John McCain

 John McCain, in full John Sidney McCain III, (born August 29, 1936, Panama Canal Zone, died on August 25, 2018, Cornville, Arizona, U.S.), U.S. senator who was the Republican presidential candidate in 2008 but was defeated by Barack Obama. McCain was a member of Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983-87) before being elected to the U.S. Senate (1987-2018). While he was a self-described conservative "foot soldier during the Reagan revolution," McCain clashed with the right-wing of his party in a myriad of issues. Long a favourite of reporters, who admired what they saw as his directness, he garnered a reputation as a political maverick.McCain had strong Southern roots---his great-great-grandfather, William A. McCain, owned a Mississippi plantation with more than 50 slaves and died fighting for the Confederacy in 1863--but he believed that his heritage lay almost entirely inside the country's military.