The Political Graveyard: New Jersey Politicians Who Died in Office

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New Jersey Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from New Jersey
U.S. Representatives from New Jersey
Governors of New Jersey
New Jersey Secretaries of State
New Jersey State Attorneys General
New Jersey State Treasurers
Members of the New Jersey State Senate
Speakers of the New Jersey State House of Assembly
Members of the New Jersey State House of Assembly
Colonial Governors of New Jersey
Chief Justices of the New Jersey State Supreme Court
Associate Justices of the New Jersey State Supreme Court
Chancellors of the New Jersey Court of Chancery
Vice-Chancellors of the New Jersey Court of Chancery
Common Pleas Court Judges in New Jersey
Other State and Local Court Judges

U.S. Senators from New Jersey Who Died In Office:
- Joseph McIlvaine, 1826
- Samuel L. Southard, June 26, 1842
- John R. Thomson, 1862
- William Wright, November 1, 1866
- William J. Sewell, December 27, 1901
- William Hughes, January 30, 1918
- Dwight W. Morrow, October 5, 1931
- W. Warren Barbour, November 22, 1943
- Frank R. Lautenberg, June 3, 2013
U.S. Representatives from New Jersey Who Died In Office:
- Abraham Clark, September 15, 1794
- Ezra Darby, January 27, 1808
- James Cox, September 12, 1810
- Jacob Hufty, May 20, 1814
- John Linn, January 5, 1821
- George Holcombe, January 14, 1828
- Hedge Thompson, July 23, 1828
- Samuel G. Wright, July 30, 1845
- Edward F. McDonald, November 5, 1892
- William D. Daly, July 31, 1900
- Joshua S. Salmon, May 6, 1902
- Henry C. Loudenslager, August 12, 1911
- Lewis J. Martin, May 5, 1913
- Robert G. Bremner, February 5, 1914
- John H. Capstick, March 17, 1918
- William J. Browning, March 24, 1920
- Ernest R. Ackerman, October 18, 1931
- Randolph Perkins, 1936
- Edward A. Kenney, January 27, 1938
- George N. Seger, August 26, 1940
- T. Millet Hand, December 26, 1956
- Edwin B. Forsythe, March 29, 1984
- James J. Howard, March 25, 1988
- Dean A. Gallo, November 6, 1994
Governors of New Jersey Who Died In Office:
- William Livingston, July 25, 1790
New Jersey Secretaries of State Who Died In Office:
- Bowes R. Reed, July 20, 1794
New Jersey State Attorneys General Who Died In Office:
- Aaron D. Woodruff, 1817
New Jersey State Treasurers Who Died In Office:
- George B. Swain, December 25, 1901
Members of the New Jersey State Senate Who Died In Office:
- William J. Harrison, March 23, 1909
- William W. Smalley, December 27, 1916
- A. Crozier Reeves, 1936
- W. Howard Sharp, December 17, 1958
- Raymond E. Bowkley, April 20, 1965
- Edward J. Sisco, 1970
- Garrett W. Hagedorn, August 9, 1985
- Walter E. Foran, December 8, 1986
- Joseph Hirkala, January 1, 1987
- Frank X. Graves, Jr., March 4, 1990
- Walter Rand, January 6, 1995
- Wynona M. Lipman, May 9, 1999
- Glenn D. Cunningham, May 25, 2004
Speakers of the New Jersey State House of Assembly Who Died In Office:
- James E. Fraser, August 29, 1950
Members of the New Jersey State House of Assembly Who Died In Office:
- James H. Hartshorne, 1845
- John Lowrey, 1845
- Samuel Bennett, 1848
- Joseph Harker, 1860
- Samuel Fowler, January 13, 1865
- A. Harry White, February 10, 1892
- Jackson R. Decker, January 8, 1905
- Hunter Lindsay, 1925
- James E. Fraser, August 29, 1950
- Nicholas St. John La Corte, December 3, 1966
- Douglas E. Gimson, May 15, 1969
- Everett B. Vreeland, August 20, 1971
- Silvio J. Failla, September 16, 1972
- William P. Fitzpatrick, March 1, 1975
- Walter J. Kozloski, November 25, 1979
- Edward K. Gill, February 9, 1985
- Donald Kofi Tucker, October 17, 2005
- Peter J. Biondi, November 10, 2011
Colonial Governors of New Jersey Who Died In Office:
- Lewis Morris, May 21, 1746
Chief Justices of the New Jersey State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- James Kinsey, January 4, 1803
- Mercer Beasley, February 19, 1897
- Arthur T. Vanderbilt, June 16, 1957
- Pierre P. Garven, October 19, 1973
Associate Justices of the New Jersey State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Thomas Cox Ryerson, 1838
- Manning M. Knapp, January 26, 1892
- Edward W. Scudder, February 14, 1893
- Leon Abbett, December 4, 1894
- Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr., March 13, 1929
- Newton Hazelton Porter, May 16, 1945
- Albert E. Burling, October 29, 1960
Chancellors of the New Jersey Court of Chancery Who Died In Office:
- Lewis Morris, May 21, 1746
- William Livingston, July 25, 1790
- Alexander T. McGill, April 21, 1900
Vice-Chancellors of the New Jersey Court of Chancery Who Died In Office:
- Abraham V. Van Fleet, December 25, 1894
- Robert S. Green, May 7, 1895
- James E. Howell, September 26, 1916
Common Pleas Court Judges in New Jersey Who Died In Office:
- John Linn, January 5, 1821
Other State and Local Court Judges Who Died In Office:
- Garret D. Wall, November 22, 1850

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