	101st (1989–1991)
Mickey Leland		Democratic	Texas (18th district)	August 7, 1989	44	Plane crash [181]	Gambela, Ethiopia	Golden Gate Cemetery, Houston, Texas	Craig Washington	January 3, 1979	November 27, 1944	Lubbock, Texas	101st (1989–1991)
Larkin I. Smith		Republican	Mississippi (5th district)	August 13, 1989	45	Plane crash [182]	Perry County, Mississippi	Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Gulfport, Mississippi	Gene Taylor	January 3, 1989	June 26, 1944	Poplarville, Mississippi	101st (1989–1991)

1990s

Member	Party		State (district)	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
Spark Matsunaga		Democratic	Hawaii (Senator)	April 15, 1990	73	Prostate cancer [183]	Toronto, Canada	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii	Daniel Akaka	January 3, 1977 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977)	October 8, 1916	Kukuiula, Hawaii	101st (1989–1991)
Silvio Conte		Republican	Massachusetts (1st district)	February 8, 1991	69	Prostate cancer [184]	Bethesda, Maryland	Saint Josephs Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts	John Olver	January 3, 1959	November 9, 1921	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	102nd (1991–1993)
John Heinz		Republican	Pennsylvania (Senator)	April 4, 1991	52	Plane crash [185]	Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania	Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Harris Wofford	January 3, 1977 (U.S. House tenure November 2, 1971 – January 3, 1977)	October 23, 1938	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	102nd (1991–1993)
Quentin N. Burdick		Democratic	North Dakota (Senator)	September 8, 1992	84	Heart failure [186]	Fargo, North Dakota	Bohemian Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minnesota	Jocelyn Burdick	August 8, 1960 (U.S. House tenure January 3, 1959 – August 8, 1960)	June 19, 1908	Munich, North Dakota	102nd (1991–1993)
Theodore S. Weiss		Democratic	New York (17th district)	September 14, 1992	64	Heart failure [187]	New York City, New York		Jerrold Nadler	January 3, 1977	September 17, 1927	Gava, Hungary	102nd (1991–1993)
Walter B. Jones Sr.		Democratic	North Carolina (1st district)	September 15, 1992	79	Natural causes [188]	Norfolk, Virginia	Forest Hills Cemetery, Farmville, North Carolina	Eva Clayton	February 5, 1966	August 19, 1913	Fayetteville, North Carolina	102nd (1991–1993)
Paul B. Henry		Republican	Michigan (3rd district)	July 31, 1993	51	Brain cancer [189]	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan	Vern Ehlers	January 3, 1985	July 9, 1942	Chicago, Illinois	103rd (1993–1995)
William Natcher		Democratic	Kentucky (2nd district)	March 29, 1994	84	Heart failure [190]	Bethesda, Maryland	Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky	Ron Lewis	August 1, 1953	September 11, 1909	Bowling Green, Kentucky	103rd (1993–1995)
Dean Gallo		Republican	New Jersey (11th district)	November 6, 1994	58	Prostate cancer [191]	Denville, New Jersey		Rodney Frelinghuysen	January 3, 1985	November 23, 1935	Hackensack, New Jersey	103rd (1993–1995)
Bill Emerson		Republican	Missouri (8th district)	June 22, 1996	58	Lung cancer [192]	Bethesda, Maryland	Hillsboro Cemetery Hillsboro, Missouri	Jo Ann Emerson	January 3, 1981	January 1, 1938	St. Louis, Missouri	104th (1995–1997)
Frank Tejeda		Democratic	Texas (28th district)	January 30, 1997	51	Pneumonia following treatment for brain tumor [193]	San Antonio, Texas	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas	Ciro D. Rodriguez	January 3, 1993	October 2, 1945	San Antonio, Texas	105th (1997–1999)
Walter Capps		Democratic	California (22nd district)	October 28, 1997	63	Heart attack [194]	Reston, Virginia	Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California	Lois Capps	January 3, 1997	May 5, 1934	Omaha, Nebraska	105th (1997–1999)
Sonny Bono		Republican	California (44th district)	January 5, 1998	62	Skiing accident [195]	Stateline, Nevada	Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California	Mary Bono	January 3, 1995	February 16, 1935	Detroit, Michigan	105th (1997–1999)
Steven Schiff		Republican	New Mexico (1st district)	March 25, 1998	51	Squamous-cell skin cancer [196]	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California	Heather Wilson	January 3, 1989	March 18, 1947	Chicago, Illinois	105th (1997–1999)
George Brown Jr.		Democratic	California (42nd district)	July 15, 1999	79	Infection following heart valve replacement [197]	Bethesda, Maryland	Cremated	Joe Baca	January 3, 1973 (previously served January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971)	March 6, 1920	Holtville, California	106th (1999–2001)
John Chafee		Republican	Rhode Island (Senator)	October 24, 1999	77	Congestive heart failure [198]	Washington, D.C.	Chafee Family Cemetery, Warwick, Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee	December 28, 1976	October 22, 1922	Providence, Rhode Island	106th (1999–2001)

See also

• 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 (2000–)

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56. "Sen. W. Kerr Scott Dies in Burlington". Daily Tar Heel. April 17, 1958.
