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Politicians Who Died of Pancreatic Cancer

Very incomplete list!

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  Valentine Rettig (1846-1917) — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, June 11, 1846. Republican. Grocer; meat dealer; hotelier; beer bottler; mayor of Corning, N.Y., 1905-07. German ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Maccabees. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Corning Hospital, Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., March 17, 1917 (age 70 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married 1870 to Mary Kriger.
  William Emmett Dever (1862-1929) — also known as William E. Dever — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass., March 13, 1862. Democrat. Leather manufacturer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908 (alternate), 1924, 1928; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1923-27. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 3, 1929 (age 67 years, 174 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Dever and Mary (Lynch) Dever; married 1885 to Katherine E. Conway; cousin *** of Paul Andrew Dever.
  Books about William E. Dever: John R. Schmidt, The Mayor Who Cleaned Up Chicago : A Political Biography of William E. Dever
  Robert Andrew Willson Barrett (1892-1945) — also known as R. A. W. Barrett — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Rusk, Cherokee County, Tex., November 21, 1892. Real estate business; Honorary Consul for Venezuela in Atlanta, Ga., 1923-29. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons; American Legion. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in the station hospital, Ellington Field, Houston, Harris County, Tex., February 27, 1945 (age 52 years, 98 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Arthur Barrett and Lela May (Willson) Barrett; married to Grace NcNaught Bloodworth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) — also known as Fiorello H. LaGuardia; "The Little Flower" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 11, 1882. Republican. U.S. Consular Agent in Fiume, 1904-06; interpreter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District 1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914 (14th District), 1932 (20th District); major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920, 1928 (alternate), 1932 (alternate); mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929. Episcopalian. Italian and Jewish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died of pancreatic cancer, in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., September 20, 1947 (age 64 years, 283 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen; married 1919 to Thea Almerigotti; married, February 28, 1929, to Marie Fisher.
  Cross-reference: Vito Marcantonio — Clendenin Ryan
  LaGuardia Airport, in Queens, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Fiorello LaGuardia: H. Paul Jeffers, The Napoleon of New York : Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia — Thomas Kessner, Fiorello H. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York — Mervyn D. Kaufman, Fiorello LaGuardia — Alyn Brodsky, The Great Mayor : Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of the City of New York
  Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr. (1877-1952) — also known as Philo T. Farnsworth, Jr. — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, May 19, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; represented railroads and mining companies; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Utah, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 4, 1952 (age 75 years, 138 days). Interment at Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1849-1920) and Julia Permelia (Murdock) Farnsworth; married, September 6, 1904, to Louise Taylor Richards; first cousin of Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. and Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971; inventor and television pioneer).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Earl Carter, Sr. (1894-1953) — also known as J. Earl Carter — of Plains, Sumter County, Ga. Born September 12, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1953; died in office 1953. Died, of pancreatic cancer, July 22, 1953 (age 58 years, 313 days). Interment at Lebanon Cemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William Archibald Carter and Nina Carter; married, September 27, 1923, to Lillian Gordy; father of James Earl Carter Jr..
  Political family: Carter family of Plains, Georgia.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
William C. Marland William Casey Marland (1918-1965) — also known as William C. Marland — of Glen Rogers, Wyoming County, W.Va. Born in Johnston City, Williamson County, Ill., March 26, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general, 1948-52; Governor of West Virginia, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1956. Methodist. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Lambda Chi Alpha; United Mine Workers; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Moose. Died of pancreatic cancer, in Barrington, Cook County, Ill., November 26, 1965 (age 47 years, 245 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Valerie Allen.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) — of Morrilton, Conway County, Ark. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1912. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1964 (delegation chair), 1972 (delegation co-chair); Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas. Baptist. Member, Urban League; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Kappa Delta Pi. Died of lung cancer or pancreatic cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif., February 22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abigail 'Abby' (Aldrich) Rockefeller; brother of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller; married to Barbara Sears; father of Winthrop Paul Rockefeller; nephew of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; uncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV; grandson of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed of Simon S. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed of Henry Rockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who married Nina Underwood); second cousin thrice removed of John Phillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed of Lewis Kirby Rockefeller.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Winthrop Rockefeller: John L. Ward, Winthrop Rockefeller, Philanthropist: A Life of Change
  Georgia Cozzini (1915-1983) — also known as Georgia O. Purvis — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 14, 1915. Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1970, 1974; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1946, 1957; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1956, 1960. Female. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 10, 1983 (age 68 years, 238 days). She had arranged to donate her body to science, but the Medical College of Wisconsin lost the paperwork. Cremated; ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Bayfield County, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, January 18, 1936, to Artemio Cozzini.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Thomas Reardon (1910-1984) — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Born in St. Mary's Hospital, Quincy, Adams County, Ill., March 3, 1910. Circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1976. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Knights of Columbus. Died, of pancreatic cancer, at St. Mary's Hospital, Quincy, Adams County, Ill., March 16, 1984 (age 74 years, 13 days). Interment at Quincy Memorial Park, Quincy, Ill.
