List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives
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This page contains a list of the people of the who, at the time of their death, were the oldest surviving members, sitting or former, of the United States House of Representatives, as well as a list of the currently oldest surviving sitting or former Representatives.
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Historical [edit]
This is a list of the people who, at the time of their death, were the oldest surviving members of the United States House of Representatives.
| Begin Date | End Date | Representative | Date of birth | House term | State served | Party | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1789 | July 23, 1793 | Roger Sherman | April 19, 1721 | 1789-1791 | Connecticut | Pro-Administration | 72 years, 95 days |
| July 23, 1793 | September 15, 1794 | Abraham Clark | February 15, 1726 | 1791-1794 | New Jersey | Pro-Administration | 68 years, 212 days |
| September 15, 1794 | December 10, 1796 | Israel Jacobs | June 9, 1726 | 1791-1793 | Pennsylvania | Pro-Administration | 70 years, 184 days |
| December 10, 1796 | October 28, 1800 | Artemas Ward | November 26, 1727 | 1791-1795 | Massachusetts | Pro-Administration | 72 years, 335 days |
| October 28, 1800 | March 27, 1814 | William Smith | April 12, 1728 | 1789-1791 | Maryland | Anti-Administration | 85 years, 349 days |
| March 27, 1814 | July 26, 1819 | George Leonard | July 4, 1729 | 1789-1793 1795-1797 |
Massachusetts | Pro-Administration Federalist |
90 years, 22 days |
| July 26, 1819 | June 1, 1832 | Thomas Sumter | August 14, 1734 | 1789-1793 1797-1801 |
South Carolina | Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican |
97 years, 292 days |
| June 1, 1832 | March 7, 1838 | Paine Wingate | May 14, 1739 | 1793-1795 | New Hampshire | Pro-Administration | 98 years, 297 days |
| March 7, 1838 | May 22, 1842 | Henry Southard | October 7, 1747 | 1801-1811 1815-1821 |
New Jersey | Democratic-Republican | 94 years, 227 days |
| May 22, 1842 | October 18, 1843 | Ebenezer Elmer | August 23, 1752 | 1801-1807 | New Jersey | Democratic-Republican | 91 years, 56 days |
| October 18, 1843 | March 6, 1844 | Gabriel Duvall | December 6, 1752 | 1794-1796 | Maryland | Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican |
91 years, 91 days |
| March 6, 1844 | March 23, 1846 | Laban Wheaton | March 13, 1754 | 1809-1817 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 92 years, 10 days |
| March 23, 1846 | January 20, 1849 | Nathan Read | July 2, 1759 | 1800-1803 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 89 years, 202 days |
| January 20, 1849 | May 26, 1851 | Simeon Baldwin | December 14, 1761 | 1803-1805 | Connecticut | Federalist | 89 years, 163 days |
| May 26, 1851 | March 29, 1855 | John Locke | February 14, 1764 | 1823-1829 | Massachusetts | Adams Republican | 91 years, 43 days |
| March 29, 1855 | April 8, 1857 | Alexander Boyd | September 14, 1764 | 1813-1815 | New York | Federalist | 92 years, 206 days |
| April 8, 1857 | January 23, 1858 | Daniel Burrows | October 26, 1766 | 1821-1823 | Connecticut | Democratic-Republican | 91 years, 89 days |
| January 23, 1858 | August 3, 1863 | Zadock Cook | February 18, 1769 | 1816-1819 | Georgia | Democratic-Republican | 94 years, 166 days |
