Finding places in the Political Graveyard:
Finding people in the Political Graveyard:
- By name or family:
- By date or age:
- By office or election:
- By geographic location:
- By special recognition or distinction: (most of these
categories are incomplete)
- U.S. politicians who received a Nobel
Prize (16), or a Lenin
or Stalin Peace Prize (5).
- Politicians who received the Medal
of Honor (67); the Medal
of Freedom (110); the Pulitzer
Prize (21); the Spingarn
Medal (29); or any Olympic
medal (8).
- Politicians who were (or took part in a) first
(237).
- Politicians elected to the original Hall
of Fame (31); the National
Women's Hall of Fame (34); other
Halls of Fame (67).
- Politicians for whom places or things were named: cities
and towns (303); counties,
states, provinces (661); mountains
(61); lakes,
rivers, dams (39); streets,
roads, highways (87); bridges,
tunnels (52); airports
(27); parks,
preserves, cemeteries (86); schools
and churches (145); colleges
and universities (138); hospitals
and clinics (14); libraries
and museums (14); military
installations (23); arenas,
stadia, auditoriums (29); other
buildings (172); ships
(362); miscellaneous
(15).
- Politicians who have been portrayed
on coins or currency (46).
- Politicians who were Rhodes
Scholars (55), members of Phi
Beta Kappa (664), or served in the Peace
Corps (44).
- Politicians involved in entertainment
(221), professional
sports (155), or who are/were otherwise famous
outside politics (106).
- Politicians who were California Forty-Niners
(98).
- Politicians who were born in log
cabins (65)
or in hospitals
(85).
- Politicians who were born into slavery
(29).
- Politicians with physical
disabilities (174).
- Politicians who have been in space
(6).
- Politicians who survived
assassination attempts (96).
- Politicians who participated
in dueling (67).
- Politicians who were in trouble
or disgrace (1,091).
- Politicians who were pardoned
(35).
- Politicians who lost the
most elections (429).
- By demography, ethnicity, or religion:
- Politicians who are/were female
(34,062), LGBT (84),
or foreign
born (3,262).
- Politicians according to ancestry group (very incomplete): African
(1,453), German
(732), Irish
(643), English
(518), Scandinavian
(367), Spanish,
Hispanic, or Basque (357), Scottish
(356), Italian
(286), French
(239), Asian/Pacific
(181), Dutch
or Belgian (179), Scotch-Irish
(177), Polish
(105), Arabic
(77), Welsh
(73), Greek
(67), American
Indian/Native American (61), Swiss
(54), Balkan
(32), Czech
or Slovak (30), Austrian
or Hungarian (24), Russian or
Ukrainian (21), Baltic
(16), Portugese
(14), or Armenian
(13).
- Politicians who are/were Methodist
(2,572), Catholic
(2,529), Episcopalian
(2,012), Presbyterian
(2,005), Baptist
(1,474), Congregationalist
(980), Jewish
(958), Lutheran
(472), Unitarian
(385), Protestant
(358), Christian
(292), Mormon
(190), Disciples
of Christ (132), Quaker
(112), Christian
Reformed (106), Church
of Christ (50), Eastern
Orthodox (47), Christian
Scientist (44), Pentecostal
(36), Brethren
(36), Atheist
or agnostic (21), Muslim
(14), Swedenborgian
(11), Adventist
(10), Nazarene
(10), Mennonite
(7), Buddhist
(7), Spiritualist
(6), Puritan
(4), Deist (4),
Scientologist
(2), or Hindu
(2).
- By occupation or industry:
- Politicians in various occupations and professions: lawyers
(14,809), lobbyists
(61), social
workers (106), clergy
(599), funeral
directors (134), police
(351), labor
leaders (275), auctioneers
(46), barbers
(39), machinists
(93), postmasters and
postal workers (397), slave
traders (2).
- Politicians in agriculture: farmers
(3,326), or providers of farm
supplies and services (202). See also farmers in these
industries: tobacco,
cotton,
wool, fur, dairy, sugar, fruit
and produce, alcoholic
beverages, and horsedrawn
transportation.
- Politicians in health care: physicians
(1,153), psychologists or
psychiatrists (20), dentists
(150), eye
doctors (27), chiropractors
(14), veterinarians
(35), nurses (26),
pharmacists
and drug makers (308), hospital
administrators (125), and other
health workers (9).
- Politicians in education, academia, creative arts, and science:
teachers
(1,875), coaches
(85), professors (788), university or
college presidents (225), writers
(429), artists
(55), musicians
(148), librarians
(30), scientists
(83), economists
(84), information
technology professionals (38), inventors
(63).
- Politicians in media, sports, and entertainment: newspapers
(1,859), printing and
publishing (222), photography
(21), professional
sports (155), entertainment
(221), movie
theaters (40), broadcasting
(237), advertising
(105), pornography
(4), musical
instruments and sporting goods (40).
- Politicians in transportation: vehicle
manufacturing (127), automobile
dealers (188), automobile
services (98), taxicabs and
buses (18), horsedrawn
transportation (110), trucking and
storage (76), aviation
(82), nautical and
maritime (326), railroading
(833), street
railways and interurbans (85), or import/export
(142).
