The Political Graveyard: Minnesota Politicians Who Died in Office

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Minnesota Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Minnesota
U.S. Representatives from Minnesota
Governors of Minnesota
Minnesota Secretaries of State
Members of the Minnesota State Senate
Members of the Minnesota State House of Representatives
Members of the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Chief Justices of the Minnesota State Supreme Court
Justices of the Minnesota State Supreme Court
District Judges in Minnesota

U.S. Senators from Minnesota Who Died In Office:
- Daniel S. Norton, July 13, 1870
- Cushman K. Davis, November 27, 1900
- Knute Nelson, April 28, 1923
- Thomas D. Schall, December 22, 1935
- Ernest Lundeen, August 31, 1940
- Hubert H. Humphrey, January 13, 1978
- Paul Wellstone, October 25, 2002
U.S. Representatives from Minnesota Who Died In Office:
- Carl C. Van Dyke, May 20, 1919
- O. J. Kvale, September 11, 1929
- Godfrey G. Goodwin, February 16, 1933
- William J. Gallagher, August 13, 1946
- August H. Andresen, January 14, 1958
- Bruce F. Vento, October 10, 2000
Governors of Minnesota Who Died In Office:
- Albert Johnson, September 20, 1909
- Winfield S. Hammond, December 30, 1915
- Floyd B. Olson, August 22, 1936
Minnesota Secretaries of State Who Died In Office:
- Mike Holm, July 6, 1952
Members of the Minnesota State Senate Who Died In Office:
- James McLaughlin, 1883
- Charles F. Washburn, July 11, 1884
- Daniel F. Goodrich, September 4, 1889
- Jeremiah Grinnell, January 24, 1892
- Allen F. Ferris, September 7, 1903
- Andrew Ryan McGill, October 31, 1905
- Patrick Fitzpatrick, August 31, 1908
- Leonard H. Nord, March 5, 1921
- Alfred A. Haagenson, 1925
- William Fickling, October 17, 1925
- Oscar A. Naplin, January 15, 1927
- James E. Madigan, May 9, 1928
- Frank A. Day, December 27, 1928
- Harlow H. Bonniwell, April 28, 1935
- Patrick W. Morrison, August 12, 1935
- Claude H. MacKenzie, April 11, 1936
- Charles E. Adams, October 6, 1936
- Richard Kelly, November 23, 1939
- William B. Anderson, September 26, 1940
- Claude L. Cole, December 11, 1947
- Henry A. Larson, March 12, 1948
- Clarence A. Dahle, July 26, 1949
- Sam W. Dennison, March 24, 1950
- Edward Hagen, November 5, 1950
- Gordon H. Butler, August 1, 1964
- Sam Solon, December 28, 2001
Members of the Minnesota State House of Representatives Who Died In Office:
- John V. Daniels, September 24, 1881
- Orlando Burr Kidder, October 14, 1881
- Arthur B. French, August 26, 1895
- Farley A. Dare, August 29, 1917
- Charles W. Bouck, June 4, 1920
- John Kelly, 1923
- Frank E. Nimocks, March 1, 1925
- Hans M. Aune, June 5, 1937
- Harry M. Greer, July 3, 1949
- Ben Omann, November 19, 1986
- Barbara Vickerman, December 22, 1997
- Willard Munger, July 11, 1999
- David Dill, August 8, 2015
Members of the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission Who Died In Office:
- Knud Wefald, October 25, 1936
Chief Justices of the Minnesota State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Calvin L. Brown, September 24, 1923
Justices of the Minnesota State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Francis R. E. Cornell, May 23, 1881
- John M. Berry, November 8, 1887
- Edwin A. Jaggard, February 13, 1911
- Philip E. Brown, February 6, 1915
District Judges in Minnesota Who Died In Office:
- John Van Dyke, December 24, 1878

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