List of longest-living United States senators

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This article contains a list of the longest-living United States senators among those currently living (incumbent or former) and a list of the individuals who, at the time of their deaths, were the longest-living United States senators among those current or former senators then living. Of those living, the longest-living senator is Daniel J. Evans. The longest-lived senator in history is Cornelius Cole, who died at 102.

Oldest senators (historic)

This is a list of the senators who were the oldest living before they died.

Begin date End date Senator Birth date Term(s) State Party Age (years, days)
March 4, 1789 November 14, 1819 William Johnson October 7, 1727 1789–1791 Connecticut Pro-Administration 92 years, 38 days
November 14, 1819 June 1, 1832 Thomas Sumter August 14, 1734 1801–1810 South Carolina Democratic-Republican 97 years, 292 days
June 1, 1832 November 14, 1832 Charles Carroll September 19, 1737 1789–1792 Maryland Federalist 95 years, 56 days
November 14, 1832 March 7, 1838 Paine Wingate May 14, 1739 1789–1793 New Hampshire Federalist 98 years, 297 days
March 7, 1838 April 22, 1839 Samuel Smith July 27, 1752 1803–1815, 1822–1833 Maryland Democratic-Republican, Crawford Republican, Jacksonian 86 years, 269 days
April 22, 1839 February 13, 1843 Nathaniel Chipman November 15, 1752 1797–1803 Vermont Federalist 90 years, 90 days
February 13, 1843 February 25, 1845 Asher Robbins October 26, 1757 1825–1839 Rhode Island Anti-Jacksonian, Adams 87 years, 122 days
February 25, 1845 December 22, 1850 William Plumer June 25, 1759 1802–1807 New Hampshire Federalist 91 years, 180 days
December 22, 1850 April 12, 1851 David Daggett December 31, 1764 1813–1819 Connecticut Federalist 86 years, 102 days
April 12, 1851 October 14, 1853 Elisha Mathewson April 18, 1767 1807–1811 Rhode Island Democratic-Republican 86 years, 179 days
October 14, 1853 November 19, 1853 Samuel C. Crafts October 6, 1768 1842–1843 Vermont Whig 85 years, 44 days
November 19, 1853 July 24, 1854 Jonathan Roberts August 16, 1771 1814–1821 Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican 82 years, 342 days
July 24, 1854 April 20, 1857 Benjamin Tappan May 25, 1773 1839–1845 Ohio Democratic 83 years, 330 days
April 20, 1857 May 6, 1860 Littleton Tazewell December 17, 1774 1824–1832 Virginia Democratic-Republican, Jacksonian 85 years, 141 days
May 6, 1860 June 23, 1865 William Wilkins December 20, 1779 1831–1834 Pennsylvania Democratic 85 years, 185 days
June 23, 1865 June 19, 1867 Henry Dodge October 12, 1782 1848–1857 Wisconsin Democratic 84 years, 250 days
June 19, 1867 December 28, 1870 Wilson Lumpkin January 14, 1783 1837–1841 Georgia Democratic 87 years, 348 days
December 28, 1870 June 20, 1874 John Ruggles October 8, 1789 1835–1841 Maine Democratic 84 years, 255 days
June 20, 1874 July 3, 1878 Daniel Sturgeon October 27, 1789 1840–1851 Pennsylvania Democratic 88 years, 249 days
July 3, 1878 September 16, 1887 Joseph Cilley January 4, 1791 1846–1847 New Hampshire Liberty 96 years, 255 days
September 16, 1887 June 26, 1889 Simon Cameron March 8, 1799 1845–1849, 1857–1861, 1867–1877 Pennsylvania Democratic, Republican 90 years, 110 days
June 26, 1889 April 4, 1893 David Meriwether October 30, 1800 1852–1852 Kentucky Democratic 92 years, 156 days
April 4, 1893 January 6, 1901 James W. Bradbury June 10, 1802 1847–1853 Maine Democratic 98 years, 210 days
January 6, 1901 October 7, 1906 Daniel T. Jewett September 14, 1807 1870–1871 Missouri Republican 99 years, 23 days
October 7, 1906 July 27, 1907 Edmund Pettus July 6, 1821 1897–1907 Alabama Democratic 86 years, 21 days
July 27, 1907 January 10, 1909 John Conness September 22, 1821 1863–1869 California Republican 87 years, 110 days
January 10, 1909 November 3, 1924 Cornelius Cole September 17, 1822 1867–1873 California Republican 102 years, 47 days
