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|{{wp|John Burton (American politician)|John Burton}} | |{{wp|John Burton (American politician)|John Burton}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1932|12|15}} | |{{birth date and age|1932|12|15}} | ||
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|{{wp|Buddy MacKay}} | |{{wp|Buddy MacKay}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|3|22}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|3|22}} | ||
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|{{wp|Bob Dornan}} | |{{wp|Bob Dornan}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|4|3}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|4|3}} | ||
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|{{wp|Jim_Gardner_(politician)|Jim Gardner}} | |{{wp|Jim_Gardner_(politician)|Jim Gardner}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|4|8}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|4|8}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ben Nighthorse Campbell}} | |{{wp|Ben Nighthorse Campbell}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|4|13}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|4|13}} | ||
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|{{wp|Sid Morrison}} | |{{wp|Sid Morrison}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|5|13}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|5|13}} | ||
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|{{wp|Don Fuqua}} | |{{wp|Don Fuqua}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|8|20}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|8|20}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ken_Lucas_(politician)|Ken Lucas}} | |{{wp|Ken_Lucas_(politician)|Ken Lucas}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|8|22}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|8|22}} | ||
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|{{wp|Chuck Grassley}} | |{{wp|Chuck Grassley}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|9|17}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|9|17}} | ||
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|{{wp|Diane Watson}} | |{{wp|Diane Watson}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|11|12}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|11|12}} | ||
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|{{wp|William P. Curlin Jr.}} | |{{wp|William P. Curlin Jr.}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1933|11|30}} | |{{birth date and age|1933|11|30}} | ||
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|{{wp|Pat Danner}} | |{{wp|Pat Danner}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|1|13}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|1|13}} | ||
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|{{wp|William Vollie Alexander Jr.}} | |{{wp|William Vollie Alexander Jr.}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|1|16}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|1|16}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ronald M. Mottl}} | |{{wp|Ronald M. Mottl}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|2|6}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|2|6}} | ||
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|Democratic | |Democratic | ||
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|{{wp|Richard Shelby}} | |{{wp|Richard Shelby}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|5|6}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|5|6}} | ||
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|{{wp|Bill Gunter}} | |{{wp|Bill Gunter}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|7|16}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|7|16}} | ||
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|{{wp|Edolphus Towns}} | |{{wp|Edolphus Towns}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|7|21}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|7|21}} | ||
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|{{wp|Norman D. Shumway}} | |{{wp|Norman D. Shumway}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|7|28}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|7|28}} | ||
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|{{wp|David Pryor}} | |{{wp|David Pryor}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|8|29}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|8|29}} | ||
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|{{wp|Eva Clayton}} | |{{wp|Eva Clayton}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|9|16}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|9|16}} | ||
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|{{wp|Jean Spencer Ashbrook}} | |{{wp|Jean Spencer Ashbrook}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|9|21}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|9|21}} | ||
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|{{wp|Jerry M. Patterson}} | |{{wp|Jerry M. Patterson}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|10|25}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|10|25}} | ||
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|{{wp|Joseph E. Brennan}} | |{{wp|Joseph E. Brennan}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|11|2}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|11|2}} | ||
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|{{wp|Nick_Smith_(American_politician)|Nick Smith}} | |{{wp|Nick_Smith_(American_politician)|Nick Smith}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|11|5}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|11|5}} | ||
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|{{wp|Stephen L. Neal}} | |{{wp|Stephen L. Neal}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|11|7}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|11|7}} | ||
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|{{wp|Jim Inhofe}} | |{{wp|Jim Inhofe}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|11|17}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|11|17}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ronald A. Sarasin}} | |{{wp|Ronald A. Sarasin}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1934|12|31}} | |{{birth date and age|1934|12|31}} | ||