| August 3, 1863 | July 1, 1864 | Josiah Quincy III | February 4, 1772 | 1805-1813 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 92 years, 148 days |
| July 1, 1864 | January 2, 1866 | Thomas Chandler | August 10, 1772 | 1829-1833 | New Hampshire | Jacksonian | 93 years, 145 days |
| January 2, 1866 | April 1, 1868 | James Parker | March 1, 1776 | 1833-1837 | New Jersey | Jacksonian | 92 years, 31 days |
| April 1, 1868 | July 1, 1868 | Samuel Tweedy | March 8, 1776 | 1833-1835 | Connecticut | Anti-Jacksonian | 92 years, 115 days |
| July 1, 1868 | December 23, 1870 | James I. Van Alen | 1776 | 1807-1809 | New York | Democratic-Republican | ca. 94 yy |
| December 23, 1870 | July 18, 1872 | Samuel Thatcher | July 1, 1776 | 1802-1805 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 96 years, 17 days |
| July 18, 1872 | August 12, 1875 | Horace Binney | January 4, 1780 | 1833-1835 | Pennsylvania | Anti-Jacksonian | 95 years, 220 days |
| August 12, 1875 | February 16, 1880 | Daniel Sheffer | May 24, 1783 | 1837-1839 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 96 years, 268 days |
| February 16, 1880 | September 22, 1881 | John Alfred Cuthbert | June 3, 1788 | 1819-1821 | Georgia | Democratic-Republican | 93 years, 111 days |
| September 22, 1881 | February 7, 1885 | Joseph Grinnell | November 17, 1788 | 1843-1851 | Massachusetts | Whig | 96 years, 82 days |
| February 7, 1885 | August 8, 1885 | James Garland | June 6, 1791 | 1835-1841 | Virginia | Jacksonian Democratic Conservative |
94 years, 63 days |
| August 8, 1885 | May 7, 1886 | David Fisher | December 3, 1794 | 1847-1849 | Ohio | Whig | 91 years, 155 days |
| May 7, 1886 | January 9, 1887 | Elijah Babbitt | July 29, 1795 | 1859-1863 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 91 years, 164 days |
| January 9, 1887 | June 9, 1887 | John Hoge Ewing | October 8, 1796 | 1845-1847 | Pennsylvania | Whig | 90 years, 244 days |
| June 9, 1887 | July 26, 1891 | Paul Dillingham | August 10, 1799 | 1843-1847 | Vermont | Democratic | 91 years, 350 days |
| July 26, 1891 | May 9, 1892 | Sidney Lawrence | December 31, 1801 | 1847-1849 | New York | Democratic | 90 years, 130 days |
| May 9, 1892 | June 11, 1894 | John T. Andrews | May 29, 1803 | 1837-1839 | New York | Democratic | 91 years, 13 days |
| June 11, 1894 | February 12, 1896 | Emery D. Potter | October 7, 1804 | 1843-1845 1849-1851 |
Ohio | Democratic | 91 years, 128 days |
| February 12, 1896 | January 12, 1897 | John W. Crisfield | November 8, 1806 | 1847-1849 1861-1863 |
Maryland | Whig Unionist |
90 years, 65 days |
| January 12, 1897 | April 16, 1900 | John W. Hunter | October 15, 1807 | 1866-1867 | New York | Democratic | 92 years, 183 days |
| April 16, 1900 | March 18, 1902 | Daniel Wells, Jr. | July 16, 1808 | 1853-1857 | Wisconsin | Democratic | 93 years, 245 days |
| March 18, 1902 | April 24, 1902 | Edwin Hickman Ewing | December 2, 1809 | 1845-1847 | Tennessee | Whig | 92 years, 143 days |
| April 24, 1902 | March 8, 1903 | Martin I. Townsend | February 6, 1810 | 1875-1879 | New York | Republican | 93 years, 30 days |
| March 8, 1903 | March 27, 1908 | Ephraim R. Eckley | December 9, 1811 | 1863-1869 | Ohio | Republican | 96 years, 109 days |