November 3, 1924 April 5, 1928 Chauncey Depew April 23, 1834 1899–1911 New York Republican 93 years, 348 days
April 5, 1928 January 24, 1930 Rebecca Felton June 10, 1835 1922–1922 Georgia Democratic 94 years, 228 days
January 24, 1930 April 12, 1933 Adelbert Ames October 31, 1835 1870–1874 Mississippi Republican 97 years, 163 days
April 12, 1933 February 7, 1937 Elihu Root February 15, 1845 1909–1915 New York Republican 91 years, 358 days
February 7, 1937 January 26, 1939 Newell Sanders July 12, 1850 1912–1913 Tennessee Republican 88 years, 198 days
January 26, 1939 April 30, 1940 Furnifold Simmons January 20, 1854 1901–1931 North Carolina Democratic 86 years, 101 days
April 30, 1940 February 4, 1942 Fountain L. Thompson November 18, 1854 1909–1910 North Dakota Democratic 87 years, 78 days
February 4, 1942 July 19, 1947 Robert Owen February 2, 1856 1907–1925 Oklahoma Democratic 91 years, 167 days
July 19, 1947 July 27, 1954 Joseph E. Ransdell October 7, 1858 1913–1931 Louisiana Democratic 95 years, 293 days
July 27, 1954 March 1, 1958 Lawrence C. Phipps August 30, 1862 1919–1931 Colorado Republican 95 years, 183 days
March 1, 1958 March 3, 1961 Joseph R. Grundy January 13, 1863 1929–1930 Pennsylvania Republican 98 years, 49 days
March 3, 1961 May 24, 1961 George W. Pepper March 16, 1867 1922–1927 Pennsylvania Republican 94 years, 69 days
May 24, 1961 May 19, 1966 Theodore F. Green October 2, 1867 1937–1961 Rhode Island Democratic 98 years, 229 days
May 19, 1966 December 28, 1972 John N. Heiskell November 2, 1872 1913–1913 Arkansas Democratic 100 years, 56 days
December 28, 1972 July 29, 1974 George L. P. Radcliffe August 22, 1877 1935–1947 Maryland Democratic 96 years, 341 days
July 29, 1974 April 14, 1977 John Milton January 21, 1881 1938–1938 New Jersey Democratic 96 years, 83 days
April 14, 1977 May 15, 1983 Hall S. Lusk September 21, 1883 1960–1960 Oregon Democratic 99 years, 236 days
May 15, 1983 December 1, 1984 Stephen M. Young May 4, 1889 1959–1971 Ohio Democratic 95 years, 211 days
December 1, 1984 March 20, 1988 Samuel W. Reynolds August 11, 1890 1954–1954 Nebraska Republican 97 years, 222 days
March 20, 1988 March 14, 1989 Gladys Pyle October 4, 1890 1938–1939 South Dakota Republican 98 years, 161 days
March 14, 1989 September 23, 1992 Frank P. Briggs February 25, 1894 1945–1947 Missouri Democratic 98 years, 211 days
September 23, 1992 June 10, 1993 Milward Simpson November 12, 1897 1962–1967 Wyoming Republican 95 years, 210 days
June 10, 1993 May 29, 1995 Margaret Smith December 14, 1897 1949–1973 Maine Republican 97 years, 166 days
May 29, 1995 May 8, 1998 Jennings Randolph March 8, 1902 1958–1985 West Virginia Democratic 96 years, 61 days
May 8, 1998 June 26, 2003 Strom Thurmond December 5, 1902 1954–1956, 1956–2003 South Carolina Democratic, Republican 100 years, 203 days
June 26, 2003 August 18, 2004 Hiram Fong October 15, 1906 1959–1977 Hawaii Republican 97 years, 308 days
August 18, 2004 October 20, 2009 Clifford Hansen October 16, 1912 1967–1978 Wyoming Republican 97 years, 4 days
October 20, 2009 July 30, 2013 Harry F. Byrd Jr. December 20, 1914 1965–1983 Virginia Democratic, Independent 98 years, 222 days
July 30, 2013 January 3, 2015 Edward Brooke October 26, 1919 1967–1979 Massachusetts Republican 95 years, 69 days
January 3, 2015 December 8, 2016 John Glenn July 18, 1921 1974–1999 Ohio Democratic 95 years, 143 days
December 8, 2016 April 6, 2019 Fritz Hollings January 1, 1922 1966–2005 South Carolina Democratic 97 years, 95 days
April 6, 2019 December 26, 2019 Jocelyn Burdick February 6, 1922 1992 North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League 97 years, 323 days
December 26, 2019 August 18, 2023 James L. Buckley March 9, 1923 1971–1977 New York Conservative, Republican 100 years, 162 days
August 18, 2023 Present Daniel J. Evans October 16, 1925 1983–1989 Washington Republican 98 years, 165 days