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|{{wp|Nancy Johnson}} | |{{wp|Nancy Johnson}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|1|5}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|1|5}} | ||
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|{{wp|John G. Hutchinson}} | |{{wp|John G. Hutchinson}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|2|4}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|2|4}} | ||
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|{{wp|Henry J. Nowak}} | |{{wp|Henry J. Nowak}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|2|21}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|2|21}} | ||
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|{{wp|Cleve Benedict}} | |{{wp|Cleve Benedict}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|3|21}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|3|21}} | ||
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|{{wp|Joel Hefley}} | |{{wp|Joel Hefley}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|4|18}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|4|18}} | ||
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|{{wp|W. S. Stuckey Jr.}} | |{{wp|W. S. Stuckey Jr.}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|5|25}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|5|25}} | ||
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|{{wp|Pete Peterson}} | |{{wp|Pete Peterson}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|6|26}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|6|26}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ron Paul}} | |{{wp|Ron Paul}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|8|20}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|8|20}} | ||
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|Republican | |Republican | ||
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|{{wp|Thomas W. Ewing}} | |{{wp|Thomas W. Ewing}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|9|19}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|9|19}} | ||
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|{{wp|Eddie Bernice Johnson}} | |{{wp|Eddie Bernice Johnson}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|12|3}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|12|3}} | ||
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|{{wp|James G. Martin}} | |{{wp|James G. Martin}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|12|11}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|12|11}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ed Bethune}} | |{{wp|Ed Bethune}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|12|19}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|12|19}} | ||
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|{{wp|Henry E. Brown Jr.}} | |{{wp|Henry E. Brown Jr.}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1935|12|20}} | |{{birth date and age|1935|12|20}} | ||
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|{{wp|Don Sundquist}} | |{{wp|Don Sundquist}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|3|15}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|3|15}} | ||
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|{{wp|Pat Roberts}} | |{{wp|Pat Roberts}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|4|20}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|4|20}} | ||
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|{{wp|John Jenrette}} | |{{wp|John Jenrette}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|5|19}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|5|19}} | ||
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|{{wp|Barbara B. Kennelly}} | |{{wp|Barbara B. Kennelly}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|7|10}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|7|10}} | ||
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|{{wp|Barbara Mikulski}} | |{{wp|Barbara Mikulski}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|7|20}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|7|20}} | ||
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|{{wp|Michael J. Harrington}} | |{{wp|Michael J. Harrington}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|9|2}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|9|2}} | ||
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|{{wp|John Olver}} | |{{wp|John Olver}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|9|3}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|9|3}} | ||
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|Democratic | |Democratic | ||
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|{{wp|Sue W. Kelly}} | |{{wp|Sue W. Kelly}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1936|9|26}} | |{{birth date and age|1936|9|26}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:41, 1 November 2022
This is a list of people who, at the time of their death, were the oldest sitting or former members of the United States House of Representatives, followed by a list of the currently oldest living sitting or former representatives.
Historical
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) |
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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 | 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 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 G. 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 | December 10, 2016 | Ken Hechler | September 20, 1914 | 1959–1977 | West Virginia | Democratic | 102 years, 81 days |
December 10, 2016 | February 19, 2017 | John S. Wold | August 31, 1916 | 1969–1971 | Wyoming | Republican | 100 years, 172 days |
February 19, 2017 | October 30, 2017 | James D. Martin | September 1, 1918 | 1965–1967 | Alabama | Republican | 99 years, 59 days |
October 30, 2017 | May 11, 2021 | Lester L. Wolff | January 4, 1919 | 1965–1981 | New York | Democratic | 102 years, 127 days |
May 11, 2021 | November 2, 2021 | Neal Edward Smith | March 23, 1920 | 1959–1995 | Iowa | Democratic | 101 years, 220 days |
November 2, 2021 | December 5, 2021 | Bob Dole | July 22, 1923 | 1961-1969 | Kansas | Republican | 98 years, 133 days |
December 5, 2021 | Present | Al Quie | September 18, 1923 | 1958–1979 | Minnesota | Republican/Independent-Republican | 98 years, 78 days |
Current
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 also Senators.
