List of the oldest United States Senators

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This is a list of the 100 oldest people who have served in the United States Senate. It is compiled from senators who have lived the longest irrespective of their age while in office. Several people on this list were never elected to office as they were appointed, therefore, an addendum has been provided to show the 100 oldest that were elected. Cornelius Cole holds the record for the longest lifespan at 102 years, 47 days as of his death on November 3, 1924. The oldest living person is Harry F. Byrd Jr. at age 700198000000000000098 years, 7002147000000000000147 days and he will become the oldest ever if he is still alive on February 6, 2017. The living senator that is closest to entering this list is Frank Lautenberg at age 700189000000000000089 years, 7002113000000000000113 days.

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100 oldest senators [edit]

      Deceased       Living       Appointed; never elected

Rank Senator State Served Party Date of birth Date of death Age
1 Cornelius Cole California 1867–1873 Republican 01822-09-17September 17, 1822 01924-11-03November 3, 1924 7002102000000000000102 years, 700147000000000000047 days
2 Strom Thurmond South Carolina 1954–1956, 1956–2003 Democratic, Republican 01902-12-05December 5, 1902 02003-06-26June 26, 2003 7002100000000000000100 years, 7002203000000000000203 days
3 John N. Heiskell Arkansas 1913 Democratic 01872-11-02November 2, 1872 01972-12-28December 28, 1972 7002100000000000000100 years, 700156000000000000056 days
4 Hall S. Lusk Oregon 1960 Democratic 01883-09-21September 21, 1883 01983-05-15May 15, 1983 700199000000000000099 years, 7002236000000000000236 days
5 Daniel T. Jewett Missouri 1870–1871 Republican 01807-09-14September 14, 1807 01906-10-07October 7, 1906 700199000000000000099 years, 700123000000000000023 days
6 Paine Wingate New Hampshire 1789–1793 Anti-Administration 01739-05-14May 14, 1739 01838-03-07March 7, 1838 700198000000000000098 years, 7002297000000000000297 days
7 Theodore F. Green Rhode Island 1937–1961 Democratic 01867-10-02October 2, 1867 01966-05-19May 19, 1966 700198000000000000098 years, 7002229000000000000229 days
8 Frank P. Briggs Missouri 1945–1947 Democratic 01894-02-25February 25, 1894 01992-09-23September 23, 1992 700198000000000000098 years, 7002211000000000000211 days
9 James W. Bradbury Maine 1847–1853 Democratic 01802-06-10June 10, 1802 01901-01-06January 6, 1901 700198000000000000098 years, 7002210000000000000210 days
10 Mike Mansfield Montana 1953–1977 Democratic 01903-03-16March 16, 1903 02001-10-05October 5, 2001 700198000000000000098 years, 7002203000000000000203 days
11 Gladys Pyle South Dakota 1938–1939 Republican 01890-10-04October 4, 1890 01989-03-14March 14, 1989 700198000000000000098 years, 7002161000000000000161 days
12 Harry F. Byrd Jr. Virginia 1965–1983 Democratic, Independent 01914-12-20December 20, 1914 Living 700198000000000000098 years, 7002147000000000000147 days
13 Joseph R. Grundy Pennsylvania 1929–1930 Republican 01863-01-13January 13, 1863 01961-03-03March 3, 1961 700198000000000000098 years, 700149000000000000049 days
14 Hiram Fong Hawaii 1959–1977 Republican 01906-10-15October 15, 1906 02004-08-18August 18, 2004 700197000000000000097 years, 7002308000000000000308 days
15 Thomas Sumter South Carolina 1801–1810 Democratic-Republican 01734-08-14August 14, 1734 01832-06-01June 1, 1832 700197000000000000097 years, 7002292000000000000292 days
