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This is a list of the senators who were | This is a list of the senators who were the oldest living before they died. | ||
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|March 4, 1789 | |March 4, 1789 | ||
|November 14, 1819 | |November 14, 1819 | ||
|William Johnson | |{{wp|William Samuel Johnson| William Johnson}} | ||
|October 7, 1727 | |October 7, 1727 | ||
|1789–1791 | |1789–1791 | ||
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|November 14, 1819 | |November 14, 1819 | ||
|June 1, 1832 | |June 1, 1832 | ||
|Thomas Sumter | |{{wp|Thomas Sumter}} | ||
|August 14, 1734 | |August 14, 1734 | ||
|1801–1810 | |1801–1810 | ||
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|June 1, 1832 | |June 1, 1832 | ||
|November 14, 1832 | |November 14, 1832 | ||
|Charles Carroll | |{{wp|Charles Carroll of Carrollton| Charles Carroll}} | ||
|September 19, 1737 | |September 19, 1737 | ||
|1789–1792 | |1789–1792 | ||
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|November 14, 1832 | |November 14, 1832 | ||
|March 7, 1838 | |March 7, 1838 | ||
|Paine Wingate | |{{wp|Paine Wingate}} | ||
|May 14, 1739 | |May 14, 1739 | ||
|1789–1793 | |1789–1793 | ||
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|March 7, 1838 | |March 7, 1838 | ||
|April 22, 1839 | |April 22, 1839 | ||
|Samuel Smith | |{{wp|Samuel Smith (Maryland politician)| Samuel Smith}} | ||
|July 27, 1752 | |July 27, 1752 | ||
|1803–1815, 1822–1833 | |1803–1815, 1822–1833 | ||
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|April 22, 1839 | |April 22, 1839 | ||
|February 13, 1843 | |February 13, 1843 | ||
|Nathaniel Chipman | |{{wp|Nathaniel Chipman}} | ||
|November 15, 1752 | |November 15, 1752 | ||
|1797–1803 | |1797–1803 | ||
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|February 13, 1843 | |February 13, 1843 | ||
|February 25, 1845 | |February 25, 1845 | ||
|Asher Robbins | |{{wp|Asher Robbins}} | ||
|October 26, 1757 | |October 26, 1757 | ||
|1825–1839 | |1825–1839 | ||
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|February 25, 1845 | |February 25, 1845 | ||
|December 22, 1850 | |December 22, 1850 | ||
|William Plumer | |{{wp|William Plumer}} | ||
|June 25, 1759 | |June 25, 1759 | ||
|1802–1807 | |1802–1807 | ||
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|December 22, 1850 | |December 22, 1850 | ||
|April 12, 1851 | |April 12, 1851 | ||
|David Daggett | |{{wp|David Daggett}} | ||
|December 31, 1764 | |December 31, 1764 | ||
|1813–1819 | |1813–1819 | ||
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|April 12, 1851 | |April 12, 1851 | ||
|October 14, 1853 | |October 14, 1853 | ||
|Elisha Mathewson | |{{wp|Elisha Mathewson}} | ||
|April 18, 1767 | |April 18, 1767 | ||
|1807–1811 | |1807–1811 | ||
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|October 14, 1853 | |October 14, 1853 | ||
|November 19, 1853 | |November 19, 1853 | ||
|Samuel Crafts | |{{wp|Samuel C. Crafts}} | ||
|October 6, 1768 | |October 6, 1768 | ||
|1842–1843 | |1842–1843 | ||
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|November 19, 1853 | |November 19, 1853 | ||
|July 24, 1854 | |July 24, 1854 | ||
|Jonathan Roberts | |{{wp|Jonathan Roberts (politician)| Jonathan Roberts}} | ||
|August 16, 1771 | |August 16, 1771 | ||
|1814–1821 | |1814–1821 | ||
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|July 24, 1854 | |July 24, 1854 | ||
|April 20, 1857 | |April 20, 1857 | ||
|Benjamin Tappan | |{{wp|Benjamin Tappan}} | ||
|May 25, 1773 | |May 25, 1773 | ||
|1839–1845 | |1839–1845 | ||
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|April 20, 1857 | |April 20, 1857 | ||
