Finding places in the Political Graveyard:
Finding people in the Political Graveyard:
- By name or family:
- By date or age:
- By office or election:
- By geographic location:
- By special recognition or distinction: (most of these categories are incomplete)
- U.S. politicians who received a Nobel Prize (16), or a Lenin or Stalin Peace Prize (5).
- Politicians who received the Medal of Honor (67); the Medal of Freedom (110); the Pulitzer Prize (21); the Spingarn Medal (29); or any Olympic medal (8).
- Politicians who were (or took part in a) first (237).
- Politicians elected to the original Hall of Fame (31); the National Women's Hall of Fame (34); other Halls of Fame (67).
- Politicians for whom places or things were named: cities and towns (303); counties, states, provinces (661); mountains (61); lakes, rivers, dams (39); streets, roads, highways (87); bridges, tunnels (52); airports (27); parks, preserves, cemeteries (86); schools and churches (145); colleges and universities (138); hospitals and clinics (14); libraries and museums (14); military installations (23); arenas, stadia, auditoriums (29); other buildings (172); ships (362); miscellaneous (15).
- Politicians who have been portrayed on coins or currency (46).
- Politicians who were Rhodes Scholars (55), members of Phi Beta Kappa (664), or served in the Peace Corps (44).
- Politicians involved in entertainment (221), professional sports (155), or who are/were otherwise famous outside politics (106).
- Politicians who were California Forty-Niners (98).
- Politicians who were born in log cabins (65) or in hospitals (85).
- Politicians who were born into slavery (29).
- Politicians with physical disabilities (174).
- Politicians who have been in space (6).
- Politicians who survived assassination attempts (96).
- Politicians who participated in dueling (67).
- Politicians who were in trouble or disgrace (1,091).
- Politicians who were pardoned (35).
- Politicians who lost the most elections (429).
- By demography, ethnicity, or religion:
- Politicians who are/were female (34,062), LGBT (84), or foreign born (3,262).
- Politicians according to ancestry group (very incomplete): African (1,453), German (732), Irish (643), English (518), Scandinavian (367), Spanish, Hispanic, or Basque (357), Scottish (356), Italian (286), French (239), Asian/Pacific (181), Dutch or Belgian (179), Scotch-Irish (177), Polish (105), Arabic (77), Welsh (73), Greek (67), American Indian/Native American (61), Swiss (54), Balkan (32), Czech or Slovak (30), Austrian or Hungarian (24), Russian or Ukrainian (21), Baltic (16), Portugese (14), or Armenian (13).
- Politicians who are/were Methodist (2,572), Catholic (2,529), Episcopalian (2,012), Presbyterian (2,005), Baptist (1,474), Congregationalist (980), Jewish (958), Lutheran (472), Unitarian (385), Protestant (358), Christian (292), Mormon (190), Disciples of Christ (132), Quaker (112), Christian Reformed (106), Church of Christ (50), Eastern Orthodox (47), Christian Scientist (44), Pentecostal (36), Brethren (36), Atheist or agnostic (21), Muslim (14), Swedenborgian (11), Adventist (10), Nazarene (10), Mennonite (7), Buddhist (7), Spiritualist (6), Puritan (4), Deist (4), Scientologist (2), or Hindu (2).
- By occupation or industry:
- Politicians in various occupations and professions: lawyers (14,809), lobbyists (61), social workers (106), clergy (599), funeral directors (134), police (351), labor leaders (275), auctioneers (46), barbers (39), machinists (93), postmasters and postal workers (397), slave traders (2).
- Politicians in agriculture: farmers (3,326), or providers of farm supplies and services (202). See also farmers in these industries: tobacco, cotton, wool, fur, dairy, sugar, fruit and produce, alcoholic beverages, and horsedrawn transportation.
- Politicians in health care: physicians (1,153), psychologists or psychiatrists (20), dentists (150), eye doctors (27), chiropractors (14), veterinarians (35), nurses (26), pharmacists and drug makers (308), hospital administrators (125), and other health workers (9).
- Politicians in education, academia, creative arts, and science: teachers (1,875), coaches (85), professors (788), university or college presidents (225), writers (429), artists (55), musicians (148), librarians (30), scientists (83), economists (84), information technology professionals (38), inventors (63).
- Politicians in media, sports, and entertainment: newspapers (1,859), printing and publishing (222), photography (21), professional sports (155), entertainment (221), movie theaters (40), broadcasting (237), advertising (105), pornography (4), musical instruments and sporting goods (40).
- Politicians in transportation: vehicle manufacturing (127), automobile dealers (188), automobile services (98), taxicabs and buses (18), horsedrawn transportation (110), trucking and storage (76), aviation (82), nautical and maritime (326), railroading (833), street railways and interurbans (85), or import/export (142).
