SettingsAssassinated American politicians
Albert Patterson
Albert Patterson was an attorney in Phenix City, Alabama.
Albert Patterson was an attorney in Phenix City, Alabama.
Allard K. Lowenstein
Allard Kenneth Lowenstein,, was a liberal Democratic politician, a one-term congressman representing the 5th District in Nassau County, New York from 1969 until 1971.
Allard Kenneth Lowenstein,, was a liberal Democratic politician, a one-term congressman representing the 5th District in Nassau County, New York from 1969 until 1971.
Anton Cermak
Anton (Tony) Joseph Cermak (Antonín Josef Čermák, ; May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was the mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1931 until his assassination by Giuseppe Zangara in 1933.
Anton (Tony) Joseph Cermak (Antonín Josef Čermák, ; May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was the mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1931 until his assassination by Giuseppe Zangara in 1933.
Bill Gwatney
Bill Gwatney was an American politician who served as the State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.
Bill Gwatney was an American politician who served as the State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.
Carter Harrison, Sr.
Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 15, 1825October 28, 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1879 until 1887; he was subsequently elected to a fifth te...
Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 15, 1825October 28, 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1879 until 1887; he was subsequently elected to a fifth te...
Charles Bent
Charles Bent (November 11, 1799 – January 19, 1847) was appointed as the first Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico Territory by Governor Stephen Watts Kearny in September 1846.
Charles Bent (November 11, 1799 – January 19, 1847) was appointed as the first Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico Territory by Governor Stephen Watts Kearny in September 1846.
Charles C. P. Arndt
Charles C.P. Arndt (October 31, 1811 – February 11.
Charles C.P. Arndt (October 31, 1811 – February 11.
David Ramsay (congressman)
David Ramsay was an American physician and historian from Charleston, South Carolina.
David Ramsay was an American physician and historian from Charleston, South Carolina.
Edward Dexter Holbrook
Edward Dexter Holbrook (May 6, 1836 – June 18, 1870) was a congressional delegate from Idaho Territory.
Edward Dexter Holbrook (May 6, 1836 – June 18, 1870) was a congressional delegate from Idaho Territory.
Edwin Stanton McCook
Edwin Stanton McCook was a Union Army general during the American Civil War and a postbellum politician in the Dakota Territory.
Edwin Stanton McCook was a Union Army general during the American Civil War and a postbellum politician in the Dakota Territory.
Frank Steunenberg
Frank Steunenberg (August 8, 1861 December 30, 1905) was the fourth Governor of the State of Idaho, serving from 1897 until 1901.
Frank Steunenberg (August 8, 1861 December 30, 1905) was the fourth Governor of the State of Idaho, serving from 1897 until 1901.
George LeBreton
George W. LeBreton (1810-1844) was a pioneer politician in the Oregon Country and served as the official recorder in the Provisional Government of Oregon.
George W. LeBreton (1810-1844) was a pioneer politician in the Oregon Country and served as the official recorder in the Provisional Government of Oregon.
George W. Ashburn
George W. Ashburn was a Georgia politician assassinated for his pro-African-American sentiments.
George W. Ashburn was a Georgia politician assassinated for his pro-African-American sentiments.
Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Huey Long
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935.
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935.
James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds of Little Rock, represented Arkansas in the United States Congress from June 24, 1868 through October 22, 1868 when he was assassinated by a member of the Ku Klux Klan, namely Geo...
James M. Hinds of Little Rock, represented Arkansas in the United States Congress from June 24, 1868 through October 22, 1868 when he was assassinated by a member of the Ku Klux Klan, namely Geo...
James Strang
James Jesse Strang was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement.
James Jesse Strang was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement.
John H. Wood, Jr.
John Howland Wood, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge from the U.S. state of Texas.
John Howland Wood, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge from the U.S. state of Texas.
John M. Clayton (Arkansas)
John Middleton Clayton (October 13, 1840 – January 29, 1889) was a Republican Congressman-elect in post-Civil War Arkansas.
John Middleton Clayton (October 13, 1840 – January 29, 1889) was a Republican Congressman-elect in post-Civil War Arkansas.