|May 6, 1860 | |May 6, 1860 | ||
|Littleton Tazewell | |{{wp|Littleton Tazewell}} | ||
|December 17, 1774 | |December 17, 1774 | ||
|1824–1832 | |1824–1832 | ||
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|May 6, 1860 | |May 6, 1860 | ||
|June 23, 1865 | |June 23, 1865 | ||
|William Wilkins | |{{wp|William Wilkins (American politician)| William Wilkins}} | ||
|December 20, 1779 | |December 20, 1779 | ||
|1831–1834 | |1831–1834 | ||
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|June 23, 1865 | |June 23, 1865 | ||
|June 19, 1867 | |June 19, 1867 | ||
|Henry Dodge | |{{wp|Henry Dodge}} | ||
|October 12, 1782 | |October 12, 1782 | ||
|1848–1857 | |1848–1857 | ||
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|June 19, 1867 | |June 19, 1867 | ||
|December 28, 1870 | |December 28, 1870 | ||
|Wilson Lumpkin | |{{wp|Wilson Lumpkin}} | ||
|January 14, 1783 | |January 14, 1783 | ||
|1837–1841 | |1837–1841 | ||
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|December 28, 1870 | |December 28, 1870 | ||
|June 20, 1874 | |June 20, 1874 | ||
|John Ruggles | |{{wp|John Ruggles}} | ||
|October 8, 1789 | |October 8, 1789 | ||
|1835–1841 | |1835–1841 | ||
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|June 20, 1874 | |June 20, 1874 | ||
|July 3, 1878 | |July 3, 1878 | ||
|Daniel Sturgeon | |{{wp|Daniel Sturgeon}} | ||
|October 27, 1789 | |October 27, 1789 | ||
|1840–1851 | |1840–1851 | ||
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|July 3, 1878 | |July 3, 1878 | ||
|September 16, 1887 | |September 16, 1887 | ||
|Joseph Cilley | |{{wp|Joseph Cilley (1791–1887)| Joseph Cilley}} | ||
|January 4, 1791 | |January 4, 1791 | ||
|1846–1847 | |1846–1847 | ||
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|September 16, 1887 | |September 16, 1887 | ||
|June 26, 1889 | |June 26, 1889 | ||
|Simon Cameron | |{{wp|Simon Cameron}} | ||
|March 8, 1799 | |March 8, 1799 | ||
|1845–1849, 1857–1861, 1867–1877 | |1845–1849, 1857–1861, 1867–1877 | ||
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|June 26, 1889 | |June 26, 1889 | ||
|April 4, 1893 | |April 4, 1893 | ||
|David Meriwether | |{{wp|David Meriwether (Kentucky politician)| David Meriwether}} | ||
|October 30, 1800 | |October 30, 1800 | ||
|1852–1852 | |1852–1852 | ||
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|April 4, 1893 | |April 4, 1893 | ||
|January 6, 1901 | |January 6, 1901 | ||
|James Bradbury | |{{wp|James W. Bradbury}} | ||
|June 10, 1802 | |June 10, 1802 | ||
|1847–1853 | |1847–1853 | ||
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|January 6, 1901 | |January 6, 1901 | ||
|October 7, 1906 | |October 7, 1906 | ||
|Daniel Jewett | |{{wp|Daniel T. Jewett}} | ||
|September 14, 1807 | |September 14, 1807 | ||
|1870–1871 | |1870–1871 | ||
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|October 7, 1906 | |October 7, 1906 | ||
|July 27, 1907 | |July 27, 1907 | ||
|Edmund Pettus | |{{wp|Edmund Pettus}} | ||
|July 6, 1821 | |July 6, 1821 | ||
|1897–1907 | |1897–1907 | ||
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|July 27, 1907 | |July 27, 1907 | ||
|January 10, 1909 | |January 10, 1909 | ||
|John Conness | |{{wp|John Conness}} | ||
|September 22, 1821 | |September 22, 1821 | ||
|1863–1869 | |1863–1869 | ||
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|January 10, 1909 | |January 10, 1909 | ||
|November 3, 1924 | |November 3, 1924 | ||
|Cornelius Cole | |{{wp|Cornelius Cole}} | ||
|September 17, 1822 | |September 17, 1822 | ||
|1867–1873 | |1867–1873 | ||
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|November 3, 1924 | |November 3, 1924 | ||
|April 5, 1928 | |April 5, 1928 | ||
