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This page contains a list of the eldest United States Senators among those currently living (sitting or former) and a list of the individuals who, at the time of their deaths, were the longest-lived United States Senators among those current or former senators then living. Of those living, the longest-lived senator is Harry F. Byrd, Jr., and Robert Byrd is the longest-lived sitting senator.

1 Oldest senators (historic)
2 Oldest senators currently living
3 See also
4 Notes

Oldest senators (historic)

This is a list of the senators who were, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died.

Begin Date	End Date	Senator	State	Birth Date
March 4, 1789	June 13, 1791^[1]	William Johnson^[2]	Connecticut	October 7, 1727
June 13, 1791	July 23, 1793	Roger Sherman^[2]	Connecticut	April 19, 1721
July 23, 1793	November 14, 1819	William Johnson	Connecticut	October 7, 1727
November 14, 1819	June 1, 1832	Thomas Sumter	South Carolina	August 14, 1734
June 1, 1832	November 14, 1832	Charles Carroll	Maryland	September 19, 1737
November 14, 1832	March 7, 1838	Paine Wingate	New Hampshire	May 14, 1739
March 7, 1838	April 22, 1839	Samuel Smith	Maryland	July 27, 1752
April 22, 1839	February 13, 1843	Nathaniel Chipman	Vermont	November 15, 1752
February 13, 1843	February 25, 1845	Asher Robbins	Rhode Island	October 26, 1757
February 25, 1845	December 22, 1850	William Plumer	New Hampshire	June 25, 1759
December 22, 1850	April 12, 1851	David Daggett	Connecticut	December 31, 1764
April 12, 1851	October 14, 1853	Elisha Mathewson	Rhode Island	April 18, 1767
October 14, 1853	November 19, 1853	Samuel Crafts	Vermont	October 6, 1768
November 19, 1853	July 24, 1854	Jonathan Roberts	Pennsylvania	August 16, 1771
July 24, 1854	April 20, 1857	Benjamin Tappan	Ohio	May 25, 1773
April 20, 1857	May 6, 1860	Littleton Tazewell	Virginia	December 17, 1774
May 6, 1860	June 23, 1865	William Wilkins	Pennsylvania	December 20, 1779
June 23, 1865	June 19, 1867	Henry Dodge	Wisconsin	October 12, 1782
June 19, 1867	December 28, 1870	Wilson Lumpkin	Georgia	January 14, 1783
December 28, 1870	June 20, 1874	John Ruggles	Maine	October 8, 1789
June 20, 1874	July 3, 1878	Daniel Sturgeon	Pennsylvania	October 27, 1789
July 3, 1878	September 16, 1887	Joseph Cilley	New Hampshire	January 4, 1791
September 16, 1887	June 26, 1889	Simon Cameron	Pennsylvania	March 8, 1799
June 26, 1889	April 4, 1893	David Meriwether	Kentucky	October 30, 1800
April 4, 1893	January 6, 1901	James Bradbury	Maine	June 10, 1802