- Politicians in food, beverage, tobacco, and hospitality
industries: fish (18), meat (62), grain and
milling (236), baking
(19), dairy (157),
fruit
and produce (107), sugar and
candy (64), soft
drinks (21), coffee and
tea (21), alcoholic
beverages (90), other food
processing or sales (304), restaurants
(93), taverns
(55), hotels
(257), florists
(38), tobacco
(119), chewing
gum (4).
- Politicians in textiles, clothing, and related industries: cotton
(127), wool (67), furs (27), shoes and
leather (141), hats (32),
other clothing and
textiles (295), laundry and
dry cleaning (39), jewelers
(42).
- Politicians in lumber, construction and related activities: lumber
(592), paper
manufacturing (73), excavation
(57), masonry
(132), glass (30),
roofing
(9), electrical
(79), plumbing
and heating (69), painting
and decorating (88), general
construction (467), furniture
(128), hardware
(205), architecture
(61), engineering
(489), surveying
(88).
- Politicians in mechanical instruments and devices: locksmiths
(3), clockmakers
(13), typewriters
(4), musical
instruments (40).
- Politicians in extractive and related industries: mining
(340), metals
(251), oil
and gas (231), dealers
of coal, ice and fuel oil (144), chemicals
(103), rubber
(10), plastics
(1).
- Politicians in finance, insurance, and real estate: banking
(2,191), finance
(104), insurance
(1,148), real
estate (1,098), accounting
(322), title
insurance (45), appraising
(23).
- Politicians in public utilities: telephone
and telegraph (164); energy and
water (198).
- Politicians in waste
disposal (4).
- Politicians in residual categories: other
retailing (1,221), other
manufacturing (363), miscellaneous
and unclassified occupations and industries (403).
- By organizational affiliation:
- By cause or circumstances of death:
- Politicians who were killed in the American
Revolution (5); War of
1812 (6); Texas
War of Independence (4); Mexican
War (8); Civil
War (76); Spanish-American
War (1); World
War I (8); World
War II (11).
- Politicians who were killed in duels
(20), by Indians
(10), or otherwise murdered
(174).
- Politicians who were executed
(2).
- Politicians who disappeared
or died mysteriously (15); politicians who died by
suicide (229).
- Politicians who were killed by specific external causes: by gunshot
(302); by stabbing
(18); by blunt
force (3); by strangulation
or choking (9); by drowning
(76); by poison or
overdose (48); by starvation
(3); in falls
(141); by fire or
explosion (59); by earthquake
or volcano (5); by fog, storms,
lightning, or weather conditions (45); in collapses
of structures (9); by animals
(5).
- Politicians who were killed in transportation accidents or
disasters: bicycle
(1), horses
and horsedrawn vehicles (30), steamship and
boat (29), railroad
and streetcar (42), automobile
(183), aircraft
(60).
- Politicians who were killed in in gun
accidents (24), or in sports or
recreation accidents (23), or some other
kinds of accidents (6).
- Politicians who died of infectuous diseases (very incomplete!):
cholera
(29), diphtheria
(2), influenza
(40), malaria
(11), pneumonia
(479), smallpox
(10), tuberculosis
(75), typhoid
fever (41), typhus
(2), yellow
fever (32), AIDS (7),
COVID-19
(7).
- Politicians who died of cancer (very incomplete!): bladder
or kidney cancer (16); brain
cancer (40); breast
cancer (4); colon
cancer (42); leukemia
(44); liver
cancer (29); lung
cancer (73); mouth,
tongue, or jaw cancer (5); pancreatic
cancer (34); prostate
cancer (52); stomach
or esophageal cancer (43); throat
or larynx cancer (16); other or
unspecified cancers (355).
- Politicians who died of other diseases (very incomplete!): Alzheimer's
disease or dementia (80); pernicious
anemia (11), asthma
(17); ALS/Lou
Gehrig's disease (15); bladder
diseases (5); diabetes
(64); emphysema
(21); gallbladder
diseases (16); gastrointestinal
diseases (79); heart
disease (1,553); stroke
(544); kidney
diseases (247); lung or
respiratory diseases (108); liver
diseases (40); Parkinson's
disease (46); appendicitis
(41); other
infections (97); other
diseases (75).
- Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) at: a
legislative session (16), in
court (22), while campaigning
(27), or at any other public
event or meeting (44).
- Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) while hunting or
fishing (30), or during sports or
recreation (23).
- Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) at the U.S.
Capitol Building (16), the White
House (7), a state
capitol building (12), a governor's
mansion (9), a county
courthouse or city hall (26), in churches
(8), in theaters
(5), train
stations (18), airports
(23), hotels
(208), post
offices (14), shops
(16), offices
(67), restaurants
or taverns (14).
- Politicians who died in medical or institutional settings: New York
Hospital/Cornell Medical Center (28), Walter
Reed or Bethesda medical centers (78), Mayo
Clinic and related hospitals (4), in other
hospitals (1,905), in doctor's
offices (5), in nursing
homes, rest homes, sanitariums (305), in mental
hospitals or asylums for the insane (21), in hospices
(36), in prison or
captivity (14).
- Politicians who died, or whose death was caused, on board boats or
ships (47), trains
(20), cars or
other road vehicles (29), planes
(1), or elevators
and escalators (5).
- By disposition of remains:
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The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President,
members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in
all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and
the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying
municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for
any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate
judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,
diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,
collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major
federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters
of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party
officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other
participants in national party nominating conventions;
(6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations
before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify",
for Political Graveyard purposes, if they
have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of
predecessor, successor, and merged entities.