57. "Services Planned For Rep. McVey". Belvidere Daily Republican. August 13, 1958.
58. "Rep. Eberharter Dies of Stroke". Janesville Daily Gazette. September 9, 1958.
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79. "Louisiana Congressman, Overton Brooks, Dies". Tuscaloosa News. September 16, 1961.
80. "Rep. Rabaut Dead At 74". Troy Times Record. November 13, 1961.
81. "Rayburn Is Dead; Served 17 Years As House Speaker". The New York Times. November 17, 1961.
82. "Styles Bridges, Dean of Senate Republicans, Dies At Age 63". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 27, 1961.
83. "Heart Ailment Proves Fatal To Congressman". Florence Morning News. January 3, 1962.
84. "Sen. Schoeppel Dies; Kansas Republican". Milwaukee Sentinel. January 22, 1962.
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91. Rep. Francis Walter of Pennsylvania Dies; Somerset Daily American; Somerset, Pennsylvania; Page 1; June 1, 1963
92. "Rep. Nygaard, North Dakota Solon, Dies". Eau Claire Daily Telegram. July 19, 1963.
93. "Senator Estes Kefauver Dies of Heart Ailment". Lexington Dispatch. August 10, 1963.
94. "Rep. Leon Gavin, Congressman For 21 Years, Dies". Lebanon Daily News. September 16, 1963.
95. "Rep. Green, 53, Philadelphia Leader, dies". Chicago Tribune. December 22, 1963.
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101. "Rep. Norblad, 56, 18 Years in House High‐Ranking Republican on Armed Services Panel Dies". The New York Times. September 21, 1964.
102. "Sen. Olin Johnston Dies of Pneumonia". Sarasota Herald-Times. April 19, 1965.
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106. "Final Rites For Albert Are Scheduled Friday". Baytown Sun. February 16, 1966.
107. "Congressman Baldwin Dies In Bethesda". Fresno Bee. March 10, 1966.
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109. "Congressman John E. Fogarty". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. John Fogarty died of on January 10, 1967, ironically of a heart attack, as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth term.
110. "Rep. Younger, 74, Dies of Leukemia". Daily Independent Journal. June 21, 1967.
111. "Rep. Joe Pool Collapses, Dies at Houston Sunday". Waxahachie Daily Light. July 15, 1968.
112. "Rooney's aides probing contact". Pocono Record. August 13, 1968.
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114. Rep. Everett Dies after Flu Attack; Kingsport Times; Kingsport, Tennessee; Page 1; January 27, 1969
115. "Special Elections in Massachusetts Have Been Very, Very Good to Democrats". The New York Times. March 14, 2007.
116. "Rep. Ronan, 55, Dies at Home of his Mother". Chicago Tribune. August 13, 1969.
117. "Cancer Takes Solon In Six Month Battle". Arcadia Tribune. February 4, 1970.
118. "Utt's legacy lives on in Tustin". Ocean County Register. January 2, 2013.
119. "William St. Onge of Connecticut; Democratic Representative Since 1962 Dead at 55". The New York Times. May 2, 1970.
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121. "Funeral Services Set Wednesday for Rep. Watkins". Pottstown Mercury. August 10, 1970.
122. "U. S. House Vet Dawson Dies at 84". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1970.
