The Political Graveyard: Louisiana Politicians Who Died in Office

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Louisiana Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Louisiana
U.S. Representatives from Louisiana
Representatives from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress
Governors of Louisiana
Members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission
Members of the Louisiana State House of Representatives
Justices of the Louisiana State Supreme Court
Judges, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals
District Judges in Louisiana

U.S. Senators from Louisiana Who Died In Office:
- William C. C. Claiborne, November 23, 1817
- Josiah S. Johnston, May 19, 1833
- Alexander Barrow, December 29, 1846
- Randall L. Gibson, December 15, 1892
- Samuel D. McEnery, June 28, 1910
- Robert F. Broussard, April 12, 1918
- Huey P. Long, September 10, 1935
- John H. Overton, May 14, 1948
- Allen J. Ellender, July 27, 1972
U.S. Representatives from Louisiana Who Died In Office:
- Eleazar W. Ripley, March 2, 1839
- Pierre E. J. B. Bossier, April 24, 1844
- John Bennett Dawson, June 26, 1845
- John H. Harmanson, October 24, 1850
- James Mann, August 26, 1868
- James McCleery, November 5, 1871
- John Edwards Leonard, March 15, 1878
- Michael Hahn, March 15, 1886
- Edward W. Robertson, 1887
- Edward J. Gay, May 30, 1889
- Samuel T. Baird, April 22, 1899
- Adolph Meyer, March 8, 1908
- Robert C. Davey, December 26, 1908
- Samuel L. Gilmore, July 18, 1910
- Robert C. Wickliffe, June 11, 1912
- Albert Estopinal, April 28, 1919
- H. Garland Dupré, February 21, 1924
- Ladislas Lazaro, March 30, 1927
- Whitmell P. Martin, April 6, 1929
- James B. Aswell, March 16, 1931
- Bolivar E. Kemp, June 19, 1933
- George S. Long, March 22, 1958
- Overton Brooks, September 16, 1961
- Theo Ashton Thompson, July 1, 1965
- Hale Boggs, October 16, 1972
- Gillis W. Long, January 20, 1985
Representatives from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress Who Died In Office:
- Benjamin Lewis Hodge, August 12, 1864
Governors of Louisiana Who Died In Office:
- Pierre A. C. B. Derbigny, October 6, 1829
- Louis A. Wiltz, October 16, 1881
- Henry L. Fuqua, October 11, 1926
- O. K. Allen, January 28, 1936
Members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission Who Died In Office:
- Clyde C. Holloway, October 16, 2016
Members of the Louisiana State House of Representatives Who Died In Office:
- Pinkie Wilkerson, August 1, 2000
- Reggie Bagala, April 9, 2020
Justices of the Louisiana State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Henry C. Miller, March 4, 1899
- Lynn B. Watkins, March 2, 1901
- Winston Overton, September 9, 1934
Judges, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals Who Died In Office:
- J. Louis Watkins, Jr., August 29, 1997
District Judges in Louisiana Who Died In Office:
- George K. Favrot, December 26, 1934
- Fred S. LeBlanc, June 11, 1969

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