Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) greets Airmen attending the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, March 2, 2006, in Washington, D.C.

World War II veteran and longtime US Senator John Warner has passed away at the age of 94.

According to the New York Post:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia, a former Navy secretary who was once married to Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 94, his longtime chief of staff said Wednesday.

Warner died Tuesday of heart failure at home in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and daughter at his side, Susan A. Magill said.

Warner, a Republican, was elected to the Senate in 1978 and served five terms. He announced in 2007 that he would not run again in 2008.

A former secretary of the Navy, Warner was for a time was chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He had an independent streak that sometimes angered more conservative GOP

Warner was the 6th of Taylor’s 7th husbands. Warner was succeeded by Mark Warner (D-Virginia) in the senate. The younger Warner, who is of no relation, was unsuccessful at challenging Warner in 1996.



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