| March 27, 1908 | September 18, 1910 | James McGrew | September 14, 1813 | 1869-1873 | West Virginia | Republican | 97 years, 4 days |
| September 18, 1910 | March 14, 1911 | John H. Rice | February 5, 1816 | 1861-1867 | Maine | Republican | 95 years, 37 days |
| March 14, 1911 | October 3, 1911 | John Morgan Bright | January 20, 1817 | 1871-1881 | Tennessee | Democratic | 94 years, 256 days |
| October 3, 1911 | March 12, 1916 | George William Palmer | January 13, 1818 | 1857-1861 | New York | Republican | 98 years, 59 days |
| March 12, 1916 | November 3, 1924 | Cornelius Cole | September 17, 1822 | 1863-1865 | California | Republican | 102 years, 47 days |
| November 3, 1924 | February 28, 1926 | William W. Crapo | May 16, 1830 | 1875-1883 | Massachusetts | Republican | 95 years, 288 days |
| February 28, 1926 | January 6, 1929 | John H. Lewis | July 21, 1830 | 1881-1883 | Illinois | Republican | 98 years, 169 days |
| January 6, 1929 | April 22, 1932 | J. Warren Keifer | January 30, 1836 | 1877-1885 1905-1911 |
Ohio | Republican | 96 years, 83 days |
| April 22, 1932 | May 25, 1938 | Henry R. Gibson | December 24, 1837 | 1895-1905 | Tennessee | Republican | 100 years, 152 days |
| May 25, 1938 | September 8, 1938 | George Frederic Kribbs | November 8, 1846 | 1891-1895 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 91 years, 304 days |
| September 8, 1938 | December 18, 1946 | Lemuel W. Royse | January 19, 1847 | 1895-1899 | Indiana | Republican | 99 years, 333 days |
| December 18, 1946 | June 10, 1947 | Addison James | February 27, 1850 | 1907-1909 | Kentucky | Republican | 97 years, 103 days |
| June 10, 1947 | February 25, 1948 | Amos R. Webber | January 21, 1852 | 1904-1907 | Ohio | Republican | 96 years, 35 days |
| February 25, 1948 | September 10, 1949 | John E. Weeks | June 14, 1853 | 1931-1933 | Vermont | Republican | 96 years, 88 days |
| September 10, 1949 | April 1, 1953 | Schuyler Merritt | December 16, 1853 | 1917-1931 1933-1937 |
Connecticut | Republican | 99 years, 106 days |
| April 1, 1953 | July 27, 1954 | Joseph E. Ransdell | October 7, 1858 | 1899-1913 | Louisiana | Democratic | 95 years, 293 days |
| July 27, 1954 | May 12, 1956 | Franklin Menges | October 26, 1858 | 1925-1931 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 97 years, 199 days |
| May 12, 1956 | July 5, 1956 | Addison T. Smith | September 5, 1862 | 1913-1933 | Idaho | Republican | 93 years, 304 days |
| July 5, 1956 | January 17, 1958 | Michael Donohoe | February 22, 1864 | 1911-1915 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 93 years, 329 days |
| January 17, 1958 | April 29, 1958 | Warren A. Haggott | May 18, 1864 | 1907-1909 | Colorado | Republican | 93 years, 346 days |
| April 29, 1958 | February 22, 1960 | Townsend Scudder | July 26, 1865 | 1899-1901 1903-1905 |
New York | Democratic | 94 years, 211 days |
| February 22, 1960 | October 11, 1960 | Daniel K. Hoch | January 31, 1866 | 1943-1947 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 94 years, 254 days |
| October 11, 1960 | September 12, 1963 | Charles Nelson Pray | April 6, 1868 | 1907-1913 | Montana | Republican | 95 years, 159 days |
| September 12, 1963 | November 7, 1967 | John Nance Garner | November 22, 1868 | 1903-1933 | Texas | Democratic | 98 years, 350 days |
