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Larry McDonald

US Representative

Died when: 48 years 153 days (581 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Larry McDonald

Lawrence Patton McDonald (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 1975 until he was killed while a passenger on board Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors.

McDonald maintained one of the most conservative voting records in Congress and crusaded against communism.He became chairman of the John Birch Society in 1983, months before his death.

He was remembered as a martyr by American conservatives.


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