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. The listed Representatives' ages are in years and days. | Rank | Representative | Date of birth | House term | State served | Party | Age (years, days) | | 1 | William Walsh | July 11, 1912 | 1973 – 1979 | New York | Republican | &0000000000000097.00000097 years, &0000000000000153.000000153 days | | 2 | Perkins Bass | October 6, 1912 | 1955 – 1963 | New Hampshire | Republican | &0000000000000097.00000097 years, &0000000000000066.00000066 days | | 3 | Arthur Link | May 24, 1914 | 1971 – 1973 | North Dakota | Democratic | &0000000000000095.00000095 years, &0000000000000201.000000201 days | | 4 | Ken Hechler | September 20, 1914 | 1959 – 1977 | West Virginia | Democratic | &0000000000000095.00000095 years, &0000000000000082.00000082 days | | 5 | Don Edwards | January 6, 1915 | 1963 – 1995 | California | Democratic | &0000000000000094.00000094 years, &0000000000000339.000000339 days | | 6 | Peter Frelinghuysen | January 17, 1916 | 1953 – 1975 | New Jersey | Republican | &0000000000000093.00000093 years, &0000000000000328.000000328 days | | 7 | Charles Gubser | February 1, 1916 | 1953 – 1974 | California | Republican | &0000000000000093.00000093 years, &0000000000000313.000000313 days | | 8 | Lindy Boggs | March 13, 1916 | 1973 – 1991 | Louisiana | Democratic | &0000000000000093.00000093 years, &0000000000000273.000000273 days | | 9 | Donald Tewes | August 4, 1916 | 1957 – 1959 | Wisconsin | Republican | &0000000000000093.00000093 years, &0000000000000129.000000129 days | | 10 | John Wold | August 31, 1916 | 1969 – 1971 | Wyoming | Republican | &0000000000000093.00000093 years, &0000000000000102.000000102 days | | 11 | William Scranton | July 19, 1917 | 1961 – 1963 | Pennsylvania | Republican | &0000000000000092.00000092 years, &0000000000000145.000000145 days | | 12 | Mario Biaggi | October 26, 1917 | 1969 – 1988 | New York | Democratic | &0000000000000092.00000092 years, &0000000000000046.00000046 days | | 13 | Clarence Miller | November 1, 1917 | 1967 – 1993 | Ohio | Republican | &0000000000000092.00000092 years, &0000000000000040.00000040 days | | 14 | Robert Byrd | November 20, 1917 | 1953 – 1959 | West Virginia | Democratic | &0000000000000092.00000092 years, &0000000000000021.00000021 days | | 15 | James Quigley | March 30, 1918 | 1955 – 1957, 1959 – 1961 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | &0000000000000091.00000091 years, &0000000000000256.000000256 days | | 16 | Orvin Fjare | April 16, 1918 | 1955 – 1957 | Montana | Republican | &0000000000000091.00000091 years, &0000000000000239.000000239 days | | 17 | Bruce Alger | June 12, 1918 | 1955 – 1965 | Texas | Republican | &0000000000000091.00000091 years, &0000000000000182.000000182 days | | 18 | James Martin | September 1, 1918 | 1965 – 1967 | Alabama | Republican | &0000000000000091.00000091 years, &0000000000000101.000000101 days | | 19 | Emilio Daddario | September 24, 1918 | 1959 – 1971 | Connecticut | Democratic | &0000000000000091.00000091 years, &0000000000000078.00000078 days | | 20 | Lester Wolff | January 4, 1919 | 1965 – 1981 | New York | Democratic | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000341.000000341 days | | 21 | James Grover | March 5, 1919 | 1963 – 1975 | New York | Republican | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000281.000000281 days | | 22 | Hugh Carey | April 11, 1919 | 1961 – 1974 | New York | Democratic | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000244.000000244 days | | 23 | Graham Purcell | May 5, 1919 | 1962 – 1973 | Texas | Democratic | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000220.000000220 days | | 24 | Thomas Morris | August 20, 1919 | 1959 – 1969 | New Mexico | Democratic | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000113.000000113 days | | 25 | Larry Winn | August 22, 1919 | 1965 – 1985 | Kansas | Republican | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000111.000000111 days | | 26 | Sam Gibbons | January 20, 1920 | 1963 – 1997 | Florida | Democratic | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000325.000000325 days | | 27 | Stewart Udall | January 31, 1920 | 1955 – 1961 | Arizona | Democratic | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000314.000000314 days | | 28 | Burt Talcott | February 22, 1920 | 1963 – 1977 | California | Republican | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000292.000000292 days | | 29 | Rolland Redlin | February 29, 1920 | 1965 – 1967 | North Dakota | Democratic | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000285.000000285 days | | 30 | Delbert Latta | March 5, 1920 | 1959 – 1989 | Ohio | Republican | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000281.000000281 days | | 31 | Neal Smith | March 23, 1920 | 1959 – 1995 | Iowa | Democratic | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000263.000000263 days | | 32 | William Royer | April 11, 1920 | 1979 – 1981 | California | Republican | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000244.000000244 days | | 