16 Samuel W. Reynolds Nebraska 1954 Republican 01890-08-11August 11, 1890 01988-03-20March 20, 1988 700197000000000000097 years, 7002222000000000000222 days
17 Margaret Chase Smith Maine 1949–1973 Republican 01897-12-14December 14, 1897 01995-05-29May 29, 1995 700197000000000000097 years, 7002166000000000000166 days
18 Adelbert Ames Mississippi 1870–1874 Republican 01835-10-31October 31, 1835 01933-04-12April 12, 1933 700197000000000000097 years, 7002163000000000000163 days
19 Clifford Hansen Wyoming 1967–1978 Republican 01912-10-16October 16, 1912 02009-10-20October 20, 2009 700197000000000000097 years, 70004000000000000004 days
20 George L. P. Radcliffe Maryland 1935–1947 Democratic 01877-08-22August 22, 1877 01974-07-29July 29, 1974 700196000000000000096 years, 7002341000000000000341 days
21 Joseph Cilley New Hampshire 1846–1847 Democratic, Liberty 01791-01-04January 4, 1791 01887-09-16September 16, 1887 700196000000000000096 years, 7002255000000000000255 days
22 Norris Brown Nebraska 1907–1913 Republican 01863-05-02May 2, 1863 01960-01-05January 5, 1960 700196000000000000096 years, 7002248000000000000248 days
23 John G. Milton New Jersey 1938 Democratic 01881-01-21January 21, 1881 01977-04-14April 14, 1977 700196000000000000096 years, 700183000000000000083 days
24 Jennings Randolph West Virginia 1958–1985 Democratic 01902-03-08March 8, 1902 01998-05-08May 8, 1998 700196000000000000096 years, 700161000000000000061 days
25 Joseph E. Ransdell Louisiana 1913–1931 Democratic 01858-10-07October 7, 1858 01954-07-27July 27, 1954 700195000000000000095 years, 7002293000000000000293 days
26 Stephen M. Young Ohio 1959–1971 Democratic 01889-05-04May 4, 1889 01984-12-01December 1, 1984 700195000000000000095 years, 7002211000000000000211 days
27 Milward L. Simpson Wyoming 1962–1967 Republican 01897-11-12November 12, 1897 01993-06-10June 10, 1993 700195000000000000095 years, 7002210000000000000210 days
28 Forrest C. Donnell Missouri 1945–1951 Republican 01884-08-20August 20, 1884 01980-03-03March 3, 1980 700195000000000000095 years, 7002196000000000000196 days
29 Lawrence C. Phipps Colorado 1919–1931 Republican 01862-08-30August 30, 1862 01958-03-01March 1, 1958 700195000000000000095 years, 7002183000000000000183 days
30 Charles Carroll Maryland 1789–1792 Pro-Administration 01737-09-19September 19, 1737 01832-11-14November 14, 1832 700195000000000000095 years, 700156000000000000056 days
31 Wallace F. Bennett Utah 1951–1974 Republican 01898-11-13November 13, 1898 01993-12-19December 19, 1993 700195000000000000095 years, 700136000000000000036 days
32 Felix Hebert Rhode Island 1929–1935 Republican 01874-12-11December 11, 1874 01969-12-14December 14, 1969 700195000000000000095 years, 70003000000000000003 days
33 Paul Fannin Arizona 1965–1977 Republican 01907-01-29January 29, 1907 02002-01-13January 13, 2002 700194000000000000094 years, 7002349000000000000349 days
34 Thomas M. Storke California 1938–1939 Democratic 01876-11-23November 23, 1876 01971-10-12October 12, 1971 700194000000000000094 years, 7002323000000000000323 days
35 Carl Curtis Nebraska 1955–1979 Republican 01905-03-15March 15, 1905 02000-01-24January 24, 2000 700194000000000000094 years, 7002315000000000000315 days
36 Roman Hruska Nebraska 1954–1976 Republican 01904-08-16August 16, 1904 01999-04-25April 25, 1999 700194000000000000094 years, 7002252000000000000252 days