John Milton Elliott
John Milton Elliott (May 16, 1820 – March 26, 1879) was an American lawyer and politician from Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
John Milton Elliott (May 16, 1820 – March 26, 1879) was an American lawyer and politician from Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
John P. Slough
John Potts Slough (February 1, 1829 – December 17, 1867; name rhymes with "cow") was an American politician, lawyer, Union general during the American Civil War, and Chief Justice of New M...
John Potts Slough (February 1, 1829 – December 17, 1867; name rhymes with "cow") was an American politician, lawyer, Union general during the American Civil War, and Chief Justice of New M...
John W. Stephens
John W. Stephens (October 13, 1834 – May 21, 1870) was a state senator from North Carolina.
John W. Stephens (October 13, 1834 – May 21, 1870) was a state senator from North Carolina.
José Francisco Chaves
José Francisco Chaves (June 27, 1833 – November 26, 1904) was a nineteenth century military leader, politician, lawyer and rancher from the New Mexico Territory.
José Francisco Chaves (June 27, 1833 – November 26, 1904) was a nineteenth century military leader, politician, lawyer and rancher from the New Mexico Territory.
Leon Jordan
Leon Mercer Jordan (May 6, 1905, Kansas City, Missouri - July 15, 1970, Kansas City, Missouri) was an American politician and civil rights leader who was assassinated on July 15, 1970.
Leon Mercer Jordan (May 6, 1905, Kansas City, Missouri - July 15, 1970, Kansas City, Missouri) was an American politician and civil rights leader who was assassinated on July 15, 1970.
Louis Cardis
Louis Cardis (1825 – 1877) was an American politician.
Louis Cardis (1825 – 1877) was an American politician.
Richard J. Daronco
Richard Joseph Daronco (August 1, 1931 - May 21, 1988) was a federal judge in the United States.
Richard Joseph Daronco (August 1, 1931 - May 21, 1988) was a federal judge in the United States.
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist.
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist.
Robert Smith Vance
Robert Smith Vance (May 10, 1931December 16, 1989) was a United States federal judge.
Robert Smith Vance (May 10, 1931December 16, 1989) was a United States federal judge.
Russell G. Lloyd, Sr.
Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. (March 29, 1932 - March 21, 1980) served as the Republican mayor of Evansville, Indiana from 1972 to 1980 and was an alternate delegate from Indiana to the 1972 Republican ...
Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. (March 29, 1932 - March 21, 1980) served as the Republican mayor of Evansville, Indiana from 1972 to 1980 and was an alternate delegate from Indiana to the 1972 Republican ...
Samuel Newitt Wood
Samuel Newitt Wood (December 30, 1825 – June 23, 1891) was an American attorney and politician.
Samuel Newitt Wood (December 30, 1825 – June 23, 1891) was an American attorney and politician.
Solomon P. Sharp
Solomon Porcius Sharp was attorney general of Kentucky and a member of the United States Congress and the Kentucky General Assembly.
Solomon Porcius Sharp was attorney general of Kentucky and a member of the United States Congress and the Kentucky General Assembly.
Thomas C. Hindman
Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Jr. was a lawyer, United States Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Arkansas, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American ...
Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Jr. was a lawyer, United States Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Arkansas, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American ...
Tommy Burks
Tommy Burks (May 22, 1940 – October 19, 1998) was a farmer and Democratic Party politician in Tennessee, United States.
Tommy Burks (May 22, 1940 – October 19, 1998) was a farmer and Democratic Party politician in Tennessee, United States.
William Clark Falkner
William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi.
William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi.
William Couch
William Lewis Couch (November 20, 1850 - April 21, 1890) was a leader of the Boomer Movement and the first mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
William Lewis Couch (November 20, 1850 - April 21, 1890) was a leader of the Boomer Movement and the first mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
William Goebel
William Justus Goebel (January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900) was an American politician who served as the 34th Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900 after having been mortally wounded by an ...
William Justus Goebel (January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900) was an American politician who served as the 34th Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900 after having been mortally wounded by an ...