January 6, 1901	October 7, 1906	Daniel Jewett	Missouri	September 14, 1807
October 7, 1906	July 27, 1907	Edmund Pettus^[3]	Alabama	July 6, 1821
July 27, 1907	January 10, 1909	John Conness	California	September 22, 1821
January 10, 1909	November 3, 1924	Cornelius Cole	California	September 17, 1822
November 3, 1924	April 5, 1928	Chauncey Depew	New York	April 23, 1834
April 5, 1928	January 24, 1930	Rebecca Felton	Georgia	June 10, 1835
January 24, 1930	April 12, 1933	Adelbert Ames	Mississippi	October 31, 1835
April 12, 1933	February 7, 1937	Elihu Root	New York	February 15, 1845
February 7, 1937	January 26, 1938	Newell Sanders	Tennessee	July 12, 1850
January 26, 1938	July 24, 1938	Obadiah Gardner	Maine	September 13, 1852
July 24, 1938	April 30, 1940	Furnifold Simmons	North Carolina	January 20, 1854
April 30, 1940	April 21, 1941^[1]	Fountain Thompson	North Dakota	November 18, 1854
April 21, 1941	June 26, 1941	Andrew Houston^[2]	Texas	June 21, 1854
June 26, 1941	February 4, 1942	Fountain Thompson	North Dakota	November 18, 1854
February 4, 1942	July 19, 1947	Robert Owen	Oklahoma	February 2, 1856
July 19, 1947	July 27, 1954	Joseph Ransdell	Louisiana	October 7, 1858
July 27, 1954	March 1, 1958	Lawrence Phipps	Colorado	August 30, 1862
March 1, 1958	March 3, 1961	Joseph Grundy	Pennsylvania	January 13, 1863
March 3, 1961	May 24, 1961	George Pepper	Pennsylvania	March 16, 1867
May 24, 1961	May 19, 1966	Theodore Green	Rhode Island	October 2, 1867
May 19, 1966	December 28, 1972	John Heiskell	Arkansas	November 2, 1872
December 28, 1972	July 29, 1974	George Radcliffe	Maryland	August 22, 1877
July 29, 1974	April 14, 1977	John Milton	New Jersey	January 21, 1881
April 14, 1977	May 15, 1983	Hall Lusk	Oregon	September 21, 1883
May 15, 1983	December 1, 1984	Stephen Young	Ohio	May 4, 1889
December 1, 1984	March 20, 1988	Samuel Reynolds	Nebraska	August 11, 1890
March 20, 1988	March 14, 1989	Gladys Pyle	South Dakota	October 4, 1890
March 14, 1989	September 23, 1992	Frank Briggs	Missouri	February 25, 1894
September 23, 1992	June 10, 1993	Milward Simpson	Wyoming	November 12, 1897
June 10, 1993	May 29, 1995	Margaret Smith	Maine	December 14, 1897
May 29, 1995	May 8, 1998	Jennings Randolph	West Virginia	March 8, 1902
May 8, 1998	June 26, 2003	Strom Thurmond^[3]	South Carolina	December 5, 1902
June 26, 2003	August 18, 2004	Hiram Fong	Hawaii	October 15, 1906
August 18, 2004	October 20, 2009	Clifford Hansen	Wyoming	October 16, 1912
October 20, 2009	present	Harry Byrd	Virginia	December 20, 1914