- Politicians in food, beverage, tobacco, and hospitality industries: fish (18), meat (62), grain and milling (236), baking (19), dairy (157), fruit and produce (107), sugar and candy (64), soft drinks (21), coffee and tea (21), alcoholic beverages (90), other food processing or sales (304), restaurants (93), taverns (55), hotels (257), florists (38), tobacco (119), chewing gum (4).
- Politicians in textiles, clothing, and related industries: cotton (127), wool (67), furs (27), shoes and leather (141), hats (32), other clothing and textiles (295), laundry and dry cleaning (39), jewelers (42).
- Politicians in lumber, construction and related activities: lumber (592), paper manufacturing (73), excavation (57), masonry (132), glass (30), roofing (9), electrical (79), plumbing and heating (69), painting and decorating (88), general construction (467), furniture (128), hardware (205), architecture (61), engineering (489), surveying (88).
- Politicians in mechanical instruments and devices: locksmiths (3), clockmakers (13), typewriters (4), musical instruments (40).
- Politicians in extractive and related industries: mining (340), metals (251), oil and gas (231), dealers of coal, ice and fuel oil (144), chemicals (103), rubber (10), plastics (1).
- Politicians in finance, insurance, and real estate: banking (2,191), finance (104), insurance (1,148), real estate (1,098), accounting (322), title insurance (45), appraising (23).
- Politicians in public utilities: telephone and telegraph (164); energy and water (198).
- Politicians in waste disposal (4).
- Politicians in residual categories: other retailing (1,221), other manufacturing (363), miscellaneous and unclassified occupations and industries (403).
- By organizational affiliation:
- By cause or circumstances of death:
- Politicians who were killed in the American Revolution (5); War of 1812 (6); Texas War of Independence (4); Mexican War (8); Civil War (76); Spanish-American War (1); World War I (8); World War II (11).
- Politicians who were killed in duels (20), by Indians (10), or otherwise murdered (174).
- Politicians who were executed (2).
- Politicians who disappeared or died mysteriously (15); politicians who died by suicide (229).
- Politicians who were killed by specific external causes: by gunshot (302); by stabbing (18); by blunt force (3); by strangulation or choking (9); by drowning (76); by poison or overdose (48); by starvation (3); in falls (141); by fire or explosion (59); by earthquake or volcano (5); by fog, storms, lightning, or weather conditions (45); in collapses of structures (9); by animals (5).
- Politicians who were killed in transportation accidents or disasters: bicycle (1), horses and horsedrawn vehicles (30), steamship and boat (29), railroad and streetcar (42), automobile (183), aircraft (60).
- Politicians who were killed in in gun accidents (24), or in sports or recreation accidents (23), or some other kinds of accidents (6).
- Politicians who died of infectuous diseases (very incomplete!): cholera (29), diphtheria (2), influenza (40), malaria (11), pneumonia (479), smallpox (10), tuberculosis (75), typhoid fever (41), typhus (2), yellow fever (32), AIDS (7), COVID-19 (7).
- Politicians who died of cancer (very incomplete!): bladder or kidney cancer (16); brain cancer (40); breast cancer (4); colon cancer (42); leukemia (44); liver cancer (29); lung cancer (73); mouth, tongue, or jaw cancer (5); pancreatic cancer (34); prostate cancer (52); stomach or esophageal cancer (43); throat or larynx cancer (16); other or unspecified cancers (355).
- Politicians who died of other diseases (very incomplete!): Alzheimer's disease or dementia (80); pernicious anemia (11), asthma (17); ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease (15); bladder diseases (5); diabetes (64); emphysema (21); gallbladder diseases (16); gastrointestinal diseases (79); heart disease (1,553); stroke (544); kidney diseases (247); lung or respiratory diseases (108); liver diseases (40); Parkinson's disease (46); appendicitis (41); other infections (97); other diseases (75).
- Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) at: a legislative session (16), in court (22), while campaigning (27), or at any other public event or meeting (44).
- Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) while hunting or fishing (30), or during sports or recreation (23).
- Politicians who died (or whose death was caused) at the U.S. Capitol Building (16), the White House (7), a state capitol building (12), a governor's mansion (9), a county courthouse or city hall (26), in churches (8), in theaters (5), train stations (18), airports (23), hotels (208), post offices (14), shops (16), offices (67), restaurants or taverns (14).
- Politicians who died in medical or institutional settings: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center (28), Walter Reed or Bethesda medical centers (78), Mayo Clinic and related hospitals (4), in other hospitals (1,905), in doctor's offices (5), in nursing homes, rest homes, sanitariums (305), in mental hospitals or asylums for the insane (21), in hospices (36), in prison or captivity (14).
- Politicians who died, or whose death was caused, on board boats or ships (47), trains (20), cars or other road vehicles (29), planes (1), or elevators and escalators (5).
- By disposition of remains:
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