37 Rebecca Latimer Felton Georgia 1922 Democratic 01835-06-10June 10, 1835 01930-01-24January 24, 1930 700194000000000000094 years, 7002228000000000000228 days
38 Lester J. Dickinson Iowa 1931–1937 Republican 01873-10-29October 29, 1873 01968-06-04June 4, 1968 700194000000000000094 years, 7002219000000000000219 days
39 Frank Lausche Ohio 1957–1969 Democratic 01895-11-14November 14, 1895 01990-04-21April 21, 1990 700194000000000000094 years, 7002158000000000000158 days
40 Frank Carlson Kansas 1950–1969 Republican 01893-01-23January 23, 1893 01987-05-30May 30, 1987 700194000000000000094 years, 7002127000000000000127 days
41 Carl Hayden Arizona 1927–1969 Democratic 01877-10-02October 2, 1877 01972-01-25January 25, 1972 700194000000000000094 years, 7002115000000000000115 days
42 George W. Pepper Pennsylvania 1922–1927 Republican 01867-03-16March 16, 1867 01961-05-24May 24, 1961 700194000000000000094 years, 700169000000000000069 days
43 William B. Saxbe Ohio 1969–1974 Republican 01916-06-24June 24, 1916 02010-08-24August 24, 2010 700194000000000000094 years, 700161000000000000061 days
44 Guy Gillette Iowa 1936–1949, 1949–1955 Democratic 01879-02-03February 3, 1879 01973-03-03March 3, 1973 700194000000000000094 years, 700128000000000000028 days
45 Thomas C. Hart Connecticut 1945–1946 Republican 01877-06-12June 12, 1877 01971-07-04July 4, 1971 700194000000000000094 years, 700122000000000000022 days
46 Chauncey Depew New York 1899–1911 Republican 01834-04-23April 23, 1834 01928-04-05April 5, 1928 700193000000000000093 years, 7002348000000000000348 days
47 Homer S. Ferguson Michigan 1943–1955 Republican 01889-02-25February 25, 1889 01982-12-17December 17, 1982 700193000000000000093 years, 7002295000000000000295 days
48 John C. Stennis Mississippi 1947–1989 Democratic 01901-08-03August 3, 1901 01995-04-23April 23, 1995 700193000000000000093 years, 7002263000000000000263 days
49 Hugh Scott Nebraska 1954–1976 Republican 01900-11-11November 11, 1900 01994-07-21July 21, 1994 700193000000000000093 years, 7002252000000000000252 days
50 Edward Brooke Massachusetts 1967–1979 Republican 01919-10-26October 26, 1919 Living 700193000000000000093 years, 7002202000000000000202 days
51 Robert Stafford Vermont 1971–1989 Republican 01913-08-08August 8, 1913 02006-12-23December 23, 2006 700193000000000000093 years, 7002137000000000000137 days
52 John O. Pastore Rhode Island 1950–1976 Democratic 01907-03-17March 17, 1907 02000-07-15July 15, 2000 700193000000000000093 years, 7002120000000000000120 days
53 Clarence Dill Washington 1923–1935 Democratic 01884-09-21September 21, 1884 01978-01-14January 14, 1978 700193000000000000093 years, 7002115000000000000115 days
54 George Smathers Florida 1951–1969 Democratic 01913-11-14November 14, 1913 02007-01-20January 20, 2007 700193000000000000093 years, 700167000000000000067 days
55 Maurine B. Neuberger Oregon 1960–1967 Democratic 01907-01-09January 9, 1907 02000-02-22February 22, 2000 700193000000000000093 years, 700144000000000000044 days
56 Raymond E. Baldwin Connecticut 1946–1949 Republican 01893-08-31August 31, 1893 01986-10-04October 4, 1986 700193000000000000093 years, 700134000000000000034 days
57 Eva Bowring Nebraska 1954 Republican 01892-01-09January 9, 1892 01985-01-08January 8, 1985 700192000000000000092 years, 7002365000000000000365 days
58 Happy Chandler Kentucky 1939–1945 Democratic 01898-07-14July 14, 1898 01991-06-15June 15, 1991 700192000000000000092 years, 7002336000000000000336 days
