Suikast sonucu ölen Amerikalı siyasetçilerin listesi

Bu, suikast sonucu ölen Amerikalı siyasetçilerin alfabetik olarak sıralanmış bir listesidir. Bu kişiler seçilmiş veya atanmış ya da kamu görevine aday olmuşlardır. Listede 53 suikasta kurban gitmiş Amerikalı siyasetçi bulunmaktadır. En yaygın cinayet yöntemi, listedeki 48 politikacının ölümüne yol açan bir veya daha fazla kurşunla işlenen cinayetlerdir. Politician Portrait Party Year Office Site Method Assassin Suspected motive Ref 130x130pik 1847 Governor of New Mexico Territory Taos, New Mexico (at home) arrows and scalping Tomás Romero; Pablo Montoya Targeted during Taos Revolt, a popular uprising against newly asserted US authority over the region after the Mexican-American War. 100x100pik Democratic 1998 Tennessee State Senator Cumberland County, Tennessee (at home) gunshot (the incumbent Putnam County Assessor) Killed by political opponent in 1998 State Senate race 100x100pik Democratic 1877 Texas State Representative El Paso, Texas gunshot Charles Howard Killed as part of the San Elizario Salt War, a dispute over salt mining claims between white and Hispanic settlers 136x136pik Democratic 1933 Mayor of Chicago Miami, Florida (in motorcade) gunshot to lung Disputed; suspected of striking Cermak instead of intended target President-elect Franklin Roosevelt 120x120pik Republican 1904 New Mexico Superintendent of Public Instruction Pinoswells, New Mexico gunshots (through the window of his home) unknown assailant unknown 166x166pik Republican 1889 Representative-elect from Arkansas Plumerville, Arkansas gunshots (through the window of his home) unknown assailant Unknown, but killed in the context of a disputed election 100x100pik 1988 Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Pelham, New York (at home) gunshot Charles Koster Assailant was the father of a plaintiff whose harassment suit was dismissed by Daronco. 100x100pik Democratic 2003 New York City Councilman New York City (at City Hall) gunshots Killed by prospective challenger for 2003 Council special election 100x100pik Democratic 1939 Mayor, Long Beach, New York Long Beach, New York (outside his home) gunshot Alvin Dooley Edwards' political influence thwarted Dooley's re- election to post in a police union. 246x246pik Democratic 1879 Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Frankfort, Kentucky (after conversation on a public street) gunshots Thomas Buford (Henry County District Judge) Assailant was brother of a plaintiff who lost a farm after Elliott dismissed motion for stay of foreclosure 127x127pik Republican 1881 (details) President of the United States Washington, D.C. (at railway station) gunshot to spine (died three months later) Targeted after assailant was rejected by Republican officials for a patronage appointment 121x121pik Democratic 1900 Governor of Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky (outside Old State Capitol) gunshot to the chest Unknown political opponents Uncertain, but killed in the context of the disputed, fraudulent 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election. Democratic 2008 Chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas (at his office at party headquarters) gunshots Tim Johnson Unknown; multiple theories proposed. 133x133pik Democratic 1893 Mayor of Chicago Chicago, Illinois (at home) gunshot assailant was rejected for appointment to a patronage post as corporation counsel. 100x100pik Republican 2013 Assistant District Attorney for Kaufman County, Texas Kaufman, Texas (outside the County Courthouse) gunshot Killed by former justice of the peace convicted of burglary while in office 118x118pik Republican 1869 US Representative from Alabama Courtland, Alabama (at a political rally) gunshot Collins (first name unknown) Assailant was a supporter of the target's rival for the Republican nomination for the Congressional race; both men exchanged verbal insults and engaged in fisticuffs before a weapon was brandished 140x140pik Democratic 1868 Former US Representative from Arkansas Helena, Arkansas (at home) gunshots through window Unknown assailants Unknown; multiple theories proposed. 129x129pik Republican 1868 US Representative from Arkansas Monroe County, Arkansas (on horseback) gunshot George Clark Killed by a Ku Klux Klan member as intimidation of Republican carpetbaggers 130x130pik Democratic 1870 Former Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Idaho Territory Idaho City, Idaho (outside the County Courthouse) gunshot Charles Douglas Killed by the brother-in-law of James Crutcher, as a result of a dispute between Holbrook and Crutcher for control of the Boise County Democratic Party 144x144pik Republican 1875 Florida State Senator Near Lake City, Florida or Fernandina, Florida gunshot Unknown Break 12–12 tie in Florida Senate. 100x100pik Democratic 1970 Missouri State Representative Kansas City, Missouri (outside a restaurant) gunshots Unknown Unknown, alleged to have been an organized crime contract killing 130x130pik Democratic 1963 (details) President of the United States Dallas, Texas (in motorcade) gunshots from sniper Lee Harvey Oswald Disputed 133x133pik Democratic 1968 (details) United States Senator from New York and candidate for Democratic presidential nomination Los Angeles, California (at the Ambassador Hotel) gunshot Sirhan Sirhan Targeted as supporter of Israel in the Arab–Israeli conflict; however Kennedy's Son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believes his father's killer was actually a security guard named Thane Eugene Cesar. 