Oldest senators currently living

This is a list of the oldest senators, current or former, currently living.

Key
Currently serving
Rank Senator Date of birth Senate term State served Party Age (years, days)
1 Daniel J. Evans October 16, 1925 1983–1989 Washington Republican 98 years, 165 days
2 Nicholas F. Brady April 11, 1930 1982 New Jersey 93 years, 353 days
3 Rudy Boschwitz November 7, 1930 1978–1991 Minnesota Independent-Republican 93 years, 143 days
4 Fred R. Harris November 13, 1930 1964–1973 Oklahoma Democratic 93 years, 137 days
5 Mack Mattingly January 7, 1931 1981–1987 Georgia Republican 93 years, 82 days
6 Alan Simpson September 2, 1931 1979–1997 Wyoming 92 years, 209 days
7 J. Bennett Johnston June 10, 1932 1972–1997 Louisiana Democratic 91 years, 293 days
8 Nancy Kassebaum July 29, 1932 1978–1997 Kansas Republican 91 years, 244 days
9 Bob Packwood September 11, 1932 1969–1995 Oregon 91 years, 200 days
10 Jake Garn October 12, 1932 1974–1993 Utah 91 years, 169 days
11 Frank Murkowski March 28, 1933 1981–2002 Alaska 91 years, 1 day
12 Ben Nighthorse Campbell April 13, 1933 1993–2005 Colorado Democratic (1993–1995)

Republican (1995–2005)

90 years, 351 days
13 George J. Mitchell August 20, 1933 1980–1995 Maine Democratic 90 years, 222 days
14 Pete Wilson August 23, 1933 1983–1991 California Republican 90 years, 219 days
15 Chuck Grassley September 17, 1933 1981–Present Iowa Republican 90 years, 194 days
16 Richard Shelby May 6, 1934 1987–2023 Alabama Democratic (1987–1994)

Republican (1994–2023)