123. "L. Mendel Rivers dies in Alabama". St. Petersburg Times. December 29, 1970.
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125. "Bob Corbett: a hard-working dedicated man". North Hills News Record. April 28, 1971.
126. "Sen. Winston Prouty, Nixon Booster, Dies". Milwaukee Journal. September 11, 1971.
127. "Rep. John Walts, Kentucky, Dies". Lincoln Star. September 26, 1971.
128. "Milestones, Oct. 18, 1971". Time Magazine. October 18, 1971.
129. "Alabama Congressman Dies". Lincoln Star. December 26, 1971.
130. "Sen. Allen Ellender Dies of Heart Attack". Daytona Beach News-Journal. July 28, 1972.
131. "Congressman Ryan dies at age 50". Beaver County Times. September 18, 1972.
132. "Death claims solon". Xenia Daily Gazette. November 13, 1972.
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135. "Heart Attack Fatal to Congressman John P. Saylow". Indiana Gazette. October 29, 1973.
136. "Congressman found dead in California". Observer-Reporter. January 1, 1974.
137. "Rep. John Kluczynski Dies at 79 [sic]". Milwaukee Sentinel. January 28, 1975.
138. "Gerald Ford: Statement on the Death of Representative Jerry L. Pettis of California". American Presidency Project. February 14, 1975.
139. "Wright Patman: The Faces of an Elder Statesman". Paris News. March 9, 1976.
140. "U.S. Representative Dies". Kansas City Times. April 15, 1976.
141. "Torbert Macdonald is dead". Reading Eagle. May 22, 1976.
142. "Rep. Litton dies in plane crash, as he wins voting". St. Petersburg Times. August 5, 1976.
143. "Philip A. Hart: A Featured Biography". The Senate paid tribute to Philip Hart by naming the new office building in his honor as he was dying of cancer in 1976.
144. State Capitol News Report; Benton Courier; Benton, Arkansas; Page 2; December 1, 1977
145. Metcalf's Death Spawns Uncertainty; Havre Daily News; Havre, Montana; Page 1; January 13, 1978
146. "Hubert Humphrey Dies – Events of 1978 – Year in Review". UPI.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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148. "Clifford Allen, Legislator, Dies at 66". Observer-Reporter. June 19, 1978.
149. "Lawmaker Ketchum dies at 56". San Bernardino County Sun. June 25, 1978.
150. Bochat, Rel (October 11, 1978). "Marquette track got Metcalfe off 'n' running". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
151. Associated Press, Obituary for Rep. Goodloe Byron, published on page 27 of the October 12, 1978, edition of the Toledo Blade.
152. "Coast Congressman Believed Slain Investigating Commune in Guyana". The New York Times . November 19, 1978. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
153. "U.S. Rep. William Steiger Dies of Heart Attack at 40". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 5, 1978.
154. Mullins, Steve (March 20, 1980). "Friends Bid Slack Farewell". Charleston Daily Mail.
155. "Rep. Harold Runnels, Six-Term Congressman". The Hour. August 5, 1980.
156. Clark, Alfred E. (April 13, 1981). "Rep. Tennyson Guyer, 67 [sic], of Ohio". The New York Times.
157. "Rep. Cotter of Connecticut dies at 55". The New York Times. September 9, 1981.
158. Blair, William G. (April 25, 1982). "Rep. John M. Ashbrook of Ohio Dies at age of 53". The New York Times.
159. "Adam Benjamin, Congressman, Dies". The New York Times. September 8, 1982.
160. "Benjamin Rosenthal, Congressman from Queens for 2 Decades, Dies". The New York Times. January 5, 1983.
161. Turner, Wallace (April 11, 1983). "Rep. Phillip Burton, Democratic Liberal, dies on visit to California". The New York Times.
162. Shribman, David (September 3, 1983). "Senator Henry M. Jackson is dead at 71". The New York Times.
163. Wilkes, Donald E. Jr. (2003-09-03). "The Death Flight of Larry McDonald". Flagpole Magazine . pp. 7, 9. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
164. Roberts, Steven V. (December 4, 1983). "Clement J. Zablocki of Foreign Affairs Panel Dies". The New York Times.
165. Waggoner, Walter H. (March 30, 1984). "Edwin Forsythe, Congressman, Dies". The New York Times.
166. Hunter, Marjorie (August 4, 1984). "Rep. Carl D. Perkins dies at 71; Led the Fight for Social Programs". The New York Times.
