List of longest-living United States Senators

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 Frank Lautenberg is the longest-lived sitting senator.

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	William Johnson	Connecticut	October 7, 1727 (aged 61–63)
June 13, 1791	July 23, 1793	Roger Sherman	Connecticut	April 19, 1721 (aged 70–72)
July 23, 1793	November 14, 1819	William Johnson	Connecticut	October 7, 1727 (aged 65–92)
November 14, 1819	June 1, 1832	Thomas Sumter	South Carolina	August 14, 1734 (aged 85–97)
June 1, 1832	November 14, 1832	Charles Carroll	Maryland	September 19, 1737 (aged 94–95)
November 14, 1832	March 7, 1838	Paine Wingate	New Hampshire	May 14, 1739 (aged 92–98)
March 7, 1838	April 22, 1839	Samuel Smith	Maryland	July 27, 1752 (aged 85–86)
April 22, 1839	February 13, 1843	Nathaniel Chipman	Vermont	November 15, 1752 (aged 86–90)
February 13, 1843	February 25, 1845	Asher Robbins	Rhode Island	October 26, 1757 (aged 85–87)
February 25, 1845	December 22, 1850	William Plumer	New Hampshire	June 25, 1759 (aged 85–91)
December 22, 1850	April 12, 1851	David Daggett	Connecticut	December 31, 1764 (aged 85–86)
April 12, 1851	October 14, 1853	Elisha Mathewson	Rhode Island	April 18, 1767 (aged 83–86)
October 14, 1853	November 19, 1853	Samuel Crafts	Vermont	October 6, 1768 (aged 85)
November 19, 1853	July 24, 1854	Jonathan Roberts	Pennsylvania	August 16, 1771 (aged 82)
July 24, 1854	April 20, 1857	Benjamin Tappan	Ohio	May 25, 1773 (aged 81–83)
April 20, 1857	May 6, 1860	Littleton Tazewell	Virginia	December 17, 1774 (aged 82–85)
May 6, 1860	June 23, 1865	William Wilkins	Pennsylvania	December 20, 1779 (aged 80–85)
June 23, 1865	June 19, 1867	Henry Dodge	Wisconsin	October 12, 1782 (aged 82–84)
June 19, 1867	December 28, 1870	Wilson Lumpkin	Georgia	January 14, 1783 (aged 84–87)
December 28, 1870	June 20, 1874	John Ruggles	Maine	October 8, 1789 (aged 81–84)
June 20, 1874	July 3, 1878	Daniel Sturgeon	Pennsylvania	October 27, 1789 (aged 84–88)
July 3, 1878	September 16, 1887	Joseph Cilley	New Hampshire	January 4, 1791 (aged 87–96)
September 16, 1887	June 26, 1889	Simon Cameron	Pennsylvania	March 8, 1799 (aged 88–90)
June 26, 1889	April 4, 1893	David Meriwether	Kentucky	October 30, 1800 (aged 88–92)
April 4, 1893	January 6, 1901	James Bradbury	Maine	June 10, 1802 (aged 90–98)
January 6, 1901	October 7, 1906	Daniel Jewett	Missouri	September 14, 1807 (aged 93–99)
October 7, 1906	July 27, 1907	Edmund Pettus	Alabama	July 6, 1821 (aged 85–86)
July 27, 1907	January 10, 1909	John Conness	California	September 22, 1821 (aged 85–87)
January 10, 1909	November 3, 1924	Cornelius Cole	California	September 17, 1822 (aged 86–102)
November 3, 1924	April 5, 1928	Chauncey Depew	New York	April 23, 1834 (aged 90–93)
April 5, 1928	January 24, 1930	Rebecca Felton	Georgia	June 10, 1835 (aged 92–94)
January 24, 1930	April 12, 1933	Adelbert Ames	Mississippi	October 31, 1835 (aged 94–97)
April 12, 1933	February 7, 1937	Elihu Root	New York	February 15, 1845 (aged 88–91)
February 7, 1937	January 26, 1938	Newell Sanders	Tennessee	July 12, 1850 (aged 86–87)
January 26, 1938	July 24, 1938	Obadiah Gardner	Maine	September 13, 1852 (aged 85)
July 24, 1938	April 30, 1940	Furnifold Simmons	North Carolina	January 20, 1854 (aged 84–86)
April 30, 1940	April 21, 1941	Fountain Thompson	North Dakota	November 18, 1854 (aged 85–86)
April 21, 1941	June 26, 1941	Andrew Houston	Texas	June 21, 1854 (aged 86–87)
June 26, 1941	February 4, 1942	Fountain Thompson	North Dakota	November 18, 1854 (aged 86–87)
February 4, 1942	July 19, 1947	Robert Owen	Oklahoma	February 2, 1856 (aged 86–91)
July 19, 1947	July 27, 1954	Joseph Ransdell	Louisiana	October 7, 1858 (aged 88–95)
July 27, 1954	March 1, 1958	Lawrence Phipps	Colorado	August 30, 1862 (aged 91–95)
March 1, 1958	March 3, 1961	Joseph Grundy	Pennsylvania	January 13, 1863 (aged 95–98)
March 3, 1961	May 24, 1961	George Pepper	Pennsylvania	March 16, 1867 (aged 93–94)
May 24, 1961	May 19, 1966	Theodore Green	Rhode Island	October 2, 1867 (aged 93–98)
May 19, 1966	December 28, 1972	John Heiskell	Arkansas	November 2, 1872 (aged 93–100)
December 28, 1972	July 29, 1974	George Radcliffe	Maryland	August 22, 1877 (aged 95–96)
July 29, 1974	April 14, 1977	John Milton	New Jersey	January 21, 1881 (aged 93–96)
April 14, 1977	May 15, 1983	Hall Lusk	Oregon	September 21, 1883 (aged 93–99)
May 15, 1983	December 1, 1984	Stephen Young	Ohio	May 4, 1889 (aged 94–95)
December 1, 1984	March 20, 1988	Samuel Reynolds	Nebraska	August 11, 1890 (aged 94–97)
March 20, 1988	March 14, 1989	Gladys Pyle	South Dakota	October 4, 1890 (aged 97–98)
March 14, 1989	September 23, 1992	Frank Briggs	Missouri	February 25, 1894 (aged 95–98)
September 23, 1992	June 10, 1993	Milward Simpson	Wyoming	November 12, 1897 (aged 94–95)
June 10, 1993	May 29, 1995	Margaret Smith	Maine	December 14, 1897 (aged 95–97)
May 29, 1995	May 8, 1998	Jennings Randolph	West Virginia	March 8, 1902 (aged 93–96)
May 8, 1998	June 26, 2003	Strom Thurmond	South Carolina	December 5, 1902 (aged 95–100)
June 26, 2003	August 18, 2004	Hiram Fong	Hawaii	October 15, 1906 (aged 96–97)
August 18, 2004	October 20, 2009	Clifford Hansen	Wyoming	October 16, 1912 (aged 91–97)
October 20, 2009	living	Harry F. Byrd, Jr.	Virginia	December 20, 1914 (age 94–97)