| November 7, 1967 | July 12, 1971 | Earl Hanley Beshlin | April 28, 1870 | 1917-1919 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 101 years, 75 days |
| July 12, 1971 | January 6, 1973 | Maurice Hudson Thatcher | August 15, 1870 | 1923-1933 | Kentucky | Republican | 102 years, 144 days |
| January 6, 1973 | January 10, 1974 | Charles G. Bond | May 29, 1877 | 1921-1923 | New York | Republican | 96 years, 226 days |
| January 10, 1974 | January 9, 1975 | Virginia E. Jenckes | November 6, 1877 | 1933-1939 | Indiana | Democratic | 97 years, 64 days |
| January 9, 1975 | March 4, 1977 | Miles C. Allgood | February 22, 1878 | 1923-1935 | Alabama | Democratic | 99 years, 10 days |
| March 4, 1977 | December 27, 1980 | Charles S. Dewey | November 10, 1880 | 1941-1945 | Illinois | Republican | 100 years, 47 days |
| December 27, 1980 | June 1, 1981 | Carl Vinson | November 18, 1883 | 1914-1965 | Georgia | Democratic | 97 years, 195 days |
| June 1, 1981 | November 2, 1989 | Elizabeth Hawley Gasque | February 26, 1886 | 1938-1939 | South Carolina | Democratic | 103 years, 249 days |
| November 2, 1989 | January 18, 1991 | Hamilton Fish III | December 7, 1888 | 1920-1945 | New York | Republican | 102 years, 42 days |
| January 18, 1991 | April 3, 1993 | Peter J. De Muth | January 1, 1892 | 1937-1939 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 101 years, 92 days |
| April 3, 1993 | May 29, 1995 | Margaret Chase Smith | December 14, 1897 | 1940-1949 | Maine | Republican | 97 years, 166 days |
| May 29, 1995 | May 15, 1996 | Newt V. Mills | September 27, 1899 | 1937-1943 | Louisiana | Democratic | 96 years, 231 days |
| May 15, 1996 | January 4, 1997 | Harry P. Jeffrey | December 26, 1901 | 1943-1945 | Ohio | Republican | 95 years, 9 days |
| January 4, 1997 | May 8, 1998 | Jennings Randolph | March 8, 1902 | 1933-1947 | West Virginia | Democratic | 96 years, 61 days |
| May 8, 1998 | April 1, 1999 | Ellis Yarnal Berry | October 6, 1902 | 1951-1971 | South Dakota | Republican | 96 years, 177 days |
| April 1, 1999 | October 5, 2001 | Mike Mansfield | March 16, 1903 | 1943-1953 | Montana | Democratic | 98 years, 203 days |
| October 5, 2001 | March 11, 2003 | John Goodchild Dow | May 6, 1905 | 1965-1969 1971-1973 |
New York | Democratic | 97 years, 309 days |
| March 11, 2003 | November 10, 2007 | Augustus F. Hawkins | August 31, 1907 | 1963-1991 | California | Democratic | 100 years, 71 days |
| November 10, 2007 | September 25, 2008 | Glenn Andrews | January 15, 1909 | 1965-1967 | Alabama | Republican | 99 years, 254 days |
| September 25, 2008 | November 4, 2009 | William H. Avery | August 11, 1911 | 1955-1965 | Kansas | Republican | 98 years, 85 days |
| November 4, 2009 | January 8, 2011 | William F. Walsh | July 11, 1912 | 1973-1979 | New York | Republican-Conservative | 98 years, 181 days |
| January 8, 2011 | October 25, 2011 | Perkins Bass | October 6, 1912 | 1955-1963 | New Hampshire | Republican | 99 years, 19 days |
| October 25, 2011 | Ken Hechler | September 20, 1914 | 1959-1977 | West Virginia | Democratic | 98 years, 239 days |
Current [edit]
This is a list of the oldest currently living former and current members of the United States House of Representatives. The list includes some politicians who were or are Senators.