89 years, 328 days
17 David Pryor August 29, 1934 1979–1997 Arkansas Democratic 89 years, 213 days
18 Jim Inhofe November 17, 1934 1994–2023 Oklahoma Republican 89 years, 133 days
19 Harrison Schmitt July 3, 1935 1977–1983 New Mexico 88 years, 270 days
20 Pat Roberts April 20, 1936 1997–2021 Kansas 87 years, 344 days
21 Barbara Mikulski July 20, 1936 1987–2017 Maryland Democratic 87 years, 253 days
22 Elizabeth Dole July 29, 1936 2003–2009 North Carolina Republican 87 years, 244 days
23 John Danforth September 5, 1936 1976–1995 Missouri 87 years, 206 days
24 Jim Sasser September 30, 1936 1977–1995 Tennessee Democratic 87 years, 181 days
25 Bob Graham November 9, 1936 1987–2005 Florida 87 years, 141 days
26 Gary Hart November 28, 1936 1975–1987 Colorado 87 years, 122 days
27 Dennis DeConcini May 8, 1937 1977–1995 Arizona 86 years, 326 days
28 Jay Rockefeller June 18, 1937 1985–2015 West Virginia 86 years, 285 days
29 Richard Bryan July 16, 1937 1989–2001 Nevada 86 years, 257 days
30 Al D'Amato August 1, 1937 1981–1999 New York Republican 86 years, 241 days
31 Roland Burris August 3, 1937 2009–2010 Illinois Democratic 86 years, 239 days
32 John Seymour December 3, 1937 1991–1992 California Republican 86 years, 117 days
33 Paul G. Kirk January 18, 1938 2009–2010 Massachusetts Democratic 86 years, 71 days
34 Donald Riegle February 4, 1938 1976–1995 Michigan 86 years, 54 days
35 Steve Symms April 23, 1938 1981–1993 Idaho Republican 85 years, 341 days
36 Sam Nunn September 8, 1938 1972–1997 Georgia Democratic 85 years, 203 days
37 Kit Bond March 6, 1939 1987–2011 Missouri Republican 85 years, 23 days
38 Ted Kaufman March 15, 1939 2009–2010 Delaware Democratic 85 years, 14 days
39 Chuck Robb June 26, 1939 1989–2001 Virginia 84 years, 277 days
40 Tim Wirth September 22, 1939 1987–1993 Colorado 84 years, 189 days
41 Tom Harkin November 19, 1939 1985–2015 Iowa 84 years, 131 days
42 Donald Stewart February 8, 1940 1978–1981 Alabama 84 years, 50 days
43 Hank Brown February 12, 1940 1991–1997 Colorado Republican 84 years, 46 days
44 Patrick Leahy March 31, 1940 1975–2023 Vermont Democratic 83 years, 364 days
45 Lamar Alexander July 3, 1940 2003–2021 Tennessee Republican 83 years, 270 days
46 William Cohen August 28, 1940 1979–1997 Maine 83 years, 214 days
47 Wyche Fowler October 6, 1940 1987–1993 Georgia Democratic 83 years, 175 days
48 Gordon J. Humphrey October 9, 1940 1979–1990 New Hampshire Republican 83 years, 172 days
49 Connie Mack III October 29, 1940 1989–2001 Florida 83 years, 152 days
50 Barbara Boxer November 11, 1940 1993–2017 California Democratic 83 years, 139 days
51 Bob Smith March 30, 1941 1990–2003 New Hampshire Republican 82 years, 365 days
52 David Boren April 21, 1941 1979–1994 Oklahoma Democratic 82 years, 343 days
53 Ben Nelson May 17, 1941 2001–2013 Nebraska 82 years, 317 days
54 Bernie Sanders September 8, 1941 2007–Present Vermont Independent/Democratic caucus 82 years, 203 days
55 Trent Lott October 9, 1941 1989–2007 Mississippi Republican 82 years, 172 days
56 Max Baucus December 11, 1941 1978–2014 Montana Democratic 82 years, 109 days
57 Mitch McConnell February 20, 1942 1985–Present Kentucky Republican 82 years, 38 days
58 Larry Pressler March 29, 1942 1979–1997 South Dakota Republican 82 years, 0 days