  Frank Forrester Church (1924-1984) — also known as Frank Church; "Senator Sunday School"; "Frank Cathedral" — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, July 25, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1960; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Member, American Legion; United World Federalists. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 7, 1984 (age 59 years, 257 days). Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Forrester Church and Laura (Bilderback) Church; married, June 21, 1947, to Bethine Clark (daughter of Chase Addison Clark; niece of Barzilla Worth Clark).
  Political family: Clark family of Boise and Idaho Falls, Idaho.
  Cross-reference: Larry LaRocco — Jerry Brady — Betty H. Richardson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Frank Church: F. Forrester Church, Father and Son : A Personal Biography of Senator Frank Church of Idaho
  Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) — also known as Terry Scanlon — Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., July 26, 1931. Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant franchises, a beer distributorship, and was publisher of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas Democratic state chair, 1977-79. Irish ancestry. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., January 15, 1992 (age 60 years, 173 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William F. Passannante (1920-1996) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 10, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; president, Cosmopolitan Trucking Corporation; member of New York state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65, 69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82, 61st District 1983-90). Catholic. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died of pancreatic cancer at Tisch Hospital of New York University Medical Center, New York, New York County, N.Y., December 15, 1996 (age 76 years, 309 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
  Sidney Squire (1906-1997) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1906. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1956-77. Jewish. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion. Died, of pancreatic cancer, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1997 (age about 90 years). Burial location unknown.
  Richard M. Matsuura (c.1933-1997) — also known as Dickie Matsuura — of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii. Born in Waialua, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, about 1933. Democrat. Member of Hawaii state house of representatives, 1983-84; member of Hawaii state senate, 1985-97; resigned 1997. Methodist. Japanese ancestry. Died, of pancreatic and liver cancer, in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, May 2, 1997 (age about 64 years). Cremated.
  John A. O'Connell (c.1920-2000) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born about 1920. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1955-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1962. Died, of pancreatic cancer, at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif., March 4, 2000 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Paul C. Scruggs (1937-2000) — also known as Buddy Scruggs — of Tennessee. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., December 17, 1937. Republican. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives 17th District, 1977-91. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., May 3, 2000 (age 62 years, 138 days). Burial location unknown.
  Emily Couric (1947-2001) — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., June 5, 1947. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 25th District, 1996-2001; died in office 2001; Virginia Democratic state chair, 2001. Female. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of pancreatic cancer, Charlottesville, Va., October 18, 2001 (age 54 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Sister of Katie Couric.
  John R. Dawson (1950-2003) — of Washington, D.C. Born in 1950. U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 2002-03, died in office 2003. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Mercy Hospital, Long Island (unknown county), N.Y., August 1, 2003 (age about 53 years). Cremated.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Jack Edward Tanner (1919-2006) — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., January 28, 1919. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1978; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1978-91; took senior status 1991. African ancestry. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., January 10, 2006 (age 86 years, 347 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Talcott Williams Seelye (1922-2006) — also known as Talcott W. Seelye — of Maryland. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, March 6, 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, 1972-76; Syria, 1978-81. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 8, 2006 (age 84 years, 94 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Laurens Seelye; married 1950 to Joan Hazeltine.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  William Thornton Pryce (1932-2006) — also known as William T. Pryce — of Pennsylvania; Alexandria, Va. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., July 19, 1932. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1993-96. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Alexandria, Va., July 11, 2006 (age 73 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1958 to Joan MacClurg.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) — also known as Guy Vander Jagt — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Luther, Lake County, Mich. Born in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., August 26, 1931. Republican. Journalist; news director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in primary, 1992. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2007 (age 75 years, 300 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Carol VanderJagt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr. (1927-2010) — also known as Robert Mosbacher — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y., March 11, 1927. Republican. Founder, Mosbacher Energy Company; member, board of directors and Executive Committee, American Petroleum Institute; director, Texas Commerce Bank; director, New York Life Insurance Company; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92. Jewish; later Presbyterian. German ancestry. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 24, 2010 (age 82 years, 319 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Emil Mosbacher and Gertrude (Schwartz) Mosbacher; married to Jane Pennybacker; married 1973 to Sandra Smith Gerry; married 2000 to Michele 'Mica' McCutchen; married, March 1, 1985, to Georgette Mosbacher; father of Robert Mosbacher Jr..
