The Political Graveyard: Georgia Politicians Who Died in Office

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Georgia Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Georgia
U.S. Representatives from Georgia
Delegates from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress
Presidents of Georgia
Governors of Georgia
Georgia Secretaries of State
Georgia State Attorneys General
Georgia State Comptrollers General
Members of the Georgia State Senate
Members of the Georgia Public Service Commission
Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives
Delegates to State Constitutional Convention
Chief Justices of Georgia Supreme Court
Justices of the Georgia State Supreme Court
Judges, Georgia Court of Appeals
Circuit Judges in Georgia

U.S. Senators from Georgia Who Died In Office:
- James Jackson, March 19, 1806
- Abraham Baldwin, March 4, 1807
- Nicholas Ware, September 7, 1824
- Benjamin H. Hill, August 16, 1882
- Alfred H. Colquitt, March 26, 1894
- Alexander S. Clay, November 13, 1910
- Augustus O. Bacon, February 14, 1914
- Thomas E. Watson, September 26, 1922
- William J. Harris, April 18, 1932
- Richard B. Russell, Jr., January 21, 1971
- Paul Coverdell, July 18, 2000
U.S. Representatives from Georgia Who Died In Office:
- James Jones, January 11, 1801
- John Coffee, September 25, 1836
- Richard W. Habersham, December 2, 1842
- John Millen, October 15, 1843
- Thomas Jefferson Speer, August 18, 1872
- Julian Hartridge, January 8, 1879
- Charles F. Crisp, October 23, 1896
- Rufus E. Lester, June 16, 1906
- James M. Griggs, January 5, 1910
- Seaborn Anderson Roddenbery, 1913
- Samuel J. Tribble, December 8, 1916
- Leslie J. Steele, July 24, 1929
- Charles G. Edwards, July 13, 1931
- Samuel Rutherford, February 4, 1932
- Charles H. Brand, May 17, 1933
- Emmett M. Owen, June 21, 1939
- W. Benjamin Gibbs, August 7, 1940
- Edward E. Cox, December 24, 1952
- A. Sidney Camp, July 24, 1954
- Henderson L. Lanham, November 10, 1957
- Lawrence Patton McDonald, September 1, 1983
- Charlie Norwood, February 13, 2007
Delegates from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress Who Died In Office:
- Francis S. Bartow, July 21, 1861
Presidents of Georgia Who Died In Office:
- Archibald Bulloch, February 22, 1777
Governors of Georgia Who Died In Office:
- George Wells, February 15, 1780
- Alexander H. Stephens, March 4, 1883
Georgia Secretaries of State Who Died In Office:
- Philip Cook, May 21, 1894
- S. G. McLendon, March 8, 1928
- John B. Wilson, February 22, 1946
Georgia State Attorneys General Who Died In Office:
- George Nelson Lester, March 30, 1892
- George M. Napier, May 4, 1932
Georgia State Comptrollers General Who Died In Office:
- William A. Wright, September 13, 1929
- William B. Harrison, June 3, 1940
- Homer C. Parker, June 22, 1946
Members of the Georgia State Senate Who Died In Office:
- Peter Early, August 15, 1817
- James Thompson, 1840
- Simpson Reid, May 10, 1864
Members of the Georgia Public Service Commission Who Died In Office:
- James A. Perry, 1956
- Walter R. McDonald, 1971
Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives Who Died In Office:
- Horatio Webb, 1840
- Francis M. D. Hopkins, December 10, 1868
- Robert A. Alston, March 11, 1879
- Herbert Clay, 1923
- J. Earl Carter, July 22, 1953
- Earl O'Neal, June 13, 2000
Delegates to State Constitutional Convention Who Died In Office:
- Hines Holt, November 4, 1865
Chief Justices of Georgia Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Joseph H. Lumpkin, June 4, 1867
- James Jackson, January 13, 1887
- Richard B. Russell, December 3, 1938
- Charles L. Weltner, August 31, 1992
Justices of the Georgia State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- James K. Hines, May 19, 1932
- H. Warner Hill, January 13, 1934
Judges, Georgia Court of Appeals Who Died In Office:
- O. H. B. Bloodworth, June 17, 1932
- John B. Guerry, May 16, 1940
Circuit Judges in Georgia Who Died In Office:
- M. Pope Barrow, December 23, 1903

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