Oldest senators currently living

This is a list of the 40 eldest senators, current or former, currently living.

Rank	Senator	Date of birth	Senate term	State served	Party	Age (years, days)
1	Harry F. Byrd, Jr.	December 20, 1914	1965 – 1983	Virginia	Democrat	&0000000000000094.00000094 years, &0000000000000309.000000309 days
2	William B. Saxbe	June 24, 1916	1969 – 1974	Ohio	Republican	&0000000000000093.00000093 years, &0000000000000123.000000123 days
3	Robert Byrd^[4]	November 20, 1917	1959 –	West Virginia	Democrat	&0000000000000091.00000091 years, &0000000000000339.000000339 days
4	Charles H. Percy	September 27, 1919	1967 – 1985	Illinois	Republican	&0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000028.00000028 days
5	Edward Brooke	October 26, 1919	1967 – 1979	Massachusetts	Republican	&0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000364.000000364 days
6	John Glenn	July 18, 1921	1974 – 1999	Ohio	Democrat	&0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000099.00000099 days
7	Ernest Hollings	January 1, 1922	1966 – 2005	South Carolina	Democrat	&0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000297.000000297 days
8	Jocelyn Burdick	February 6, 1922	1992	North Dakota	Democrat	&0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000261.000000261 days
9	Mark Hatfield	July 12, 1922	1967 – 1997	Oregon	Republican	&0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000105.000000105 days
10	George McGovern	July 19, 1922	1963 – 1981	South Dakota	Democrat	&0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000098.00000098 days
11	Charles Mathias, Jr.	July 24, 1922	1969 – 1987	Maryland	Republican	&0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000093.00000093 days
12	Paul Laxalt	August 2, 1922	1974 – 1987	Nevada	Republican	&0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000084.00000084 days
13	James Abdnor	February 13, 1923	1981 – 1987	South Dakota	Republican	&0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000254.000000254 days
14	James L. Buckley	March 9, 1923	1971 – 1977	New York	Conservative	&0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000230.000000230 days
15	Bob Dole	July 22, 1923	1969 – 1996	Kansas	Republican	&0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000095.00000095 days
16	Robert P. Griffin	November 6, 1923	1966 – 1979	Michigan	Republican	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000353.000000353 days
17	Ted Stevens	November 18, 1923	1968 – 2009	Alaska	Republican	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000341.000000341 days
18	Frank Lautenberg^[4]	January 23, 1924	1982 – 2001 2003 –	New Jersey	Democrat	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000275.000000275 days
19	William Hathaway	February 21, 1924	1973 – 1979	Maine	Democrat	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000246.000000246 days
20	Jeremiah Denton	July 15, 1924	1981 – 1987	Alabama	Republican	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000102.000000102 days
21	John Melcher	September 6, 1924	1977 – 1989	Montana	Democrat	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000049.00000049 days
22	Daniel Inouye^[4]	September 7, 1924	1963 –	Hawaii	Democrat	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000048.00000048 days
23	Wendell H. Ford	September 8, 1924	1974 – 1999	Kentucky	Democrat	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000047.00000047 days
24	Daniel Akaka^[4]	September 11, 1924	1990 –	Hawaii	Democrat	&0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000044.00000044 days
25	James A. McClure	December 27, 1924	1973 – 1991	Idaho	Republican	&0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000302.000000302 days
26	Dale Bumpers	August 12, 1925	1975 – 1999	Arkansas	Democrat	&0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000074.00000074 days
27	Robert Burren Morgan	October 5, 1925	1975 – 1981	North Carolina	Democrat	&0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000020.00000020 days
28	Daniel J. Evans	October 16, 1925	1983 – 1989	Washington	Republican	&0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000009.0000009 days
29	Howard Baker	November 15, 1925	1967 – 1985	Tennessee	Republican	&0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000344.000000344 days
30	Maryon Pittman Allen	November 30, 1925	1978	Alabama	Democrat	&0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000329.000000329 days
31	Harris Wofford	April 9, 1926	1991 – 1995	Pennsylvania	Democrat	&0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000199.000000199 days
32	Walter Huddleston	April 15, 1926	1973 – 1985	Kentucky	Democrat	&0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000193.000000193 days
33	Mark Andrews	May 19, 1926	1981 – 1987	North Dakota	Republican	&0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000159.000000159 days
34	Richard Schweiker	June 1, 1926	1969 – 1981	Pennsylvania	Republican	&0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000146.000000146 days
35	Marlow Cook	July 27, 1926	1968 – 1974	Kentucky	Republican	&0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000090.00000090 days
36	Harlan Mathews	January 17, 1927	1993 – 1994	Tennessee	Democrat	&0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000281.000000281 days
37	Paula Hawkins	January 24, 1927	1981 – 1987	Florida	Republican	&0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000274.000000274 days
38	John Warner	February 18, 1927	1979 – 2009	Virginia	Republican	&0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000249.000000249 days
39	Alan J. Dixon	July 7, 1927	1981 – 1993	Illinois	Democratic	&0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000110.000000110 days
40	Jim Broyhill	August 19, 1927	1986	North Carolina	Republican	&0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000067.00000067 days

Notes

^ ^a ^b Did not die on this date. Older person was inaugurated as a Senator.
^ ^a ^b ^c Attained Oldest living Senator status upon inauguration.
^ ^a ^b Attained Oldest living Senator status while still serving but some time after 1st inauguration.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Currently serving

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Longest living United States Senator

Contents

Oldest senators (historic)

Oldest senators currently living

See also

Notes