John McCain was an American politician and naval officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death. From John McCain in the arms of his grandfather to John McCain who confers with Senator Barack Obama during a press conference in April 2006 in Washington, these photos represent the most important events of his life.

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John McCain in the arms of his grandfather, John Sidney McCain, right, His father John Sidney McCain Jr is at left. Panama Canal Zone 1936.

Photograph: AP

A family portrait shows John McCain, circa 1944. From left: Roberta (John’s Mother) Joe, John S McCain III, Admiral John S McCain, Sandy, and his father John S McCain Jr.

Photograph: MediaPunch Inc/Alamy

Portrait of John S McCain III in naval uniform during the 1960s.

Photograph: Bettmann Archive

John McCain with squadron members and a North American T-2 Buckeye training aircraft.

Photograph: Alamy

A photograph released in February 2000, by the Vietnamese News Agency, claims to show the rescue of US pilot John McCain, centre, from Hanoi’s Truc Bach lake in 1967.

Photograph: AP

John McCain is administered to in a hospital in Hanoi in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war in the autumn of 1967.

Photograph: AP

President Richard Nixon greets Capt John McCain in Washington in May 1973.

Photograph: PhotoQuest/Getty Images

President Ronald Reagan and John McCain in the White House during the 1980s.

Photograph: Alamy

US Senator John McCain, Senator John Kerry, President George Bush, General Colin Powell and General John Vessey attend a press conference about soldiers missing in action during the Vietnam war.

Photograph: Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma via Getty Images

Republican presidential candidates John McCain and George W Bush respond to a comment by moderator Larry King, (back to camera) during a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina in February 2000.

Photograph: Eric Draper/AP

Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife, Cindy, smile as confetti falls on them at the end of their 114th New Hampshire town hall meeting with voters in January 2000.

Photograph: Stephan Savoia/AP

President George W Bush endorses Senator John McCain during the 2008 presidential election.

Photograph: Alamy

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin talks to supporters during a campaign rally for Senator John McCain in Tucson, Arizona in 2010.

Photograph: Darren Hauck/Getty Images

Senator John McCain confers with Senator Barack Obama during a press conference in April 2006 in Washington.

Photograph: Paul J Richards/AFP/Getty Images