59 John G. Townsend Jr. Delaware 1929–1941 Republican 01871-05-31May 31, 1871 01964-04-10April 10, 1964 700192000000000000092 years, 7002315000000000000315 days
60 Burton K. Wheeler Montana 1923–1947 Democratic 01882-02-27February 27, 1882 01975-01-06January 6, 1975 700192000000000000092 years, 7002313000000000000313 days
61 John E. Miller Arkansas 1937–1941 Democratic 01888-05-15May 15, 1888 01981-01-30January 30, 1981 700192000000000000092 years, 7002260000000000000260 days
62 Ralph Yarborough Texas 1957–1971 Democratic 01903-06-08June 8, 1903 01996-01-27January 27, 1996 700192000000000000092 years, 7002233000000000000233 days
63 Robert Byrd West Virginia 1959–2010 Democratic 01917-11-20November 20, 1917 02010-06-28June 28, 2010 700192000000000000092 years, 7002220000000000000220 days
64 John W. Bricker Ohio 1947–1959 Republican 01893-09-06September 6, 1893 01986-03-22March 22, 1986 700192000000000000092 years, 7002197000000000000197 days
65 Albert W. Hawkes New Jersey 1943–1949 Republican 01878-11-20November 20, 1878 01971-05-09May 9, 1971 700192000000000000092 years, 7002170000000000000170 days
66 Berkeley L. Bunker Nevada 1940–1942 Democratic 01906-08-12August 12, 1906 01999-01-21January 21, 1999 700192000000000000092 years, 7002162000000000000162 days
67 Truman Smith Connecticut 1849–1854 Whig 01791-11-27November 27, 1791 01884-05-03May 3, 1884 700192000000000000092 years, 7002158000000000000158 days
68 David Meriwether Kentucky 1852 Democratic 01800-10-30October 30, 1800 01893-04-04April 4, 1893 700192000000000000092 years, 7002156000000000000156 days
69 Henry G. Davis West Virginia 1871–1883 Democratic 01823-11-16November 16, 1823 01916-03-11March 11, 1916 700192000000000000092 years, 7002116000000000000116 days
70 George W. Jones Iowa 1848–1859 Democratic 01804-04-12April 12, 1804 01896-07-22July 22, 1896 700192000000000000092 years, 7002101000000000000101 days
71 George Aiken Vermont 1941–1975 Republican 01892-08-20August 20, 1892 01984-11-19November 19, 1984 700192000000000000092 years, 700191000000000000091 days
72 Daniel O. Hastings Delaware 1928–1937 Republican 01874-03-05March 5, 1874 01966-05-09May 9, 1966 700192000000000000092 years, 700165000000000000065 days
73 William S. Johnson Connecticut 1789–1791 Pro-Administration 01727-10-07October 7, 1727 01819-11-14November 14, 1819 700192000000000000092 years, 700138000000000000038 days
74 Donald S. Russell South Carolina 1965–1966 Democratic 01906-02-22February 22, 1906 01998-02-22February 22, 1998 700192000000000000092 years, 50000000000000000000 days
75 George H. Williams Missouri 1925–1926 Republican 01871-12-01December 1, 1871 01963-11-25November 25, 1963 700191000000000000091 years, 7002359000000000000359 days
75 Harry Darby Kansas 1949–1950 Republican 01895-01-23January 23, 1895 01987-01-17January 17, 1987 700191000000000000091 years, 7002359000000000000359 days
77 Elihu Root New York 1909–1915 Republican 01845-02-15February 15, 1845 01937-02-07February 7, 1937 700191000000000000091 years, 7002358000000000000358 days
78 Charles H. Percy Illinois 1967–1985 Republican 01919-09-27September 27, 1919 02011-09-17September 17, 2011 700191000000000000091 years, 7002355000000000000355 days
79 John Glenn Ohio 1974–1999 Democratic 01921-07-18July 18, 1921 Living 700191000000000000091 years, 7002302000000000000302 days
80 Stephen M. Mitchell Connecticut 1793–1795 Pro-Administration 01743-12-09December 9, 1743 01835-09-30September 30, 1835 700191000000000000091 years, 7002295000000000000295 days
