The Political Graveyard: Kentucky Politicians Who Died in Office

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Kentucky Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Kentucky
U.S. Representatives from Kentucky
Governors of Kentucky
Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky
Kentucky Secretaries of State
Kentucky State Treasurers
Members of the Kentucky State Senate
Members of the Kentucky State House of Representatives
Kentucky Railroad Commissioners
Judges, Kentucky Court of Appeals
Circuit Judges in Kentucky
District Judges in Kentucky

U.S. Senators from Kentucky Who Died In Office:
- Henry Clay, June 29, 1852
- Garrett Davis, September 22, 1872
- James B. Beck, May 3, 1890
- William O. Bradley, May 23, 1914
- Ollie M. James, 1918
- M. M. Logan, October 3, 1939
- Virgil Chapman, March 8, 1951
- Alben W. Barkley, April 30, 1956
U.S. Representatives from Kentucky Who Died In Office:
- David Walker, March 1, 1820
- Wingfield Bullock, October 13, 1821
- James Johnson, August 13, 1826
- Robert P. Henry, August 25, 1826
- William S. Young, September 20, 1827
- Simeon H. Anderson, August 11, 1840
- Presley Underwood Ewing, September 27, 1854
- Henry Grider, September 7, 1866
- Elijah Hise, May 8, 1867
- Edward Young Parsons, July 8, 1876
- John W. Kendall, March 7, 1892
- Marcus C. Lisle, July 7, 1894
- Evan E. Settle, November 16, 1899
- Vincent Boreing, September 16, 1903
- Harvey Helm, March 3, 1919
- J. Campbell Cantrill, September 2, 1923
- Robert Y. Thomas, Jr., September 3, 1925
- Charles W. Roark, April 5, 1929
- Cap R. Carden, June 13, 1935
- W. Voris Gregory, October 10, 1936
- Glover H. Cary, December 5, 1936
- Edward W. Creal, October 13, 1943
- John M. Robsion, February 17, 1948
- John A. Whitaker, December 15, 1951
- Garrett L. Withers, 1953
- John C. Watts, September 24, 1971
- Carl D. Perkins, August 3, 1984
- William H. Natcher, March 29, 1994
Governors of Kentucky Who Died In Office:
- George Madison, October 14, 1816
- John Breathitt, February 21, 1834
- James Clark, September 27, 1839
- John Larue Helm, September 8, 1867
- William J. Goebel, February 3, 1900
Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky Who Died In Office:
- John Caldwell, 1804
- James G. Hardy, July 16, 1856
- Linn Boyd, December 17, 1859
Kentucky Secretaries of State Who Died In Office:
- Cabell Breckinridge, September 1, 1823
Kentucky State Treasurers Who Died In Office:
- John Logan, 1807
Members of the Kentucky State Senate Who Died In Office:
- Charles Nelms Lewis, 1814
- John Seldon Hargis, February 28, 1892
- James Breathitt, Jr., October 29, 1934
- William R. Attkisson, June 20, 1941
- Cassius M. Clay, November 26, 1959
- George M. Plummer, January 17, 1970
- Fred F. Bishop, May 8, 1970
- Tom Garrett, February 4, 1979
- Jack Trevey, June 28, 1990
Members of the Kentucky State House of Representatives Who Died In Office:
- William C. Anderson, December 23, 1861
- John C. Bourne, November 12, 1967
- J. W. 'Johnny' Boatwright, Jr., August 23, 1978
- Marvin L. Worthington, October 12, 2000
Kentucky Railroad Commissioners Who Died In Office:
- Frank N. Burns, May 30, 1925
Judges, Kentucky Court of Appeals Who Died In Office:
- John M. Elliott, March 26, 1879
- Coswell Bennett, August 9, 1894
Circuit Judges in Kentucky Who Died In Office:
- Isaac H. Goodnight, July 24, 1901
District Judges in Kentucky Who Died In Office:
- John White, September 22, 1845

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