Former Sen. John Warner dies at 94

By Mike Brest

Published May 26, 2021 12:04pm ET

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Former Sen. John Warner dies at 94 — Former Navy secretary and Sen. John Warner is set to back Clinton Wednesday morning, adding his name to the list of conservatives who have picked the Obama Cabinet member over Republican nominee Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

John Warner, a five-term senator from Virginia, onetime secretary of the Navy, and one of seven husbands of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, died Tuesday night.

Warner, 94, died of heart failure, according to Politico, which cited an email sent overnight to those within the former senator’s orbit from his longtime chief of staff, Susan Magill.

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