| Rank | Representative | Date of birth | House term | State served | Party | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Hechler | September 20, 1914 | 1959–1977 | West Virginia | Democratic | 98 years, 239 days |
| 2 | Don Edwards | January 6, 1915 | 1963–1995 | California | Democratic | 98 years, 131 days |
| 3 | Lindy Boggs | March 13, 1916 | 1973–1991 | Louisiana | Democratic | 97 years, 65 days |
| 4 | John Wold | August 31, 1916 | 1969–1971 | Wyoming | Republican | 96 years, 259 days |
| 5 | William Scranton | July 19, 1917 | 1961–1963 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 95 years, 302 days |
| 6 | Mario Biaggi | October 26, 1917 | 1969–1988 | New York | Democratic | 95 years, 203 days |
| 7 | Bruce Alger | June 12, 1918 | 1955–1965 | Texas | Republican | 94 years, 339 days |
| 8 | James Martin | September 1, 1918 | 1965–1967 | Alabama | Republican | 94 years, 258 days |
| 9 | Lester Wolff | January 4, 1919 | 1965–1981 | New York | Democratic | 94 years, 133 days |
| 10 | Thomas Morris | August 20, 1919 | 1959–1969 | New Mexico | Democratic | 93 years, 270 days |
| 11 | Larry Winn | August 22, 1919 | 1965–1985 | Kansas | Republican | 93 years, 268 days |
| 12 | Burt Talcott | February 22, 1920 | 1963–1977 | California | Republican | 93 years, 84 days |
| 13 | Delbert Latta | March 5, 1920 | 1959–1989 | Ohio | Republican | 93 years, 73 days |
| 14 | Neal Smith | March 23, 1920 | 1959–1995 | Iowa | Democratic | 93 years, 55 days |
| 15 | Edward Young | September 7, 1920 | 1973–1975 | South Carolina | Republican | 92 years, 252 days |
| 16 | Marjorie Holt | September 17, 1920 | 1973–1987 | Maryland | Republican | 92 years, 242 days |
| 17 | Cornelius Gallagher | March 2, 1921 | 1959–1973 | New Jersey | Democratic | 92 years, 76 days |
| 18 | Berkley Bedell | March 5, 1921 | 1975–1987 | Iowa | Democratic | 92 years, 73 days |
| 19 | John Gilligan | March 22, 1921 | 1965–1967 | Ohio | Democratic | 92 years, 56 days |
| 20 | Harry Haskell | May 27, 1921 | 1957–1959 | Delaware | Republican | 91 years, 355 days |
| 21 | John McCollister | June 10, 1921 | 1971–1977 | Nebraska | Republican | 91 years, 341 days |
| 22 | Barbara Vucanovich | June 22, 1921 | 1983–1997 | Nevada | Republican | 91 years, 329 days |
| 23 | Paul Findley | June 23, 1921 | 1961–1983 | Illinois | Republican | 91 years, 328 days |
| 24 | Otis Pike | August 31, 1921 | 1961–1979 | New York | Democratic | 91 years, 259 days |
| 25 | Peter Peyser | September 7, 1921 | 1971–1977, 1979–1983 | New York | Republican, Democratic | 91 years, 252 days |
| 26 | Roger Zion | September 17, 1921 | 1967–1975 | Indiana | Republican | 91 years, 242 days |
| 27 | Mike McCormack | December 14, 1921 | 1971–1981 | Washington | Democratic | 91 years, 154 days |
| 28 | John Schmidhauser | January 3, 1922 | 1965–1967 | Iowa | Democratic | 91 years, 134 days |
| 29 | John Anderson | February 15, 1922 | 1961–1981 | Illinois | Republican | 91 years, 91 days |
| 30 | Walter McVey | February 19, 1922 | 1961–1963 | Kansas | Republican | 91 years, 87 days |
| 31 | Doug Barnard | March 20, 1922 | 1977–1993 | Georgia | Democratic | 91 years, 58 days |
| 32 | William Broomfield | April 28, 1922 | 1957–1993 | Michigan | Republican | 91 years, 19 days |
| 33 | John Hammerschmidt | May 4, 1922 | 1967–1993 | Arkansas | Republican | 91 years, 13 days |
| 34 | James Harvey | July 4, 1922 | 1961–1975 | Michigan | Republican | 90 years, 317 days |
