List of members of the United States House of Representatives who were born or died in 1972
This is a list of the 4 births and 42 deaths of voting members of the United States House of Representatives in 1972. There are 5 members listed in bold who died in office.
Births
Representative |
State |
District(s) |
Served |
Party |
Date of birth |
Date of death |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben R. Luján |
New Mexico |
3 |
2009–Present |
|Democratic |
June 7, 1972 |
Living |
|
Todd Young |
Indiana |
9 |
2011–Present |
|Republican |
August 24, 1972 |
Living |
|
Raul Ruiz |
California |
36 |
2013–Present |
|Democratic |
August 25, 1972 |
Living |
|
Beto O'Rourke |
Texas |
16 |
2013–Present |
|Democratic |
September 26, 1972 |
Living |
Deaths
Representative |
State |
District(s) |
Served |
Party |
Date of birth |
Date of death |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James E. Major |
Illinois |
21 |
1923–1925, 1927–1929, 1931–1933 |
|Democratic |
January 5, 1887 |
January 4, 1972 |
|
Harold Lovre |
South Dakota |
1 |
1949–1957 |
|Republican |
January 30, 1904 |
January 17, 1972 |
|
Aime Forand |
Rhode Island |
1 |
1937–1939, 1941–1961 |
|Democratic |
May 23, 1895 |
January 18, 1972 |
|
Carl Hayden |
Arizona |
At-large |
1912–1927 |
|Democratic |
October 2, 1877 |
January 25, 1972 |
|
Ira W. Drew |
Pennsylvania |
7 |
1937–1939 |
|Democratic |
August 31, 1878 |
February 12, 1972 |
|
John R. Murdock |
Arizona |
At-large, 1 |
1937–1953 |
|Democratic |
April 20, 1885 |
February 14, 1972 |
|
Carl M. Weideman |
Michigan |
14 |
1933–1935 |
|Democratic |
March 5, 1898 |
March 5, 1972 |
|
Mell G. Underwood |
Ohio |
11 |
1923–1936 |
|Democratic |
January 30, 1892 |
March 8, 1972 |
|
James W. Trimble |
Arkansas |
3 |
1945–1967 |
|Democratic |
February 3, 1894 |
March 10, 1972 |
|
Leon Sacks |
Pennsylvania |
1 |
1937–1943 |
|Democratic |
October 7, 1902 |
March 11, 1972 |
|
Charles I. Faddis |
Pennsylvania |
25 |
1933–1942 |
|Democratic |
June 13, 1890 |
April 1, 1972 |
|
Adam C. Powell Jr. |
New York |
22, 16, 18 |
1945–1967, 1967–1971 |
|Democratic |
November 29, 1908 |
April 4, 1972 |
|
James F. Byrnes |
South Carolina |
2 |
1911–1925 |
|Democratic |
May 2, 1882 |
April 9, 1972 |
|
Myron V. George |
Kansas |
3 |
1950–1959 |
|Republican |
January 6, 1900 |
April 11, 1972 |
|
William R. Williams |
New York |
35, 34 |
1951–1959 |
|Republican |
August 11, 1884 |
May 9, 1972 |
|
Frederic R. Coudert Jr. |
New York |
17 |
1947–1959 |
|Republican |
May 7, 1898 |
May 21, 1972 |
|
Philip J. Philbin |
Massachusetts |
3 |
1943–1971 |
|Democratic |
May 29, 1898 |
June 14, 1972 |
|
Gordon Canfield |
New Jersey |
8 |
1941–1961 |
|Republican |
April 15, 1898 |
June 20, 1972 |
|
Carl W. Rich |
Ohio |
1 |
1963–1965 |
|Republican |
September 12, 1898 |
June 26, 1972 |
|
John W. Gwynne |
Iowa |
3 |
1935–1949 |
|Republican |
October 20, 1898 |
July 5, 1972 |
|
William Williamson |
South Dakota |
3 |
1921–1933 |
|Republican |
October 7, 1875 |
July 15, 1972 |
|
William H. Hill |
New York |
34 |
1919–1921 |
|Republican |
March 23, 1876 |
July 24, 1972 |
|
Melvin C. Snyder |
West Virginia |
2 |
1947–1949 |
|Republican |
October 29, 1898 |
August 5, 1972 |
|
William S. Hill |
Colorado |
2 |
1941–1959 |
|Republican |
January 20, 1886 |
August 28, 1972 |
|
Fred C. Gartner |
Pennsylvania |
5 |
1939–1941 |
|Republican |
March 14, 1896 |
September 1, 1972 |
|
Robert Ramspeck |
Georgia |
5 |
1929–1945 |
|Democratic |
September 5, 1890 |
September 10, 1972 |
|
William F. Ryan |
New York |
20 |
1961–1972 |
|Democratic |
June 28, 1922 |
September 17, 1972 |
|
Karl M. Le Compte |
Iowa |
5, 4 |
1939–1959 |
|Republican |
May 25, 1887 |
September 30, 1972 |
|
Harry B. Coffee |
Nebraska |
5 |
1935–1943 |
|Democratic |
March 16, 1890 |
October 3, 1972 |
|
Edmund Rowe |
Ohio |
14 |
1943–1945 |
|Republican |
December 21, 1892 |
October 4, 1972 |
|
Charles F. Curry Jr. |
California |
3 |
1931–1933 |
|Republican |
August 13, 1893 |
October 7, 1972 |
|
William H. Sutphin |
New Jersey |
3 |
1931–1943 |
|Democratic |
August 30, 1887 |
October 14, 1972 |
|
Nick Begich |
Alaska |
At-large |
1971–1972 |
|Democratic |
April 6, 1932 |
October 16, 1972 |
|
Hale Boggs |
Louisiana |
2 |
1941–1943, 1943–1973 |
|Democratic |
February 15, 1914 |
October 16, 1972 |
|
Edwin E. Willis |
Louisiana |
3 |
1949–1969 |
|Democratic |
October 2, 1904 |
October 24, 1972 |
|
Charles J. Kersten |
Wisconsin |
5 |
1947–1949, 1951–1955 |
|Republican |
May 26, 1902 |
October 31, 1972 |
|
Frank T. Bow |
Ohio |
16 |
1951–1972 |
|Republican |
February 20, 1901 |
November 13, 1972 |
|
Martin Dies Jr. |
Texas |
2, At-large |
1931–1945, 1953–1959 |
|Democratic |
November 5, 1900 |
November 14, 1972 |
|
George W. Collins |
Illinois |
6 |
1970–1972 |
|Democratic |
March 5, 1925 |
December 8, 1972 |
|
Oliver P. Bolton |
Ohio |
11 |
1953–1957, 1963–1965 |
|Republican |
February 22, 1917 |
December 13, 1972 |
|
Edward W. Goss |
Connecticut |
5 |
1930–1935 |
|Republican |
April 27, 1893 |
December 27, 1972 |
|
Vincent Carter |
Wyoming |
At-large |
1929–1935 |
|Republican |
November 6, 1891 |
December 30, 1972 |
See also
- List of the 100 oldest members of the United States House of Representatives
- List of former members of the United States House of Representatives
- List of living former members of the United States House of Representatives
- List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives
- List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by age