167. Cook, Joan (January 22, 1985). "Rep. Gillis Long, 61, Louisiana Liberal, Dies". The New York Times.
168. Smothers, Ronald (April 12, 1986). "Rep. Joseph Addabbo Dies; Head of Key Defense Panel". The New York Times.
169. "U.S. Senate timeline – North Carolina". Senator John Porter East of Springfield, Illinois, but later of Greenville, North Carolina, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in what was later ruled to be a suicide.
170. "Rep. George M. O'Brien Dies At 69 in U.S. Cancer Institute". The New York Times. July 18, 1986.
171. "Representative John Grotberg Dies at 61 at his Illinois Home". The New York Times. November 16, 1986.
172. "Representative Sala Burton, 61; Succeeded Husband in Congress". The New York Times. February 2, 1987.
173. Boffey, Philip M. (March 8, 1987). "Edward Zorinsky, 58, Dies; U.S. Senator from Nebraska". The New York Times.
174. "McKinney Dies of Illness Ties to AIDS". The New York Times. May 8, 1987.
175. "Dan Daniel, Virginia Congressman, Is Dead at 73". The New York Times. January 24, 1988.
176. May, Clifford D. (March 26, 1988). "James Howard, Congressman, Is Dead at 60". The New York Times.
177. Rangel, Jesus (April 23, 1988). "Representative Melvin Price, 83, Is Dead of Cancer After 22 Terms". The New York Times.
178. "Obituaries : Rep. John Duncan; House Veteran Served 12 Terms". Los Angeles Times. June 23, 1988.
179. "Rep. Bill Nichols, 70; Led Pentagon Inquiry". The New York Times. December 14, 1988.
180. Gibson, William E. (May 31, 1989). "Claude Pepper Dies: 1900–1989 Oldest Congressman, 88, Championed Elderly". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014.
181. Belkin, Lisa (August 14, 1989). "Representative Mickey Leland, 44, Dies in Crash". The New York Times.
182. Smothers, Ronald (August 15, 1989). "Rep. Larkin Smith, 45, Dies In Mississippi Plane Crash". The New York Times.
183. Flint, Peter B. (April 16, 1990). "Spark M. Matsunaga Dies at 73; Senator Led Fight for Reparations". The New York Times.
184. Clymer, Adam (February 10, 1991). "Rep. Silvio O. Conte Is Dead at 69; Longtime Battler for the Underdog". The New York Times.
185. Cushman, John H. Jr. (April 5, 1991). "Senator Heinz and 6 Others Killed In Midair Crash Near Philadelphia". The New York Times.
186. Saxon, Wolfgang (September 9, 1992). "Quentin N. Burdick, 84, Is Dead; U.S. Senator From North Dakota". The New York Times.
187. Dao, James (September 15, 1992). "Rep. Ted Weiss, 64, Dies; Liberal Stalwart in House". The New York Times.
188. "Walter Jones, Congressman, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. September 16, 1992.
189. "Representative Paul B. Henry, 51, Dies After Battling Brain Cancer". The New York Times. August 1, 1993.
190. "William H. Natcher Dies at 84; Held Voting Record in Congress". The New York Times. March 31, 1994.
191. Pace, Eric (November 7, 1994). "U.S. Rep. Dean A. Gallo, 58, New Jersey Republican, Dies". The New York Times.
192. "Rep. Bill Emerson Is Dead at 58; Missourian Served Eight Terms". The New York Times. June 24, 1996.
193. "Frank Tejeda, 51, Congressman From Texas and Former Marine". The New York Times. February 2, 1997.
194. "Clinton Remembers Rep. Walter Capps". CNN. November 12, 1997.
195. "Sonny Bono Is Killed in Ski Crash". Washington Post. January 7, 1998.
196. "Rep. Steve Schiff of New Mexico Dies at 51". Washington Post. March 26, 1998.
197. Stout, David (July 17, 1999). "George E. Brown Jr., 79, Dies; A Congressman for 18 Terms". The New York Times.
198. Bernstein, Adam (October 26, 1999). "Sen. John Chafee Dies at 77".

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