Saturday, July 13, 2024

Assassinations Since The Civil War

 


Political Assassinations since the Civil War

Politician and Party

Killed by

Year

Clementa C. Pinckney

D

White nationalist

2015

Mark Hasse

R

Democrat ex-justice of peace

2013

Mike McLelland

R

Democrat ex-justice of peace

2013

John Roll

D

Registered Independent

2011

Mike Swoboda

-

Democrat voter

2008

James E Davis

D

Democrat challenger

2003

Derwin Brown

D

Democrat challenger

2000

Tommy Burkes

D

Republican challenger

1998

Harvey Milk

D

Democrat official

1978

George Moscone

D

Democrat official

1978

Leo Ryan

D

Democrat religious figures

1978

Robert F. Kennedy

D

Democrat voter

1968

John F Kennedy

D

Communist

1963

Louis F. Edwards

D

Organized union leaders

1939

Huey Long

D

Democrat patronage seeker

1935

William McKinley

R

Anarchist

1901

Carter Harrison, Sr

D

Democrat patronage seeker

1893

James Garfield

R

Republican patronage seeker

1881

Edward D. Holbrook

D

Democrat party member

1870

John W. Stephens

R

Democrat-controlled KKK

1870

Thomas Haughey

R

Republican rival

1869

James M. Hinds

R

Democrat-controlled KKK

1868

John P. Slough

D

Republican rival

1867

Abraham Lincoln

R

Democrat actor

1865



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