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Incumbent |
Rank | Representative | Date of birth and age | House term | State served | Party |
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1 | Al Quie | September 18, 1923 | 1958–1979 | Minnesota | Republican/Independent-Republican |
2 | Frank Joseph Guarini | August 20, 1924 | 1979–1993 | New Jersey | Democratic |
3 | Merwin Coad | September 28, 1924 | 1957–1963 | Iowa | Democratic |
4 | G. William Whitehurst | March 12, 1925 | 1969–1987 | Virginia | Republican |
5 | Lucien Nedzi | May 28, 1925 | 1961–1981 | Michigan | Democratic |
6 | Elwood Hillis | March 6, 1926 | 1971–1987 | Indiana | Republican |
7 | Roscoe Bartlett | June 3, 1926 | 1993–2013 | Maryland | Republican |
8 | Philip Ruppe | September 29, 1926 | 1967–1979 | Michigan | Republican |
9 | Benjamin B. Blackburn | February 14, 1927 | 1967–1975 | Georgia | Republican |
10 | Arthur Ravenel Jr. | March 29, 1927 | 1987–1995 | South Carolina | Republican |
11 | Austin Murphy | June 17, 1927 | 1977–1995 | Pennsylvania | Democratic |
12 | Jim Broyhill | August 19, 1927 | 1963–1986 | North Carolina | Republican |
13 | James W. Symington | September 28, 1927 | 1969–1977 | Missouri | Democratic |
14 | Pete McCloskey | September 29, 1927 | 1967–1983 | California | Republican |
15 | Bill Archer | March 22, 1928 | 1971–2001 | Texas | Republican |
16 | Nick Galifianakis | July 22, 1928 | 1967–1973 | North Carolina | Democratic |
17 | William Sheldrick Conover | August 27, 1928 | 1972–1973 | Pennsylvania | Republican |
18 | Bill Gradison | December 28, 1928 | 1975–1993 | Ohio | Republican |
19 | Richard Ottinger | January 27, 1929 | 1965–1971
1975–1985 |
New York | Democratic |
20 | James Nelligan | February 14, 1929 | 1981–1983 | Pennsylvania | Republican |
21 | Richard T. Schulze | August 7, 1929 | 1975–1993 | Pennsylvania | Republican |
22 | Skip Bafalis | September 28, 1929 | 1973–1983 | Florida | Republican |
23 | Pat Saiki | May 28, 1930 | 1987–1991 | Hawaii | Republican |
24 | James Paul Johnson | June 2, 1930 | 1973–1981 | Colorado | Republican |
25 | Charles Rangel | June 11, 1930 | 1971–2017 | New York | Democratic |
26 | Herb Klein | June 24, 1930 | 1993–1995 | New Jersey | Democratic |
27 | Michael Bilirakis | July 16, 1930 | 1983–2007 | Florida | Republican |
28 | Martha Keys | August 10, 1930 | 1975–1979 | Kansas | Democratic |
29 | Andy Ireland | August 23, 1930 | 1977–1993 | Florida | Democratic/Republican |
30 | Alec G. Olson | September 11, 1930 | 1963–1967 | Minnesota | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
31 | Elliott H. Levitas | December 26, 1930 | 1975–1985 | Georgia | Democratic |
32 | Edward G. Biester Jr. | January 5, 1931 | 1967–1977 | Pennsylvania | Republican |
33 | Ron Packard | January 19, 1931 | 1983–2001 | California | Republican |
34 | Connie Morella | February 12, 1931 | 1987–2003 | Maryland | Republican |
35 | James Abourezk | February 24, 1931 | 1971–1973 | South Dakota | Democratic |
36 | Arlen Erdahl | February 27, 1931 | 1979–1983 | Minnesota | Independent-Republican |
37 | John E. Cunningham | March 27, 1931 | 1977–1979 | Washington | Republican |
38 | Lee H. Hamilton | April 20, 1931 | 1965–1999 | Indiana | Democratic |
39 | Bill Clay | April 30, 1931 | 1969–2001 | Missouri | Democratic |
40 | Lowell Weicker | May 16, 1931 | 1969–1971 | Connecticut | Republican |
41 | Ed Weber | July 26, 1931 | 1981–1983 | Ohio | Republican |
42 | Sander Levin | September 6, 1931 | 1983–2019 | Michigan | Democratic |
43 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. | November 5, 1931 | 1977–1983 | Delaware | Republican |
44 | Bud Shuster | January 23, 1932 | 1973–2001 | Pennsylvania | Republican |
45 | Thomas J. Bliley Jr. | January 28, 1932 | 1981–2001 | Virginia | Republican |
46 | Andrew Young | March 12, 1932 | 1973–1977 | Georgia | Democratic |
47 | Alex McMillan | May 9, 1932 | 1985–1995 | North Carolina | Republican |
48 | Harold Vernon Froehlich | May 12, 1932 | 1973–1975 | Wisconsin | Republican |
49 | Jack H. McDonald | June 28, 1932 | 1967–1973 | Michigan | Republican |
50 | Beverly Byron | July 27, 1932 | 1979–1993 | Maryland | Democratic |