Oldest senators currently living

This is a list of the 50 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	Democratic	&1000000000000009700000097 years, &1000000000000006900000069 days
2	Edward Brooke	October 26, 1919	1967 – 1979	Massachusetts	Republican	&1000000000000009200000092 years, &10000000000000124000000124 days
3	John Glenn	July 18, 1921	1974 – 1999	Ohio	Democratic	&1000000000000009000000090 years, &10000000000000224000000224 days
4	Ernest Hollings	January 1, 1922	1966 – 2005	South Carolina	Democratic	&1000000000000009000000090 years, &1000000000000005700000057 days
5	Jocelyn Burdick	February 6, 1922	1992	North Dakota	Democratic	&1000000000000009000000090 years, &1000000000000002100000021 days
6	George McGovern	July 19, 1922	1963 – 1981	South Dakota	Democratic	&1000000000000008900000089 years, &10000000000000223000000223 days
7	Paul Laxalt	August 2, 1922	1974 – 1987	Nevada	Republican	&1000000000000008900000089 years, &10000000000000209000000209 days
8	James Abdnor	February 13, 1923	1981 – 1987	South Dakota	Republican	&1000000000000008900000089 years, &1000000000000001400000014 days
9	James L. Buckley	March 9, 1923	1971 – 1977	New York	Conservative	&1000000000000008800000088 years, &10000000000000355000000355 days
10	Bob Dole	July 22, 1923	1969 – 1996	Kansas	Republican	&1000000000000008800000088 years, &10000000000000220000000220 days
11	Robert P. Griffin	November 6, 1923	1966 – 1979	Michigan	Republican	&1000000000000008800000088 years, &10000000000000113000000113 days
12	Frank Lautenberg	January 23, 1924	1982 – 2001 2003 –	New Jersey	Democratic	&1000000000000008800000088 years, &1000000000000003500000035 days
13	William Hathaway	February 21, 1924	1973 – 1979	Maine	Democratic	&1000000000000008800000088 years, &100000000000000060000006 days
14	Jeremiah Denton	July 15, 1924	1981 – 1987	Alabama	Republican	&1000000000000008700000087 years, &10000000000000227000000227 days
15	John Melcher	September 6, 1924	1977 – 1989	Montana	Democratic	&1000000000000008700000087 years, &10000000000000174000000174 days
16	Daniel Inouye	September 7, 1924	1963 –	Hawaii	Democratic	&1000000000000008700000087 years, &10000000000000173000000173 days
17	Wendell H. Ford	September 8, 1924	1974 – 1999	Kentucky	Democratic	&1000000000000008700000087 years, &10000000000000172000000172 days
18	Daniel Akaka	September 11, 1924	1990 –	Hawaii	Democratic	&1000000000000008700000087 years, &10000000000000169000000169 days
19	Dale Bumpers	August 12, 1925	1975 – 1999	Arkansas	Democratic	&1000000000000008600000086 years, &10000000000000199000000199 days
20	Robert Burren Morgan	October 5, 1925	1975 – 1981	North Carolina	Democratic	&1000000000000008600000086 years, &10000000000000145000000145 days
21	Daniel J. Evans	October 16, 1925	1983 – 1989	Washington	Republican	&1000000000000008600000086 years, &10000000000000134000000134 days
22	Howard Baker	November 15, 1925	1967 – 1985	Tennessee	Republican	&1000000000000008600000086 years, &10000000000000104000000104 days
23	Maryon Pittman Allen	November 30, 1925	1978	Alabama	Democratic	&1000000000000008600000086 years, &1000000000000008900000089 days
24	Harris Wofford	April 9, 1926	1991 – 1995	Pennsylvania	Democratic	&1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000324000000324 days
25	Walter Huddleston	April 15, 1926	1973 – 1985	Kentucky	Democratic	&1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000318000000318 days
26	Mark Andrews	May 19, 1926	1981 – 1987	North Dakota	Republican	&1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000284000000284 days
27	Richard Schweiker	June 1, 1926	1969 – 1981	Pennsylvania	Republican	&1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000271000000271 days
