<Ul> <Li> 1852 -- Henry Clay , long - serving Senator and Representative , Secretary of State , Speaker of the House , and three - time presidential candidate </Li> <Li> 1865 -- President Abraham Lincoln , assassinated in office </Li> <Li> 1868 -- Thaddeus Stevens , Representative from Pennsylvania </Li> <Li> 1874 -- Charles Sumner , Senator from Massachusetts </Li> <Li> 1875 -- Vice President Henry Wilson , served under Grant , died in office </Li> <Li> 1881 -- President James Garfield , assassinated in office </Li> <Li> 1886 -- John A. Logan , Senator from Illinois </Li> <Li> 1901 -- President William McKinley , assassinated while in office </Li> <Li> 1909 -- Pierre L'Enfant -- although he died in 1825 , his remains were disinterred ; he was honored by lying in state before reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery </Li> <Li> 1917 -- Admiral George Dewey , Admiral of the Navy </Li> <Li> 1921 -- The Unknown Soldier for World War I </Li> <Li> 1923 -- President Warren Harding , died in office </Li> <Li> 1930 -- President William Howard Taft , President 1909 -- 1913 , also Chief Justice 1921 -- 1930 </Li> <Li> 1948 -- General John J. Pershing , General of the Armies of the United States during World War I and after </Li> <Li> 1953 -- Robert A. Taft , U.S. Senator and Majority Leader </Li> <Li> 1958 -- The Unknown Soldiers for World War II and the Korean War </Li> <Li> 1963 -- President John F. Kennedy , assassinated in office </Li> <Li> 1964 -- General Douglas MacArthur , General of the Army </Li> <Li> 1964 -- President Herbert Hoover , President 1929 -- 1933 </Li> <Li> 1969 -- President Dwight Eisenhower , President 1953 -- 1961 , Supreme Allied Commander during World War II </Li> <Li> 1969 -- Everett Dirksen , Illinois Senator , Senate Minority Leader 1959 -- 1969 </Li> <Li> 1972 -- J. Edgar Hoover , Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) 1929 -- 1972 </Li> <Li> 1973 -- President Lyndon B. Johnson , President 1963 -- 1969 </Li> <Li> 1978 -- Hubert Humphrey , Vice President 1965 -- 1969 , Minnesota Senator , 1968 Democratic nominee for President of the United States </Li> <Li> 1984 -- The Unknown Soldier for the Vietnam War ( later identified as 1st . Lt. Michael J. Blassie ) </Li> <Li> 1989 -- Claude Pepper , long - serving Senator and Representative from Florida </Li> <Li> 2004 -- President Ronald Reagan , President 1981 -- 1989 </Li> <Li> 2006 -- President Gerald Ford , President 1974 -- 1977 </Li> <Li> 2012 -- Daniel Inouye , President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate , Senator from Hawaii , and recipient of the Medal of Honor </Li> <Li> 2018 -- John McCain , 2008 Republican nominee for President of the United States , Senator from Arizona , and recipient of the Silver Star . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> 1852 -- Henry Clay , long - serving Senator and Representative , Secretary of State , Speaker of the House , and three - time presidential candidate </Li> <Li> 1865 -- President Abraham Lincoln , assassinated in office </Li> <Li> 1868 -- Thaddeus Stevens , Representative from Pennsylvania </Li> <Li> 1874 -- Charles Sumner , Senator from Massachusetts </Li> <Li> 1875 -- Vice President Henry Wilson , served under Grant , died in office </Li> <Li> 1881 -- President James Garfield , assassinated in office </Li> <Li> 1886 -- John A. Logan , Senator from Illinois </Li> <Li> 1901 -- President William McKinley , assassinated while in office </Li> <Li> 1909 -- Pierre L'Enfant -- although he died in 1825 , his remains were disinterred ; he was honored by lying in state before reinterment at Arlington National Cemetery </Li> <Li> 1917 -- Admiral George Dewey , Admiral of the Navy </Li> <Li> 1921 -- The Unknown Soldier for World War I </Li> <Li> 1923 -- President Warren Harding , died in office </Li> <Li> 1930 -- President William Howard Taft , President 1909 -- 1913 , also Chief Justice 1921 -- 1930 </Li> <Li> 1948 -- General John J. Pershing , General of the Armies of the United States during World War I and after </Li> <Li> 1953 -- Robert A. Taft , U.S. Senator and Majority Leader </Li> <Li> 1958 -- The Unknown Soldiers for World War II and the Korean War </Li> <Li> 1963 -- President John F. Kennedy , assassinated in office </Li> <Li> 1964 -- General Douglas MacArthur , General of the Army </Li> <Li> 1964 -- President Herbert Hoover , President 1929 -- 1933 </Li> <Li> 1969 -- President Dwight Eisenhower , President 1953 -- 1961 , Supreme Allied Commander during World War II </Li> <Li> 1969 -- Everett Dirksen , Illinois Senator , Senate Minority Leader 1959 -- 1969 </Li> <Li> 1972 -- J. Edgar Hoover , Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) 1929 -- 1972 </Li> <Li> 1973 -- President Lyndon B. Johnson , President 1963 -- 1969 </Li> <Li> 1978 -- Hubert Humphrey , Vice President 1965 -- 1969 , Minnesota Senator , 1968 Democratic nominee for President of the United States </Li> <Li> 1984 -- The Unknown Soldier for the Vietnam War ( later identified as 1st . Lt. Michael J. Blassie ) </Li> <Li> 1989 -- Claude Pepper , long - serving Senator and Representative from Florida </Li> <Li> 2004 -- President Ronald Reagan , President 1981 -- 1989 </Li> <Li> 2006 -- President Gerald Ford , President 1974 -- 1977 </Li> <Li> 2012 -- Daniel Inouye , President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate , Senator from Hawaii , and recipient of the Medal of Honor </Li> <Li> 2018 -- John McCain , 2008 Republican nominee for President of the United States , Senator from Arizona , and recipient of the Silver Star . </Li> </Ul>
senators who have laid in state at capitol
senators who have laid in state at capitol
Henry Clay Charles Sumner John A. Logan Robert A. Taft Everett Dirksen Hubert Humphrey Claude Pepper Daniel Inouye John McCain
Henry Clay Charles Sumner John A. Logan Robert A. Taft Everett Dirksen Hubert Humphrey Claude Pepper Daniel Inouye John McCain