List of Famous Dead People: Category - Politics
Del Martin was a gay-rights activist and was married to Phyllis Lyon on June 16, 2008, in the first same-sex marriage in California when the law allowing such a union was passed. Martin and Lyons had co-founded the first lesbian political organization in the U.S. - the Daughters of Bilitis. They were also president and editor [...]
Jones was a Democratic politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, for the 11th District of Ohio. She was also the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio. Jones was also named chairwoman of the House of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress. She was also [...]
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd as well as the 24th president of the United States making him the only president in history to serve two terms that weren’t back to back. Benjamin Harrison held office in between. Cleveland was also the 28th Governor of New York just before his first presidential term. He was a Democrat [...]
Bruce-Lockhart was a Conservative British politician and a senior figure in the English local government. He was the Chairman of the Local Government Association and leader of the Kent County Council. He was replaced by Sir Simon Milton, Leader of the Westminster Council.
William “Bill” Gwatney was the State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. He was a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and had previously served as a State Senator and Attorney General for Arkansas. He was also a businessman who owned several Arkansas car dealerships.
John William MacDougall was a Scottish politician. He was member of Parliament for Glenrothes and had been elected to the House of Commons for Central Fife in 2001. He was an MP and was loyal to the Labour government.
Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States and held office from 1929 to 1933. He took over after Calvin Coolidge (whom he held the title of Secretary of Commerce under) and was replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt. He had also been the Secretary of Commerce under Warren Harding. Hoover, a republican, beat out [...]
Darwish was a Palestinian poet. In fact, he was considered the Palestinian National Poet. He won a variety of awards including: The Lotus Prize, the Lenin Peace Prize, The Lannan Foundation Prize and the Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings.
James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States. He held office from 1817 to 1825. During his time, the acquisition of Florida was made, the Missouri Compromise, and the Monroe Doctrine, which severed all ties with France left from the war of 1812.
Gava was an Italian politician and a member of the Christian Democracy (DC). Gava was one of the leading power brokers for the Christian Democratic Party for over 25 years, from 1968 – 1993. In 1994 Gava was arrested with ties to the Camorra, the Neapolitan crime organization. He was accused of trading services for votes. After [...]
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States of America. He held office from 1913 - 1921 taking the place of William Howard Taft, and was succeeded by Warren G. Harding. Wilson was a Democrat and had also been the Governor of New Jersey . As president, he led a Democratic Congress to pass legislation [...]
Anne Armstrong was the first female Counselor to the President for both Ford and Nixon. She also served as the Vice Chairman of the Texas Republican Party from 1966 to 1968. In 1971 she became the Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee. The following year she was the keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention, she [...]
Russell Johnston was a leading Scottish Liberal Democrat politician.
Born Robert Anthony Snow, Tony Snow worked as a White House Press Secretary for the George W. Bush administration. He had often filled in as a guest house on the conservative talk radio program The Rush Limbaugh Show. He also guest hosted the O’reilly Factor on Fox News. Not long before his death, he had joined [...]
Jordan (pronounced his last name to rhyme with “burden” instead of “borden”) was a key component during Jimmy Carter’s white house run in the late 1970’s, also serving as chief of staff in 1979 - 1980. He is fondly remembered for his shrewd political mind, but in 1976 it was a different story. He was a [...]
Tim Russert was best known as the longest-serving moderator of the NBC News program “Meet the Press”. He also appeared frequently on the Today Show and Hardball, and had his own show on CNBC/MSNBC. His work primarily focused on politics, but he was also an avid fan of the Yankees and the Buffalo Bills. In 2008, Time [...]
Arafat was the Palestinian leader and leader of the secular Fatah political party.
Member of the Chinese Communist Party. Led China into being the largest communist nation.
Argentine actress and Colonel Juan Perón wife. When Perón came to power in 1946, elected president of Argentina, she became actively involved in politics. She received the backing of the labour unions, and became the darling of the poor (descamisados). To this day “Evita” as she is known in Argentina is worshipped by the people. [...]
Born Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. this United States Senator served five terms for the state of North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. He was a member of the Republican Party. The Baptist was outspoken on his oppostition to issues such as abortion, gay rights, and affirmative action and was succeeded by Elizabeth Dole. Helms [...]
Jordan died on May 20, 2008 from mesothelioma. He had previously survived several other types of cancers including melanoma and prostate. He was 63 years old when he passed away. Jordan (pronounced his last name to rhyme with “burden” instead of “borden”) was a key component during Jimmy Carter’s white house run in the late 1970’s, [...]
George Carlin died at the age of 71 when his heart gave out after being admitted to St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California for having chest pains. He died the same day. Carlin’s death was covered extensively by the media somewhat ironically as Carlin himself once said, “I dread the deaths of certain super-celebrities. Not [...]