The Political Graveyard: Alabama Politicians Who Died in Office

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Alabama Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Alabama
U.S. Representatives from Alabama
Senators from Alabama in the Confederate Congress
Governors of Alabama
Members of the Alabama State Senate
Chief Justices of the Alabama State Supreme Court
Associate Justices of the Alabama State Supreme Court
Circuit Judges in Alabama

U.S. Senators from Alabama Who Died In Office:
- Henry H. Chambers, January 24, 1826
- Dixon H. Lewis, October 25, 1848
- George S. Houston, December 31, 1879
- John T. Morgan, June 11, 1907
- Edmund W. Pettus, July 27, 1907
- Joseph F. Johnston, August 8, 1913
- John H. Bankhead, March 1, 1920
- John H. Bankhead II, June 12, 1946
- James B. Allen, June 1, 1978
U.S. Representatives from Alabama Who Died In Office:
- Joab Lawler, May 8, 1838
- Felix G. McConnell, September 10, 1846
- William M. Lowe, October 12, 1882
- Thomas H. Herndon, March 28, 1883
- Charles W. Thompson, 1904
- Ariosto A. Wiley, June 17, 1908
- William Richardson, March 31, 1914
- John L. Burnett, May 13, 1919
- Fred L. Blackmon, February 8, 1921
- John R. Tyson, March 27, 1923
- Edward B. Almon, June 22, 1933
- William B. Bankhead, September 15, 1940
- Henry B. Steagall, November 22, 1943
- George W. Andrews, December 25, 1971
- Bill Nichols, December 13, 1988
Senators from Alabama in the Confederate Congress Who Died In Office:
- William L. Yancey, July 23, 1863
Governors of Alabama Who Died In Office:
- William W. Bibb, July 10, 1820
- William James Samford, June 11, 1901
- Lurleen B. Wallace, May 7, 1968
Members of the Alabama State Senate Who Died In Office:
- Matthew Clay, 1827
- T. S. Faulk, July 19, 1939
Chief Justices of the Alabama State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- George W. Stone, March 11, 1894
- Thomas N. McClellan, February 10, 1906
Associate Justices of the Alabama State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- David Clopton, February 5, 1892
- Anthony D. Sayre, November 17, 1931
Circuit Judges in Alabama Who Died In Office:
- Virgis M. Ashworth, June 18, 1975

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