81 Alpheus Felch Michigan 1847–1853 Democratic 01804-09-28September 28, 1804 01896-06-13June 13, 1896 700191000000000000091 years, 7002259000000000000259 days
82 John A. Danaher Connecticut 1939–1945 Republican 01899-01-09January 9, 1899 01990-09-22September 22, 1990 700191000000000000091 years, 7002256000000000000256 days
83 William Plumer New Hampshire 1802–1807 Federalist 01759-06-25June 25, 1759 01850-12-22December 22, 1850 700191000000000000091 years, 7002180000000000000180 days
84 Robert L. Owen Oklahoma 1907–1925 Democratic 01856-02-02February 2, 1856 01947-07-19July 19, 1947 700191000000000000091 years, 7002147000000000000147 days
85 Ernest Hollings South Carolina 1966–2005 Democratic 01922-01-01January 1, 1922 Living 700191000000000000091 years, 7002135000000000000135 days
86 Frank Moss Utah 1959–1977 Democratic 01911-09-23September 23, 1911 02003-01-29January 29, 2003 700191000000000000091 years, 7002128000000000000128 days
87 William H. McMaster South Dakota 1925–1931 Republican 01877-05-10May 10, 1877 01968-09-14September 14, 1968 700191000000000000091 years, 7002127000000000000127 days
88 Jocelyn Burdick North Dakota 1992 Democratic 01922-02-06February 6, 1922 Living 700191000000000000091 years, 700199000000000000099 days
89 Augustus O. Stanley Kentucky 1919–1925 Democratic 01867-05-21May 21, 1867 01958-08-12August 12, 1958 700191000000000000091 years, 700183000000000000083 days
90 F. Ryan Duffy Wisconsin 1933–1939 Democratic 01888-06-23June 23, 1888 01979-08-16August 16, 1979 700191000000000000091 years, 700154000000000000054 days
91 William J. Bulow South Dakota 1931–1943 Democratic 01869-01-13January 13, 1869 01960-02-26February 26, 1960 700191000000000000091 years, 700144000000000000044 days
92 George F. Edmunds Vermont 1866–1891 Republican 01828-02-01February 1, 1828 01919-02-27February 27, 1919 700191000000000000091 years, 700126000000000000026 days
93 Albert Gore Sr. Tennessee 1953–1971 Democratic 01907-12-26December 26, 1907 01998-12-05December 5, 1998 700190000000000000090 years, 7002344000000000000344 days
94 Paul Laxalt Nevada 1974–1987 Republican 01922-08-02August 2, 1922 Living 700190000000000000090 years, 7002287000000000000287 days
95 Howard Metzenbaum Ohio 1974, 1976–1995 Democratic 01917-06-04June 4, 1917 02008-03-12March 12, 2008 700190000000000000090 years, 7002282000000000000282 days
96 Paris Gibson Montana 1901–1905 Democratic 01830-06-01June 1, 1830 01920-12-16December 16, 1920 700190000000000000090 years, 7002198000000000000198 days
97 Herbert E. Hitchcock South Dakota 1936–1938 Democratic 01867-08-22August 22, 1867 01958-02-17February 17, 1958 700190000000000000090 years, 7002179000000000000179 days
98 Samuel M. Shortridge California 1921–1933 Republican 01861-08-03August 3, 1861 01952-01-15January 15, 1952 700190000000000000090 years, 7002165000000000000165 days
99 Edwin L. Mechem New Mexico 1962–1964 Republican 01912-07-02July 2, 1912 02002-11-27November 27, 2002 700190000000000000090 years, 7002148000000000000148 days
100 Simon Cameron Pennsylvania 1845–1849, 1857–1861, 1867–1877 Democratic, Republican 01799-03-08March 8, 1799 01889-06-26June 26, 1889 700190000000000000090 years, 7002110000000000000110 days

Addendum [edit]

Note: Not included is Charles Gayarré at age 700190000000000000090 years, 700133000000000000033 days who was elected in 1834 but resigned before taking office.