  Political family: Mosbacher family of Houston, Texas.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Joseph Azzolina (1926-2010) — of Middletown, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 26, 1926. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1966-71, 1986-87, 1992-2005 (Monmouth County 1966-67, District 5-B 1968-71, 13th District 1986-87, 1992-2005); member of New Jersey state senate District 5, 1972-73; defeated, 1973 (12th District), 1977 (12th District), 1987 (13th District); candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1988. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 15, 2010 (age 84 years, 79 days). Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown, N.J.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr. (1910-2011) — also known as S. Hazard Gillespie, Jr. — of New York. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., July 12, 1910. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1959-61. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Council on Foreign Relations; Skull and Bones. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y., March 7, 2011 (age 100 years, 238 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Mark Takai (1967-2016) — Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, July 1, 1967. Democrat. Member of Hawaii state house of representatives, 1994-2014; U.S. Representative from Hawaii 1st District, 2015-16; died in office 2016. Japanese ancestry. Died, from pancreatic cancer, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, July 20, 2016 (age 49 years, 19 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Robert Darwood Alexander (1944-2017) — also known as Robert D. Alexander; Bob Alexander — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 31, 1944. Served in the Peace Corps; school teacher; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (Human Rights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1977-79; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2004. Unitarian. Member, Phi Kappa Tau; American Civil Liberties Union. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 26, 2017 (age 72 years, 177 days). His body was donated to the Michigan State University Medical School.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; married to Julie Horn.
  Robert A. Farmer (c.1939-2017) — also known as Bob Farmer — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born about 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; campaign treasurer, Michael Dukakis for President, 1988; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ; U.S. Consul General in Bermuda, 1994-99. Gay. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., July 22, 2017 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Aretha Louise Franklin (1942-2018) — also known as Aretha Franklin; "Queen of Soul" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., March 25, 1942. Democrat. Singer; performed, Democratic National Convention, 1968 ; inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1987; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. Female. Died, from pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 16, 2018 (age 76 years, 144 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Clarence LeVaughn Franklin and Barbara Vernice (Siggers) Franklin; married 1961 to Ted White; married, April 11, 1978, to Glynn Turman.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Morton Bahr (1926-2019) — of Port Washington, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 18, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1976, 1980, 1984; president, Communication Workers of America, 1985-2005; president, Jewish Labor Committee, 1999-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996, 2000, 2004; member of Democratic National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004. Jewish. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Washington, D.C., July 30, 2019 (age 93 years, 12 days). Cremated.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis Brooks Patterson (1939-2019) — also known as L. Brooks Patterson — of Oakland County, Mich. Born in Loogootee, Martin County, Ind., January 4, 1939. Republican. Lawyer; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-88; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984 (alternate), 1988; Oakland County Executive, 1993-2019; charged with reckless driving following a traffic stop in 2003. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Independence Township, Oakland County, Mich., August 3, 2019 (age 80 years, 211 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Alcee Lamar Hastings (1936-2021) — also known as Alcee L. Hastings — of Miramar, Broward County, Fla. Born in Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Fla., September 5, 1936. Democrat. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1979-89; candidate for secretary of state of Florida, 1990; U.S. Representative from Florida 23rd District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi. Impeached and removed from office as federal judge in 1989 over bribery charges. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla., April 6, 2021 (age 84 years, 213 days). Cremated.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Mason Reid (1939-2021) — also known as Harry Reid — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev.; Searchlight, Clark County, Nev.; Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in Searchlight, Clark County, Nev., December 2, 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1969-70; Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1970-74; candidate for mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1975; U.S. Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1983-87; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1987-; defeated, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Nevada, 2008. Mormon. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Henderson, Clark County, Nev., December 28, 2021 (age 82 years, 26 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1959 to Landra Jay Gould.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
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