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