Rank Senator State Served Party Date of birth Date of death Age
101 George McGovern South Dakota 1963–1981 Democratic 01922-07-19July 19, 1922 02012-10-21October 21, 2012 700190000000000000090 years, 700194000000000000094 days
102 Nathaniel Chipman Vermont 1797–1803 Federalist 01752-11-15November 15, 1752 01843-02-13February 13, 1843 700190000000000000090 years, 700190000000000000090 days
103 James L. Buckley New York 1971–1977 Conservative 01923-03-09March 9, 1923 Living 700190000000000000090 years, 700168000000000000068 days
104 Claiborne Pell Rhode Island 1961–1997 Democratic 01918-11-22November 22, 1918 02009-01-01January 1, 2009 700190000000000000090 years, 700140000000000000040 days
105 Howard Cannon Nevada 1959–1983 Democratic 01912-01-26January 26, 1912 02002-03-05March 5, 2002 700190000000000000090 years, 700138000000000000038 days
106 William Proxmire Wisconsin 1957–1989 Democratic 01915-11-11November 11, 1915 02005-12-15December 15, 2005 700190000000000000090 years, 700134000000000000034 days
107 J. Lister Hill Alabama 1938–1969 Democratic 01894-12-29December 29, 1894 01984-12-21December 21, 1984 700189000000000000089 years, 7002358000000000000358 days
108 John W. Stewart Vermont 1908 Republican 01825-11-24November 24, 1825 01915-10-29October 29, 1915 700189000000000000089 years, 7002339000000000000339 days
109 J. Allen Frear Jr. Delaware 1949–1961 Democratic 01903-03-07March 7, 1903 01993-01-15January 15, 1993 700189000000000000089 years, 7002314000000000000314 days
110 J. William Fulbright Arkansas 1945–1974 Democratic 01905-04-09April 9, 1905 01995-02-09February 9, 1995 700189000000000000089 years, 7002306000000000000306 days
111 George Murphy California 1965–1971 Republican 01902-07-04July 4, 1902 01992-05-03May 3, 1992 700189000000000000089 years, 7002304000000000000304 days
112 Bob Dole Kansas 1969–1996 Republican 01923-07-22July 22, 1923 Living 700189000000000000089 years, 7002298000000000000298 days
113 Norris Cotton New Hampshire 1954–1974, 1975 Republican 01900-05-11May 11, 1900 01989-02-24February 24, 1989 700188000000000000088 years, 7002289000000000000289 days
114 Eugene McCarthy Minnesota 1959–1971 Democratic-Farmer-Labor 01916-03-29March 29, 1916 02005-12-10December 10, 2005 700189000000000000089 years, 7002256000000000000256 days
115 Ernest McFarland Arizona 1941–1953 Democratic 01894-10-09October 9, 1894 01984-06-08June 8, 1984 700189000000000000089 years, 7002243000000000000243 days
116 Robert P. Griffin Michigan 1966–1979 Republican 01923-11-06November 6, 1923 Living 700189000000000000089 years, 7002191000000000000191 days
117 John S. Cooper Kentucky 1946–1949,1952–1955,1956–1973 Republican 01901-08-23August 23, 1901 01990-02-21February 21, 1990 700188000000000000088 years, 7002182000000000000182 days
118 Elmer A. Benson Minnesota 1935–1936 Farmer-Labor 01895-09-22September 22, 1895 01985-03-13March 13, 1985 700189000000000000089 years, 7002172000000000000172 days
119 Barry Goldwater[note 1] Arizona 1946–1959 Republican 01909-01-02January 2, 1909 01998-05-29May 29, 1998 700189000000000000089 years, 7002147000000000000147 days
120 Ralph Flanders Vermont 1949–1959 Republican 01880-09-28September 28, 1880 01970-02-19February 19, 1970 700189000000000000089 years, 7002144000000000000144 days
121 Arthur R. Gould Maine 1926–1931 Republican 01857-03-16March 16, 1857 01946-07-24July 24, 1946 700189000000000000089 years, 7002130000000000000130 days

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Barry Goldwater's exact date of birth is disputed. He is believed to have been born on either January 1 or 2 which makes him at least as old as listed.

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