33 | Howard Pollock | April 11, 1920 | 1967 – 1971 | Alaska | Republican | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000244.000000244 days | | 34 | James Mann | April 27, 1920 | 1969 – 1979 | South Carolina | Democratic | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000228.000000228 days | | 35 | Charles Whalen | July 31, 1920 | 1967 – 1979 | Ohio | Republican | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000133.000000133 days | | 36 | Edward Young | September 7, 1920 | 1973 – 1975 | South Carolina | Republican | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000095.00000095 days | | 37 | Marjorie Holt | September 17, 1920 | 1973 – 1987 | Maryland | Republican | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000085.00000085 days | | 38 | Robert Duncan | December 4, 1920 | 1963 – 1967, 1975 – 1981 | Oregon | Democratic | &0000000000000089.00000089 years, &0000000000000007.0000007 days | | 39 | Bill Harsha | January 1, 1921 | 1961 – 1981 | Ohio | Republican | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000344.000000344 days | | 40 | Cornelius Gallagher | March 2, 1921 | 1959 – 1973 | New Jersey | Democratic | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000284.000000284 days | | 41 | Berkley Bedell | March 5, 1921 | 1975 – 1987 | Iowa | Democratic | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000281.000000281 days | | 42 | Stuyvesant Wainwright | March 16, 1921 | 1953 – 1961 | New York | Republican | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000270.000000270 days | | 43 | John Gilligan | March 22, 1921 | 1965 – 1967 | Ohio | Democratic | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000264.000000264 days | | 44 | Harry Haskell | May 27, 1921 | 1957 – 1959 | Delaware | Republican | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000198.000000198 days | | 45 | John McCollister | June 10, 1921 | 1971 – 1977 | Nebraska | Republican | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000184.000000184 days | | 46 | Barbara Vucanovich | June 22, 1921 | 1983 – 1997 | Nevada | Republican | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000172.000000172 days | | 47 | Paul Findley | June 23, 1921 | 1961 – 1983 | Illinois | Republican | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000171.000000171 days | | 48 | Otis Pike | August 31, 1921 | 1961 – 1979 | New York | Democratic | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000102.000000102 days | | 49 | Peter Peyser | September 7, 1921 | 1971 – 1977, 1979 – 1983 | New York | Republican, Democratic | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000095.00000095 days | | 50 | Roger Zion | September 17, 1921 | 1967 – 1975 | Indiana | Republican | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000085.00000085 days | | 51 | Mike McCormack | December 14, 1921 | 1971 – 1981 | Washington | Democratic | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000362.000000362 days | | 52 | John Schmidhauser | January 3, 1922 | 1965 – 1967 | Iowa | Democratic | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000342.000000342 days | | 53 | John Anderson | February 15, 1922 | 1961 – 1981 | Illinois | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000299.000000299 days | | 54 | Walter McVey | February 19, 1922 | 1961 – 1963 | Kansas | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000295.000000295 days | | 55 | Doug Barnard | March 20, 1922 | 1977 – 1993 | Georgia | Democratic | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000266.000000266 days | | 56 | William Broomfield | April 28, 1922 | 1957 – 1993 | Michigan | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000227.000000227 days | | 57 | John Hammerschmidt | May 4, 1922 | 1967 – 1993 | Arkansas | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000221.000000221 days | | 58 | Carlos Moorhead | May 6, 1922 | 1973 – 1997 | California | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000219.000000219 days | | 59 | James Harvey | July 4, 1922 | 1961 – 1975 | Michigan | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000160.000000160 days | | 60 | George McGovern | July 19, 1922 | 1957 – 1961 | South Dakota | Democratic | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000145.000000145 days | | 61 | Charles Mathias | July 24, 1922 | 1961 – 1969 | Maryland | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000140.000000140 days | | 62 | Melvin Laird | September 1, 1922 | 1953 – 1971 | Wisconsin | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000101.000000101 days | | 63 | Robert McIntosh | September 16, 1922 | 1957 – 1959 | Michigan | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000086.00000086 days | | 64 | James Lloyd | September 27, 1922 | 1975 – 1981 | California | Democratic | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000075.00000075 days | | 65 | Clarence Young | November 7, 1922 | 1953 – 1957 | New York | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000034.00000034 days | | 66 | Benjamin Gilman | December 6, 1922 | 