The Political Graveyard: Connecticut Politicians Who Died in Office

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Connecticut Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Connecticut
U.S. Representatives from Connecticut
Governors of Connecticut
Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut
Members of Connecticut Council of Assistants
Connecticut Secretaries of State
Connecticut State Treasurers
Connecticut State Comptrollers
Members of the Connecticut State Senate
Speakers of the Connecticut State House of Representatives
Members of the Connecticut State House of Representatives
Delegates to State Constitutional Convention
Colonial Governors of Connecticut
Chief Justices of Connecticut Supreme Court
Superior Court Judges in Connecticut
Probate Judges in Connecticut

U.S. Senators from Connecticut Who Died In Office:
- Roger Sherman, July 23, 1793
- Uriah Tracy, July 19, 1807
- Elijah Boardman, August 18, 1823
- Nathan Smith, December 6, 1835
- Thaddeus Betts, April 7, 1840
- Jabez W. Huntington, November 1, 1847
- William A. Buckingham, February 5, 1875
- Orris S. Ferry, November 21, 1875
- Orville H. Platt, April 21, 1905
- Frank B. Brandegee, October 14, 1924
- Francis T. Maloney, January 16, 1945
- Brien McMahon, July 28, 1952
U.S. Representatives from Connecticut Who Died In Office:
- James Davenport, August 3, 1797
- Joshua Coit, September 5, 1798
- Zalmon Wildman, December 10, 1835
- Julius Levi Strong, September 7, 1872
- Henry H. Starkweather, January 28, 1876
- Charles A. Russell, October 23, 1902
- Ebenezer J. Hill, September 27, 1917
- James P. Glynn, March 6, 1930
- William St. Onge, May 1, 1970
- William R. Cotter, September 8, 1981
- Stewart B. McKinney, May 7, 1987
Governors of Connecticut Who Died In Office:
- Samuel Huntington, January 5, 1796
- Oliver Wolcott, Sr., December 1, 1797
- Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., August 7, 1809
- Roger Griswold, October 25, 1812
- George L. Lilley, April 21, 1909
- James L. McConaughy, March 7, 1948
Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut Who Died In Office:
- Chauncey Goodrich, August 18, 1815
- Jonathan Ingersoll, January 12, 1823
Members of Connecticut Council of Assistants Who Died In Office:
- Titus Hosmer, August 4, 1780
- Oliver Ellsworth, November 26, 1807
Connecticut Secretaries of State Who Died In Office:
- Hiram Weed, June 7, 1850
Connecticut State Treasurers Who Died In Office:
- David P. Nichols, January 2, 1882
- John S. Addis, September 29, 1937
Connecticut State Comptrollers Who Died In Office:
- John M. Dowe, May 16, 1946
Members of the Connecticut State Senate Who Died In Office:
- David Baldwin, April 17, 1848
- William Brown, March 3, 1881
- Thomas R. Pickering, 1895
- Daniel F. Webster, October 31, 1896
- William B. Wilcox, September 18, 1919
- William H. Hall, February 14, 1922
- Thomas F. Stammers, March 2, 1940
Speakers of the Connecticut State House of Representatives Who Died In Office:
- John C. Lewis, November 21, 1849
Members of the Connecticut State House of Representatives Who Died In Office:
- Asher Allen, November 1, 1825
- John C. Lewis, November 21, 1849
- Gideon Wells, February 23, 1910
- William O. Seymour, January 24, 1911
- Henry A. Huntington, March 7, 1912
- Howard B. Peck, 1917
- Lewis Provost, March 17, 1919
- Samuel J. Bryant, June 22, 1919
- Joseph L. Jackson, September 21, 1932
- Stephen L. Radford, March 21, 1933
- George W. Hanbury, March 31, 1933
- William H. Hindinger, February 22, 1938
- John G. Fitzgerald, May 20, 1939
- Joseph A. Lefebvre, May 22, 1939
- James L. McMerriman, December 3, 1939
- Frederick A. Kirk, November 9, 1945
- Miner P. Rodgers, April 22, 1946
- Leslie T. Young, March 21, 1996
- Paul Martin Tymniak, July 28, 1999
- Anthony J. Tercyak, June 11, 2003
Delegates to State Constitutional Convention Who Died In Office:
- James P. Casey, July 21, 1965
Colonial Governors of Connecticut Who Died In Office:
- Fitz-John Winthrop, November 27, 1707
- Joseph Talcott, October 11, 1741
- Jonathan Law, November 6, 1750
- William Pitkin, October 1, 1769
Chief Justices of Connecticut Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- David Torrance, September 5, 1906
Superior Court Judges in Connecticut Who Died In Office:
- Andrew Adams, November 26, 1797
- Asa Chapman, September 25, 1825
- John Thompson Peters, August 28, 1834
- Samuel Church, September 15, 1854
- William L. Storrs, June 25, 1861
- David C. Sanford, May 10, 1864
- Joel Hinman, February 21, 1870
Probate Judges in Connecticut Who Died In Office:
- James A. Shanley, April 4, 1965
- Antoni N. Sadlak, October 18, 1969

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