The Political Graveyard: Wisconsin Politicians Who Died in Office

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Wisconsin Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Wisconsin
U.S. Representatives from Wisconsin
Governors of Wisconsin
Lieutenant Governors of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Secretaries of State
Members of the Wisconsin State Senate
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Chief Justices of Wisconsin Supreme Court
Justices of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court
Justices of the Wisconsin Territory Supreme Court
Circuit Judges in Wisconsin

U.S. Senators from Wisconsin Who Died In Office:
- Matthew H. Carpenter, February 24, 1881
- Paul O. Husting, October 21, 1917
- Robert M. LaFollette, June 18, 1925
- Joseph R. McCarthy, May 2, 1957
U.S. Representatives from Wisconsin Who Died In Office:
- Luther Hanchett, November 24, 1862
- Benjamin F. Hopkins, January 1, 1870
- Joseph Rankin, January 24, 1886
- William T. Price, December 6, 1886
- George B. Shaw, August 27, 1894
- Henry C. Adams, July 9, 1906
- James H. Davidson, August 6, 1918
- Florian Lampert, July 18, 1930
- Henry A. Cooper, March 1, 1931
- Harry W. Griswold, July 4, 1939
- Stephen Bolles, July 8, 1941
- Robert K. Henry, November 20, 1946
- Reid F. Murray, April 29, 1952
- Merlin Hull, May 17, 1953
- Lawrence H. Smith, January 22, 1958
- William A. Steiger, December 4, 1978
- Clement J. Zablocki, December 3, 1983
Governors of Wisconsin Who Died In Office:
- Louis P. Harvey, April 19, 1862
- Walter S. Goodland, March 12, 1947
Lieutenant Governors of Wisconsin Who Died In Office:
- Milton H. Pettit, March 23, 1873
- Thomas J. O'Malley, May 27, 1936
Wisconsin Secretaries of State Who Died In Office:
- Fred R. Zimmerman, December 14, 1954
Members of the Wisconsin State Senate Who Died In Office:
- Carl Lovelace, February 12, 1941
- Melvin R. Laird, Sr., March 19, 1946
- John E. Cashman, June 4, 1946
- Gustave W. Buchen, 1951
- Robert P. Robinson, December 26, 1953
- Louis H. Prange, August 19, 1957
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Who Died In Office:
- Christopher Paulus, 1915
- Hans A. Aune, February 25, 1931
- Arthur D. Kelly, September 25, 1939
- Dougald D. Kennedy, April 15, 1941
- Ben Rubin, February 24, 1942
- Charles R. Barnard, July 11, 1948
- Earl W. Hanson, December 22, 1950
- William Banach, March 24, 1951
- Walter E. Cook, October 12, 1955
Chief Justices of Wisconsin Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Edward G. Ryan, October 19, 1880
- Harlow S. Orton, July 4, 1895
- John B. Cassoday, December 30, 1907
- John B. Winslow, July 13, 1920
- Aad J. Vinje, March 23, 1929
Justices of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Byron Paine, January 13, 1871
- David Taylor, April 3, 1891
- Harlow S. Orton, July 4, 1895
- Alfred W. Newman, January 12, 1898
- Charles V. Bardeen, March 20, 1903
- John B. Cassoday, December 30, 1907
- John B. Winslow, July 13, 1920
- Aad J. Vinje, March 23, 1929
- Charles H. Crownhart, May 2, 1930
- Grover L. Broadfoot, May 18, 1962
Justices of the Wisconsin Territory Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- W. C. Frazer, October 18, 1838
Circuit Judges in Wisconsin Who Died In Office:
- Harmon Sweatland Conger, October 22, 1882
- A. Scott Sloan, April 8, 1895
- John R. Bennett, 1899
- D. H. Johnson, June 15, 1900
- Orvis B. Wyman, December 2, 1900
- Edward Voigt, August 26, 1934
- Alvin C. Reis, 1956

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