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. [edit] 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 | [edit] 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 | &0000000000000095.00000095 years, &0000000000000004.0000004 days | | 2 | William B. Saxbe | June 24, 1916 | 1969 – 1974 | Ohio | Republican | &0000000000000093.00000093 years, &0000000000000183.000000183 days | | 3 | Robert Byrd[4] | November 20, 1917 | 1959 – | West Virginia | Democrat | &0000000000000092.00000092 years, &0000000000000034.00000034 days | | 4 | Charles H. Percy | September 27, 1919 | 1967 – 1985 | Illinois | Republican | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000088.00000088 days | | 5 | Edward Brooke | October 26, 1919 | 1967 – 1979 | Massachusetts | Republican | &0000000000000090.00000090 years, &0000000000000059.00000059 days | | 6 | John Glenn | July 18, 1921 | 1974 – 1999 | Ohio | Democrat | &0000000000000088.00000088 years, &0000000000000159.000000159 days | | 7 | Ernest Hollings | January 1, 1922 | 1966 – 2005 | South Carolina | Democrat | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000357.000000357 days | | 8 | Jocelyn Burdick | February 6, 1922 | 1992 | North Dakota | Democrat | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000321.000000321 days | | 9 | Mark Hatfield | July 12, 1922 | 1967 – 1997 | Oregon | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000165.000000165 days | | 10 | George McGovern | July 19, 1922 | 1963 – 1981 | South Dakota | Democrat | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000158.000000158 days | | 11 | Charles Mathias, Jr. | July 24, 1922 | 1969 – 1987 | Maryland | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000153.000000153 days | | 12 | Paul Laxalt | August 2, 1922 | 1974 – 1987 | Nevada | Republican | &0000000000000087.00000087 years, &0000000000000144.000000144 days | | 13 | James Abdnor | February 13, 1923 | 1981 – 1987 | South Dakota | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000314.000000314 days | | 14 | James L. Buckley | March 9, 1923 | 1971 – 1977 | New York | Conservative | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000290.000000290 days | | 15 | Bob Dole | July 22, 1923 | 1969 – 1996 | Kansas | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000155.000000155 days | | 16 | Robert P. Griffin | November 6, 1923 | 1966 – 1979 | Michigan | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000048.00000048 days | | 17 | Ted Stevens | November 18, 1923 | 1968 – 2009 | Alaska | Republican | &0000000000000086.00000086 years, &0000000000000036.00000036 days | | 18 | Frank Lautenberg[4] | January 23, 1924 | 1982 – 2001 2003 – | New Jersey | Democrat | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000335.000000335 days | | 19 | William Hathaway | February 21, 1924 | 1973 – 1979 | Maine | Democrat | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000306.000000306 days | | 20 | Jeremiah Denton | July 15, 1924 | 1981 – 1987 | Alabama | Republican | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000162.000000162 days | | 21 | John Melcher | September 6, 1924 | 1977 – 1989 | Montana | Democrat | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000109.000000109 days | | 22 | Daniel Inouye[4] | September 7, 1924 | 1963 – | Hawaii | Democrat | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000108.000000108 days | | 23 | Wendell H. Ford | September 8, 1924 | 1974 – 1999 | Kentucky | Democrat | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000107.000000107 days | | 24 | Daniel Akaka[4] | September 11, 1924 | 1990 – | Hawaii | Democrat | &0000000000000085.00000085 years, &0000000000000104.000000104 days | | 25 | James A. McClure | December 27, 1924 | 1973 – 1991 | Idaho | Republican | &0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000362.000000362 days | | 26 | Dale Bumpers | August 12, 1925 | 1975 – 1999 | Arkansas | Democrat | &0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000134.000000134 days | | 27 | Robert Burren Morgan | October 5, 1925 | 1975 – 1981 | North Carolina | Democrat | &0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000080.00000080 days | | 28 | Daniel J. Evans | October 16, 1925 | 1983 – 1989 | Washington | Republican | &0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000069.00000069 days | | 29 | Howard Baker | November 15, 1925 | 1967 – 1985 | Tennessee | Republican | &0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000039.00000039 days | | 30 | Maryon Pittman Allen | November 30, 1925 | 1978 | Alabama | Democrat | &0000000000000084.00000084 years, &0000000000000024.00000024 days | | 31 | Harris Wofford | April 9, 1926 | 1991 – 1995 | Pennsylvania | Democrat | &0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000259.000000259 days | | 32 | Walter Huddleston | April 15, 1926 | 1973 – 1985 | Kentucky | Democrat | &0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000253.000000253 days | | 33 | Mark Andrews | May 19, 1926 | 1981 – 1987 | North Dakota | Republican | &0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000219.000000219 days | | 34 | Richard Schweiker | June 1, 1926 | 1969 – 1981 | Pennsylvania | Republican | &0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000206.000000206 days | | 35 | Marlow Cook | July 27, 1926 | 1968 – 1974 | Kentucky | Republican | &0000000000000083.00000083 years, &0000000000000150.000000150 days | | 36 | Harlan Mathews | January 17, 1927 | 1993 – 1994 | Tennessee | Democrat | &0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000341.000000341 days | | 37 | John Warner | February 18, 1927 | 1979 – 2009 | Virginia | Republican | &0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000309.000000309 days | | 38 | Alan J. Dixon | July 7, 1927 | 1981 – 1993 | Illinois | Democratic | &0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000170.000000170 days | | 39 | Jim Broyhill | August 19, 1927 | 1986 | North Carolina | Republican | &0000000000000082.00000082 years, &0000000000000127.000000127 days | | 40 | Walter Mondale | January 5, 1928 | 1964 – 1977 | Minnesota | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | &0000000000000081.00000081 years, &0000000000000353.000000353 days | [edit] See also - ^ 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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