28	Marlow Cook	July 27, 1926	1968 – 1974	Kentucky	Republican	&1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000215000000215 days
29	Harlan Mathews	January 17, 1927	1993 – 1994	Tennessee	Democratic	&1000000000000008500000085 years, &1000000000000004100000041 days
30	John Warner	February 18, 1927	1979 – 2009	Virginia	Republican	&1000000000000008500000085 years, &100000000000000090000009 days
31	Alan J. Dixon	July 7, 1927	1981 – 1993	Illinois	Democratic	&1000000000000008400000084 years, &10000000000000235000000235 days
32	Jim Broyhill	August 19, 1927	1986	North Carolina	Republican	&1000000000000008400000084 years, &10000000000000192000000192 days
33	Walter Mondale	January 5, 1928	1964 – 1977	Minnesota	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	&1000000000000008400000084 years, &1000000000000005300000053 days
34	Slade Gorton	January 8, 1928	1981 – 1987, 1989 – 2001	Washington	Republican	&1000000000000008400000084 years, &1000000000000005000000050 days
35	Lauch Faircloth	January 14, 1928	1993 – 1999	North Carolina	Republican	&1000000000000008400000084 years, &1000000000000004400000044 days
36	Birch Bayh	January 22, 1928	1963 – 1981	Indiana	Democratic	&1000000000000008400000084 years, &1000000000000003600000036 days
37	Joseph Tydings	May 4, 1928	1965 – 1971	Maryland	Democratic	&1000000000000008300000083 years, &10000000000000299000000299 days
38	Dick Clark	September 14, 1928	1973 – 1979	Iowa	Democratic	&1000000000000008300000083 years, &10000000000000166000000166 days
39	Richard Stone	September 22, 1928	1975 – 1981	Florida	Democratic	&1000000000000008300000083 years, &10000000000000158000000158 days
40	Roger Jepsen	December 23, 1928	1979 – 1985	Iowa	Republican	&1000000000000008300000083 years, &1000000000000006600000066 days
41	Elaine Edwards	March 8, 1929	1972	Louisiana	Democratic	&1000000000000008200000082 years, &10000000000000356000000356 days
42	David H. Gambrell	December 20, 1929	1971 – 1972	Georgia	Democratic	&1000000000000008200000082 years, &1000000000000006900000069 days
43	Arlen Specter	February 12, 1930	1981 – 2011	Pennsylvania	Democratic	&1000000000000008200000082 years, &1000000000000001500000015 days
44	Nicholas F. Brady	April 11, 1930	1982	New Jersey	Republican	&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000322000000322 days
45	Mike Gravel	May 13, 1930	1969 – 1981	Alaska	Democratic	&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000290000000290 days
46	Warren Rudman	May 18, 1930	1981 – 1993	New Hampshire	Republican	&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000285000000285 days
47	Adlai Stevenson III	October 10, 1930	1970 – 1981	Illinois	Democratic	&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000140000000140 days
48	Rudy Boschwitz	November 7, 1930	1978 – 1991	Minnesota	Republican	&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000112000000112 days
49	Fred R. Harris	November 13, 1930	1964 – 1973	Oklahoma	Democratic	&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000106000000106 days
50	Bill Brock	November 23, 1930	1971 – 1977	Tennessee	Republican	&1000000000000008100000081 years, &1000000000000009600000096 days

See also

• List of the oldest United States Senators
• Oldest living United States president
• List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives
• Dean of the United States House of Representatives
• Dean of the United States Senate
• Earliest serving United States Senator
• Oldest living United States governor
• Earliest serving United States governor
• List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service