| 35 | Melvin Laird | September 1, 1922 | 1953–1971 | Wisconsin | Republican | 90 years, 258 days |
| 36 | Clarence Young | November 7, 1922 | 1953–1957 | Nevada | Republican | 90 years, 191 days |
| 37 | Benjamin Gilman | December 6, 1922 | 1973–2003 | New York | Republican | 90 years, 162 days |
| 38 | Jim Wright | December 22, 1922 | 1955–1991 | Texas | Democratic | 90 years, 146 days |
| 39 | Samuel Young | December 26, 1922 | 1973–1975 | Illinois | Republican | 90 years, 142 days |
| 40 | Robert Michel | March 2, 1923 | 1957–1995 | Illinois | Republican | 90 years, 76 days |
| 41 | Arch Moore | April 16, 1923 | 1957–1969 | West Virginia | Republican | 90 years, 31 days |
| 42 | Donald Clausen | April 27, 1923 | 1963–1983 | California | Republican | 90 years, 20 days |
| 43 | Ralph Hall | May 3, 1923 | 1981–present | Texas | Democratic, Republican | 90 years, 14 days |
| 44 | Bernard Grabowski | June 11, 1923 | 1963–1967 | Connecticut | Democratic | 89 years, 340 days |
| 45 | Bob Dole | July 22, 1923 | 1961–1969 | Kansas | Republican | 89 years, 299 days |
| 46 | Andrew Hinshaw | August 4, 1923 | 1973–1976 | California | Republican | 89 years, 286 days |
| 47 | Al Quie | September 18, 1923 | 1958–1979 | Minnesota | Republican | 89 years, 241 days |
| 48 | Robert Griffin | November 6, 1923 | 1957–1966 | Michigan | Republican | 89 years, 192 days |
| 49 | Frederick Richmond | November 15, 1923 | 1975–1982 | New York | Democratic | 89 years, 183 days |
| 50 | Helen Bentley | November 28, 1923 | 1985–1995 | Maryland | Republican | 89 years, 170 days |
| 51 | Frank Denholm | November 29, 1923 | 1971–1975 | South Dakota | Democratic | 89 years, 169 days |
| 52 | Charles Thone | January 4, 1924 | 1971–1979 | Nebraska | Republican | 89 years, 133 days |
| 53 | Edwin Reinecke | January 7, 1924 | 1965–1969 | California | Republican | 89 years, 130 days |
| 54 | Robert Kastenmeier | January 24, 1924 | 1959–1991 | Wisconsin | Democratic | 89 years, 113 days |
| 55 | Catherine Long | February 7, 1924 | 1985–1987 | Louisiana | Democratic | 89 years, 99 days |
| 56 | Donald Fraser | February 20, 1924 | 1963–1979 | Minnesota | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 89 years, 86 days |
| 57 | William Hathaway | February 21, 1924 | 1965–1973 | Maine | Democratic | 89 years, 85 days |
| 58 | Robert Roe | February 28, 1924 | 1969–1993 | New Jersey | Democratic | 89 years, 78 days |
| 59 | George Bush | June 12, 1924 | 1967–1971 | Texas | Republican | 88 years, 339 days |
| 60 | Shirley Pettis | July 12, 1924 | 1975–1979 | California | Republican | 88 years, 309 days |
| 61 | Frank Guarini | August 20, 1924 | 1979–1993 | New Jersey | Democratic | 88 years, 270 days |
| 62 | John Melcher | September 6, 1924 | 1969–1977 | Montana | Democratic | 88 years, 253 days |
| 63 | Daniel Akaka | September 11, 1924 | 1977–1990 | Hawaii | Democratic | 88 years, 248 days |
| 64 | Howard Nielson | September 12, 1924 | 1983–1991 | Utah | Republican | 88 years, 247 days |
| 65 | Merwin Coad | September 28, 1924 | 1957–1963 | Iowa | Democratic | 88 years, 231 days |
| 66 | Weston Vivian | October 25, 1924 | 1965–1967 | Michigan | Democratic | 88 years, 204 days |
| 67 | Kenneth Gray | November 14, 1924 | 1955–1974, 1985–1989 | Illinois | Democrat | 88 years, 184 days |
| 68 | Ralph Regula | December 3, 1924 | 1973–2009 | Ohio | Republican | 88 years, 165 days |
