# 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Washington, D.C. | Chafee Family Cemetery, Warwick, Rhode Island | Lincoln Chafee | December 28, 1976 | October 22, 1922 | Providence, Rhode Island | 106th (1999–2001) |