1973 – 2003 | New York | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000005.0000005 days | | 67 | Jack Brooks | December 22, 1922 | 1953 – 1995 | Texas | Democratic | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000354.000000354 days | | 68 | Jim Wright | December 22, 1922 | 1955 – 1991 | Texas | Democratic | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000354.000000354 days | | 69 | Samuel Young | December 26, 1922 | 1973 – 1975 | Illinois | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000350.000000350 days | | 70 | Wayne Grisham | January 10, 1923 | 1979 – 1983 | California | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000335.000000335 days | | 71 | Thomas Ashley | January 11, 1923 | 1955 – 1981 | Ohio | Democratic | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000334.000000334 days | | 72 | James Abdnor | February 13, 1923 | 1973 – 1981 | South Dakota | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000301.000000301 days | | 73 | Robert Michel | March 2, 1923 | 1957 – 1995 | Illinois | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000284.000000284 days | | 74 | Arch Moore | April 16, 1923 | 1957 – 1969 | West Virginia | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000239.000000239 days | | 75 | Donald Clausen | April 27, 1923 | 1963 – 1983 | California | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000228.000000228 days | | 76 | Ralph Hall | May 3, 1923 | 1981 – | Texas | Democratic, Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000222.000000222 days | | 77 | Bernard Grabowski | June 11, 1923 | 1963 – 1967 | Connecticut | Democratic | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000183.000000183 days | | 78 | Bob Dole | July 22, 1923 | 1961 – 1969 | Kansas | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000142.000000142 days | | 79 | Andrew Hinshaw | August 4, 1923 | 1973 – 1976 | California | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000129.000000129 days | | 80 | Frank Evans | September 6, 1923 | 1965 – 1979 | Colorado | Democratic | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000096.00000096 days | | 81 | Al Quie | September 18, 1923 | 1958 – 1979 | Minnesota | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000084.00000084 days | | 82 | Richard Poff | October 19, 1923 | 1953 – 1972 | Virginia | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000053.00000053 days | | 83 | Robert Griffin | November 6, 1923 | 1957 – 1966 | Michigan | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000035.00000035 days | | 84 | Frederick Richmond | November 15, 1923 | 1975 – 1982 | New York | Democratic | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000026.00000026 days | | 85 | Helen Bentley | November 28, 1923 | 1985 – 1995 | Maryland | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000013.00000013 days | | 86 | Frank Denholm | November 29, 1923 | 1971 – 1975 | South Dakota | Democratic | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000012.00000012 days | | 87 | Charles Thone | January 4, 1924 | 1971 – 1979 | Nebraska | Republican | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000341.000000341 days | | 88 | Edwin Reinecke | January 7, 1924 | 1965 – 1969 | California | Republican | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000338.000000338 days | | 89 | Robert Kastenmeier | January 24, 1924 | 1959 – 1991 | Wisconsin | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000321.000000321 days | | 90 | Catherine Long | February 7, 1924 | 1985 – 1987 | Louisiana | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000307.000000307 days | | 91 | Donald Fraser | February 20, 1924 | 1963 – 1979 | Minnesota | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000294.000000294 days | | 92 | William Hathaway | February 21, 1924 | 1965 – 1973 | Maine | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000293.000000293 days | | 93 | Robert Roe | February 28, 1924 | 1969 – 1993 | New Jersey | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000286.000000286 days | | 94 | George Bush | June 12, 1924 | 1967 – 1971 | Texas | Republican | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000182.000000182 days | | 95 | Shirley Pettis | July 12, 1924 | 1975 – 1979 | California | Republican | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000152.000000152 days | | 96 | Harlan Mitchell | August 17, 1924 | 1958 – 1961 | Georgia | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000116.000000116 days | | 97 | Frank Guarini | August 20, 1924 | 1979 – 1993 | New Jersey | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000113.000000113 days | | 98 | John Melcher | September 6, 1924 | 1969 – 1977 | Montana | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000096.00000096 days | | 99 | Daniel Inouye | September 7, 1924 | 1959 – 1963 | Hawaii | Democratic | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000095.00000095 days | | 100 | Daniel Akaka | September 11, 1924 | 1977 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