Politicians Whose Bodies Were Never Found

Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

• Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749-1779) — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, August 5, 1749. Son of Thomas Lynch, Sr.. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. While on an ocean voyage to France, was lost at sea, in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1779; his remains were not recovered.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James Carr (1777-1818) — of Massachusetts. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, September 9, 1777. Son of Francis Carr. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1806-11; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 17th District, 1815-17. Drowned in the Ohio River, August 24, 1818; his body was apparently not recovered. Cenotaph at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Lansing, Jr. (1754-c.1829) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 30, 1754. Uncle of Gerrit Yates Lansing. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1780-84, 1785-87, 1788-89; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1786; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1785; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1786-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1790-1801. Christian Reformed. Mysteriously disappeared in New York City, December 12, 1829, after leaving his hotel to post a letter, and was never found. Cenotaph at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Pegram (1773-1831) — of Virginia. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., November 16, 1773. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1797-1801; member of Virginia state senate, 1804-08; U.S. Representative from Virginia 19th District, 1818-19. Lost his life during the burning of a boat on the Ohio River, April 8, 1831; his remains were never recovered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Johnson (1771-1834) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 27, 1771. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1794; state court judge in South Carolina, 1799; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1804-34. Presbyterian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1834; his remains apparently were lost in transit. Cenotaph at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  
  
• Oliver Hillhouse Prince (1782-1837) — also known as Oliver H. Prince — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Montville, New London County, Conn., 1782. Member of Georgia state senate, 1824; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1828-29. Perished in the wreck of the packet ship Home, in the North Atlantic Ocean off Ocracoke Inlet, N.C., October 9, 1837; his remains were never recovered.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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Politicians Whose Bodies Were Never Found

Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

• Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749-1779) — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, August 5, 1749. Son of Thomas Lynch, Sr.. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. While on an ocean voyage to France, was lost at sea, in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1779; his remains were not recovered.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James Carr (1777-1818) — of Massachusetts. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, September 9, 1777. Son of Francis Carr. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1806-11; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 17th District, 1815-17. Drowned in the Ohio River, August 24, 1818; his body was apparently not recovered. Cenotaph at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Lansing, Jr. (1754-c.1829) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 30, 1754. Uncle of Gerrit Yates Lansing. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1780-84, 1785-87, 1788-89; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1786; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1785; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1786-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1790-1801. Christian Reformed. Mysteriously disappeared in New York City, December 12, 1829, after leaving his hotel to post a letter, and was never found. Cenotaph at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Pegram (1773-1831) — of Virginia. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., November 16, 1773. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1797-1801; member of Virginia state senate, 1804-08; U.S. Representative from Virginia 19th District, 1818-19. Lost his life during the burning of a boat on the Ohio River, April 8, 1831; his remains were never recovered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Johnson (1771-1834) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 27, 1771. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1794; state court judge in South Carolina, 1799; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1804-34. Presbyterian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1834; his remains apparently were lost in transit. Cenotaph at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  
  
• Oliver Hillhouse Prince (1782-1837) — also known as Oliver H. Prince — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Montville, New London County, Conn., 1782. Member of Georgia state senate, 1824; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1828-29. Perished in the wreck of the packet ship Home, in the North Atlantic Ocean off Ocracoke Inlet, N.C., October 9, 1837; his remains were never recovered.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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