51 | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | October 5, 1932 | 1973–1979 | California | Democratic |
52 | David R. Bowen | October 21, 1932 | 1973–1983 | Mississippi | Democratic |
53 | John Burton | December 15, 1932 | 1974–1983 | California | Democratic |
N/A | Walter Fauntroy | February 6, 1933 | 1971–1991 | Columbia | Democratic |
54 | Buddy MacKay | March 22, 1933 | 1983–1989 | Florida | Democratic |
55 | Bob Dornan | April 3, 1933 | 1977–1983
1985–1997 |
California | Republican |
56 | Jim Gardner | April 8, 1933 | 1967–1969 | North Carolina | Republican |
57 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | April 13, 1933 | 1987–1993 | Colorado | Democratic |
58 | Sid Morrison | May 13, 1933 | 1981–1993 | Washington | Republican |
N/A | Madeleine Bordallo | May 31, 1933 | 2003–2019 | Guam | Democratic |
59 | Don Fuqua | August 20, 1933 | 1963–1987 | Florida | Democratic |
60 | Ken Lucas | August 22, 1933 | 1999–2005 | Kentucky | Democratic |
61 | Chuck Grassley | September 17, 1933 | 1975–1981 | Iowa | Republican |
62 | Diane Watson | November 12, 1933 | 2001–2011 | California | Democratic |
63 | William P. Curlin Jr. | November 30, 1933 | 1971–1973 | Kentucky | Democratic |
64 | Pat Danner | January 13, 1934 | 1993–2001 | Missouri | Democratic |
65 | William Vollie Alexander Jr. | January 16, 1934 | 1969–1993 | Arkansas | Democratic |
66 | Ronald M. Mottl | February 6, 1934 | 1975–1983 | Ohio | Democratic |
67 | Richard Shelby | May 6, 1934 | 1979–1987 | Alabama | Democratic |
68 | Bill Gunter | July 16, 1934 | 1973–1975 | Florida | Democratic |
69 | Edolphus Towns | July 21, 1934 | 1983–2013 | New York | Democratic |
70 | Norman D. Shumway | July 28, 1934 | 1979–1991 | California | Republican |
71 | David Pryor | August 29, 1934 | 1966–1973 | Arkansas | Democratic |
72 | Eva Clayton | September 16, 1934 | 1992–2003 | North Carolina | Democratic |
73 | Jean Spencer Ashbrook | September 21, 1934 | 1982–1983 | Ohio | Republican |
74 | Jerry M. Patterson | October 25, 1934 | 1975–1985 | California | Democratic |
75 | Joseph E. Brennan | November 2, 1934 | 1987–1991 | Maine | Democratic |
76 | Nick Smith | November 5, 1934 | 1993–2005 | Michigan | Republican |
77 | Stephen L. Neal | November 7, 1934 | 1975–1995 | North Carolina | Democratic |
78 | Jim Inhofe | November 17, 1934 | 1987–1994 | Oklahoma | Republican |
79 | Ronald A. Sarasin | December 31, 1934 | 1973–1979 | Connecticut | Republican |
80 | Nancy Johnson | January 5, 1935 | 1983–2007 | Connecticut | Republican |
81 | John G. Hutchinson | February 4, 1935 | 1980–1981 | West Virginia | Democratic |
82 | Henry J. Nowak | February 21, 1935 | 1975–1993 | New York | Democratic |
83 | Cleve Benedict | March 21, 1935 | 1981–1983 | West Virginia | Republican |
84 | Joel Hefley | April 18, 1935 | 1987–2007 | Colorado | Republican |
85 | W. S. Stuckey Jr. | May 25, 1935 | 1967–1977 | Georgia | Democratic |
86 | Pete Peterson | June 26, 1935 | 1991–1997 | Florida | Democratic |
87 | Ron Paul | August 20, 1935 | 1976–1977, 1979–1985, 1997–2013 | Texas | Republican |
88 | Thomas W. Ewing | September 19, 1935 | 1991–2001 | Illinois | Republican |
89 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | December 3, 1935 | 1993–Present | Texas | Democratic |
90 | James G. Martin | December 11, 1935 | 1973–1985 | North Carolina | Republican |
91 | Ed Bethune | December 19, 1935 | 1979–1985 | Arkansas | Republican |
92 | Henry E. Brown Jr. | December 20, 1935 | 2001–2011 | South Carolina | Republican |
93 | Don Sundquist | March 15, 1936 | 1983–1995 | Tennessee | Republican |
94 | Pat Roberts | April 20, 1936 | 1981–1997 | Kansas | Republican |
95 | John Jenrette | May 19, 1936 | 1975–1980 | South Carolina | Democratic |
96 | Barbara B. Kennelly | July 10, 1936 | 1982–1999 | Connecticut | Democratic |
97 | Barbara Mikulski | July 20, 1936 | 1977–1987 | Maryland | Democratic |
98 | Michael J. Harrington | September 2, 1936 | 1969–1979 | Massachusetts | Democratic |
99 | John Olver | September 3, 1936 | 1991–2013 | Massachusetts | Democratic |
100 | Sue W. Kelly | September 26, 1936 | 1995–2007 | New York | Republican |