| 69 | Fletcher Thompson | February 5, 1925 | 1967–1973 | Georgia | Republican | 88 years, 101 days |
| 70 | Louis Stokes | February 23, 1925 | 1969–1999 | Ohio | Democratic | 88 years, 83 days |
| 71 | William Whitehurst | March 12, 1925 | 1967–1987 | Virginia | Republican | 88 years, 66 days |
| 72 | Lucien Nedzi | May 28, 1925 | 1961–1981 | Michigan | Democratic | 87 years, 354 days |
| 73 | Caldwell Butler | June 2, 1925 | 1972–1983 | Virginia | Republican | 87 years, 349 days |
| 74 | Ogden Reid | June 24, 1925 | 1963–1975 | New York | Republican, Democratic | 87 years, 327 days |
| 75 | Tom Luken | July 9, 1925 | 1974–1975, 1977–1991 | Ohio | Democratic | 87 years, 312 days |
| 76 | Gus Savage | October 30, 1925 | 1981–1993 | Illinois | Democratic | 87 years, 199 days |
| 77 | Fred Rooney | November 6, 1925 | 1963–1979 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 87 years, 192 days |
| 78 | Donald Albosta | December 5, 1925 | 1979–1985 | Michigan | Democratic | 87 years, 163 days |
| 79 | Abner Mikva | January 21, 1926 | 1969–1973, 1975–1979 | Illinois | Democratic | 87 years, 116 days |
| 80 | Roy Rowland | February 3, 1926 | 1983–1995 | Georgia | Democratic | 87 years, 103 days |
| 81 | William Roy | February 23, 1926 | 1971–1975 | Kansas | Democratic | 87 years, 83 days |
| 82 | Elwood Hillis | March 6, 1926 | 1971–1987 | Indiana | Republican | 87 years, 72 days |
| 83 | Tim Valentine | March 15, 1926 | 1983–1995 | North Carolina | Democratic | 87 years, 63 days |
| 84 | James Hastings | April 10, 1926 | 1969–1976 | New York | Republican | 87 years, 37 days |
| 85 | Herbert Harris | April 14, 1926 | 1975–1981 | Virginia | Democrat | 87 years, 33 days |
| 86 | Alvin Baldus | April 27, 1926 | 1975–1981 | Wisconsin | Democrat | 87 years, 20 days |
| 87 | Carrie Meek | April 29, 1926 | 1993–2003 | Florida | Democrat | 87 years, 18 days |
| 88 | Dick Nichols | April 29, 1926 | 1991–1993 | Kansas | Republican | 87 years, 18 days |
| 89 | Earl Hutto | May 12, 1926 | 1979–1995 | Florida | Democrat | 87 years, 5 days |
| 90 | Mark Andrews | May 19, 1926 | 1963–1981 | North Dakota | Republican | 86 years, 363 days |
| 91 | Richard Schweiker | June 1, 1926 | 1961–1969 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 86 years, 350 days |
| 92 | Roscoe Bartlett | June 3, 1926 | 1993–2013 | Maryland | Republican | 86 years, 348 days |
| 93 | Raymond Clevenger | June 6, 1926 | 1965–1967 | Michigan | Democrat | 86 years, 345 days |
| 94 | Joseph Gaydos | July 3, 1926 | 1967–1993 | Pennsylvania | Democrat | 86 years, 318 days |
| 95 | John Dingell | July 8, 1926 | 1955–present | Michigan | Democrat | 86 years, 313 days |
| 96 | John Murphy | August 3, 1926 | 1963–1981 | New York | Democrat | 86 years, 287 days |
| 97 | Orval Hansen | August 3, 1926 | 1969–1975 | Idaho | Republican | 86 years, 287 days |
| 98 | Amo Houghton | August 7, 1926 | 1987–2005 | New York | Republican | 86 years, 283 days |
| 99 | John Marsh | August 7, 1926 | 1963–1971 | Virginia | Democrat | 86 years, 283 days |
| 100 | Joseph Kolter | September 3, 1926 | 1983–1993 | Pennsylvania | Democrat | 86 years, 256 days |
See also [edit]
- Oldest living United States president
- Dean of the United States House of Representatives
- Dean of the United States Senate
- Longest living United States Senator
- 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
- List of the 100 oldest members of the United States House of Representatives