100x100pik 1844 (details) Oregon Secretary of State Oregon City, Oregon (in his office) gunshots Cockstock Killed by a native as part of Native American resistance to white settlement in the area 131x131pik Republican 1865 (details) President of the United States Washington, DC. (Ford's Theatre) gunshot , a renowned stage actor Assailant was a Confederate sympathizer who believed the war was still ongoing 100x100pik Republican 1980 Former Mayor of Evansville, Indiana Evansville, Indiana gunshot Julia van Orden Assailant was mentally ill and believed she was being harassed by the city; she believed Lloyd was incumbent mayor 119x119pik Democratic 1935 (details) United States Senator and presidential candidate from Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana (inside the State Capitol) gunshots Carl Weiss Uncertain, but Weiss was affiliated with a political family that opposed Long's machine 127x127pik Democratic 1980 Former Representative from New York New York City (in his office) gunshots Dennis Sweeney Assailant had a history of mental illness and believed that Lowenstein had been plotting against him since their acquaintance at Stanford University 132x132pik Republican 1873 Governor of Dakota Territory Yankton, Dakota Territory (at a saloon used for a public meeting) gunshot Peter Wintermute assailant had lost a fistfight with McCook over financing the Dakota Southern Railroad; he returned with a pistol, publicly humiliated by his loss 140x140pik Republican 1901 (details) President of the United States Buffalo, New York (at Pan-American Exposition) gunshot Leon Czolgosz Assailant was aligned with anarchist movement and killed President as symbol of American inequality 100x100pik Republican 2013 District Attorney for Kaufman County, Texas Forney, Texas (at home) gunshot Killed by former justice of the peace who was convicted of burglary while in office 109x109pik Democratic 1978 (details) San Francisco City Supervisor San Francisco, California (in his City Hall office) gunshots Dan White, outgoing San Francisco City Supervisor Assailant had recently resigned from office due to financial setbacks; he changed his mind and sought reappointment; Moscone denied this request upon the advice of Milk 117x117pik Democratic 1978 (details) Mayor of San Francisco San Francisco, California (in his City Hall office) gunshots 125x125pik Democratic 1954 Alabama Attorney General-elect Phenix City, Alabama (walking to his vehicle) gunshots Unknown Target was elected on promise to crack down on organized crime in the state, which was rooted in Phenix City Democratic 2015 (details) South Carolina State Senator Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina gunshot Dylann Roof White supremacy 126x126pik Democratic 1905 US Representative from Texas Hempstead, Texas gunshots Unknown Killed during riot instigated by opponents of alcohol prohibition 124x124pik 1815 South Carolina State Senator and former Continental Representative Charleston, South Carolina gunshots William Linnen Assailant retaliated after target had deemed him insane during criminal court inquiry 138x138pik American Nazi 1967 Virginia gubernatorial candidate Arlington, Virginia gunshots John Patler Assailant was angered by Rockwell expelling him from the American Nazi Party 144x144pik Republican 2011 (details) Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona Casas Adobes, Arizona gunshots Jared Lee Loughner Caught in crossfire as assailant opposed to government authority targeted Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 100x100pik 1848 Alcalde of Taos Pueblo Taos, New Mexico (while imprisoned) gunshots John Fitzgerald Killed following capture for inciting Taos Revolt; assailant retaliating for his brother's death in this uprising 119x119pik Democratic 1978 (details) US Representative from California Port Kaituma, Guyana (on airport tarmac) gunshots Unknown members of the People's Temple Ambushed while investigating allegations of human rights abuses at the Jonestown compound 137x137pik Democratic 1867 Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court Santa Fe, New Mexico (at his office) gunshot William Ryerson (an incumbent Territorial Legislator) Killed after a public dispute in which each accused the other of corruption 128x128pik Democratic-Republican 1825 (details) Kentucky Attorney General, Kentucky State Senator-elect Home in Frankfort, Kentucky stabbed (at home) Jereboam O. Beauchamp Killed over long-standing dispute based on political differences, and on Sharp fathering a child with the woman whom Beauchamp later married 134x134pik Reform 1844 (details) Mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois, presidential candidate Carthage, Illinois (while in jail) gunshots The Carthage Greys Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints (the Mormons) targeted by an anti-Mormon mob for his growing political power 125x125pik Democratic 2012 (details) Ambassador to Libya Benghazi, Libya arson members of Ansar al-Sharia and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Unknown 100x100pik Republican 1870 North Carolina State Senator Yanceyville, North Carolina (in the County Courthouse) gunshots Unknown, mobbed by estimated 8 to 12 men Killed by Ku Klux Klan member as part of intimidation of Republicans 117x117pik Democratic 1905 Former Governor of Idaho Caldwell, Idaho (outside his home) bomb (set at his front gate) Harry Orchard; possibly others Killed by a mine owners' association informant in an attempt to cast blame on the Western Federation of Miners 175x175pik Democratic 1856 Michigan State Representative Beaver Island, Michigan (at a steamship terminal) gunshot Thomas Bedford Killed by a disgruntled former member of a Mormon sect led by Strang 100x100pik 2008 (details) Mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri Kirkwood, Missouri (during a city council meeting) gunshot (died seven months later) Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton Assailant retaliated for fines levied by municipality for code violations 100x100pik Democratic 1989 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Mountain Brook, Alabama (at home) mail bomb Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. Killed after court refused to expunge a previous conviction for explosives possession from assailant's record 145x145pik Republican 1891 Kansas Territorial Legislator, Kansas State Senator Hugoton, Kansas (outside County Courthouse) gunshots James Brennan Killed during armed conflict between the two largest towns of Stevens County, Kansas fighting for county seat 100x100pik 1979 Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas San Antonio, Texas (outside his home) gunshot Charles Harrelson Contract killing ordered by Jamiel Chagra due to target's harsh convictions of Latin American drug kingpins Major Ridge 113x113pik Cherokee nation 1839 Leader of the Cherokee nation White Rock Creek gunshots Bird Doublehead Killed as retaliation for alleged responsibility in the deaths of 4,000 Cherokee on the trail of tears == Ayrıca bakınız == * Suikastlar listesi * Siyasi cinayet == Kaynakça == Kategori:Suikast sonucu ölen Amerikalı siyasetçiler