59 Jon Kyl April 25, 1942 1995–2013, 2018 Arizona 81 years, 339 days
60 John Ashcroft May 9, 1942 1995–2001 Missouri 81 years, 325 days
61 Byron Dorgan May 14, 1942 1992–2011 North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League 81 years, 320 days
62 Bob Kasten June 19, 1942 1981–1993 Wisconsin Republican 81 years, 284 days
63 Phil Gramm July 8, 1942 1985–2002 Texas 81 years, 265 days
64 Bill Nelson September 29, 1942 2001–2019 Florida Democratic 81 years, 182 days
65 Joe Biden November 20, 1942 1973–2009 Delaware 81 years, 130 days
66 Jim Risch May 3, 1943 2009–Present Idaho Republican 80 years, 331 days
67 Dan Coats May 16, 1943 1989–1999, 2011–2017 Indiana Republican 80 years, 318 days
68 Kay Bailey Hutchison July 22, 1943 1993–2013 Texas 80 years, 251 days
69 Bill Bradley July 28, 1943 1979–1997 New Jersey Democratic 80 years, 245 days
70 Bob Kerrey August 27, 1943 1989–2001 Nebraska 80 years, 215 days
71 Jeff Bingaman October 3, 1943 1983–2013 New Mexico 80 years, 178 days
72 Ben Cardin October 5, 1943 2007–Present Maryland Democratic 80 years, 176 days
73 Saxby Chambliss November 10, 1943 2003–2015 Georgia Republican 80 years, 140 days
74 Wayne Allard December 2, 1943 1997–2009 Colorado 80 years, 118 days
75 John Kerry December 11, 1943 1985–2013 Massachusetts Democratic 80 years, 109 days
76 John Breaux March 1, 1944 1987–2005 Louisiana 80 years, 28 days
77 Angus King March 31, 1944 2013–Present Maine Independent/Democratic caucus 79 years, 364 days
78 Chris Dodd May 27, 1944 1981–2011 Connecticut Democratic 79 years, 307 days
79 Dick Durbin November 21, 1944 1997–Present Illinois Democratic 79 years, 129 days
80 Sheila Frahm March 22, 1945 1996 Kansas Republican 79 years, 7 days
81 Larry Craig July 20, 1945 1991–2009 Idaho 78 years, 253 days
82 Jim Webb February 9, 1946 2007–2013 Virginia Democratic 78 years, 49 days
83 Richard Blumenthal February 13, 1946 2011–Present Connecticut Democratic 78 years, 45 days
84 Ed Markey July 11, 1946 2013–Present Massachusetts 77 years, 262 days
85 Chuck Hagel October 4, 1946 1997–2009 Nebraska Republican 77 years, 177 days
86 Mel Martínez October 23, 1946 2005–2009 Florida 77 years, 158 days
87 Jeff Sessions December 24, 1946 1997–2017 Alabama 77 years, 96 days
88 Tim Johnson December 28, 1946 1997–2015 South Dakota Democratic 77 years, 92 days
89 Paul Trible December 29, 1946 1983–1989 Virginia Republican 77 years, 91 days
90 Jon Corzine January 1, 1947 2001–2006 New Jersey Democratic 77 years, 88 days
91 Mike DeWine January 5, 1947 1995–2007 Ohio Republican 77 years, 84 days
92 Tom Carper January 23, 1947 2001–Present Delaware Democratic 77 years, 66 days
93 Mark Dayton January 26, 1947 2001–2007 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor 77 years, 63 days
94 Jeanne Shaheen January 28, 1947 2009–Present New Hampshire Democratic 77 years, 61 days
95 Dan Quayle February 4, 1947 1981–1989 Indiana Republican 77 years, 54 days
96 Judd Gregg February 14, 1947 1993–2011 New Hampshire 77 years, 44 days
97 Olympia Snowe February 21, 1947 1995–2013 Maine 77 years, 37 days
98 Mitt Romney March 12, 1947 2019–Present Utah Republican 77 years, 17 days
99 Peter Welch May 2, 1947 2023–Present Vermont Democratic 76 years, 332 days
100 Carol Moseley Braun August 16, 1947 1993–1999 Illinois Democratic 76 years, 226 days