Former New York Rep. Charles Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus who spent more than four decades in the House, has died, according to WABC.

Former longtime New York City Congressman and civil rights leader Charles Rangel died Monday at the age of 94, NBC New York has learned.

The Democrat was the second longest-serving incumbent member of the House at the time of his retirement, and the 10th-longest ever. Rangel, nicknamed the 'Lion of Lenox Avenue', was the last surviving of the 'Gang of Four' black politicians who dominated Harlem politics for decades. The others were former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, State Senator Basil Paterson, and Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton. Rangel was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and the first black chair of the influential House Ways and Means Committee.