|Chauncey Depew | |{{wp|Chauncey Depew}} | ||
|April 23, 1834 | |April 23, 1834 | ||
|1899–1911 | |1899–1911 | ||
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|April 5, 1928 | |April 5, 1928 | ||
|January 24, 1930 | |January 24, 1930 | ||
|Rebecca Felton | |{{wp|Rebecca Latimer Felton| Rebecca Felton}} | ||
|June 10, 1835 | |June 10, 1835 | ||
|1922–1922 | |1922–1922 | ||
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|January 24, 1930 | |January 24, 1930 | ||
|April 12, 1933 | |April 12, 1933 | ||
|Adelbert Ames | |{{wp|Adelbert Ames}} | ||
|October 31, 1835 | |October 31, 1835 | ||
|1870–1874 | |1870–1874 | ||
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|April 12, 1933 | |April 12, 1933 | ||
|February 7, 1937 | |February 7, 1937 | ||
|Elihu Root | |{{wp|Elihu Root}} | ||
|February 15, 1845 | |February 15, 1845 | ||
|1909–1915 | |1909–1915 | ||
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|February 7, 1937 | |February 7, 1937 | ||
|January 26, | |January 26, 1939 | ||
|Newell Sanders | |{{wp|Newell Sanders}} | ||
|July 12, 1850 | |July 12, 1850 | ||
|1912–1913 | |1912–1913 | ||
|Tennessee | |Tennessee | ||
|Republican | |Republican | ||
| | |88 years, 198 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |January 26, 1939 | ||
|April 30, 1940 | |April 30, 1940 | ||
|Furnifold Simmons | |{{wp|Furnifold McLendel Simmons| Furnifold Simmons}} | ||
|January 20, 1854 | |January 20, 1854 | ||
|1901–1931 | |1901–1931 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|April 30, 1940 | |April 30, 1940 | ||
|February 4, 1942 | |February 4, 1942 | ||
|Fountain Thompson | |{{wp|Fountain L. Thompson}} | ||
|November 18, 1854 | |November 18, 1854 | ||
|1909–1910 | |1909–1910 | ||
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|February 4, 1942 | |February 4, 1942 | ||
|July 19, 1947 | |July 19, 1947 | ||
|Robert Owen | |{{wp|Robert Latham Owen| Robert Owen}} | ||
|February 2, 1856 | |February 2, 1856 | ||
|1907–1925 | |1907–1925 | ||
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|July 19, 1947 | |July 19, 1947 | ||
|July 27, 1954 | |July 27, 1954 | ||
|Joseph Ransdell | |{{wp|Joseph E. Ransdell}} | ||
|October 7, 1858 | |October 7, 1858 | ||
|1913–1931 | |1913–1931 | ||
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|July 27, 1954 | |July 27, 1954 | ||
|March 1, 1958 | |March 1, 1958 | ||
|Lawrence Phipps | |{{wp|Lawrence C. Phipps}} | ||
|August 30, 1862 | |August 30, 1862 | ||
|1919–1931 | |1919–1931 | ||
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|March 1, 1958 | |March 1, 1958 | ||
|March 3, 1961 | |March 3, 1961 | ||
|Joseph Grundy | |{{wp|Joseph R. Grundy}} | ||
|January 13, 1863 | |January 13, 1863 | ||
|1929–1930 | |1929–1930 | ||
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|March 3, 1961 | |March 3, 1961 | ||
|May 24, 1961 | |May 24, 1961 | ||
|George Pepper | |{{wp|George W. Pepper}} | ||
|March 16, 1867 | |March 16, 1867 | ||
|1922–1927 | |1922–1927 | ||
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|May 24, 1961 | |May 24, 1961 | ||
|May 19, 1966 | |May 19, 1966 | ||
|Theodore Green | |{{wp|Theodore F. Green}} | ||
|October 2, 1867 | |October 2, 1867 | ||
|1937–1961 | |1937–1961 | ||
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|May 19, 1966 | |May 19, 1966 | ||
|December 28, 1972 | |December 28, 1972 | ||
|John Heiskell | |{{wp|John N. Heiskell}} | ||
|November 2, 1872 | |November 2, 1872 | ||
|1913–1913 | |1913–1913 | ||
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|December 28, 1972 | |December 28, 1972 | ||
|July 29, 1974 | |July 29, 1974 | ||
|George Radcliffe | |{{wp|George L. P. Radcliffe}} | ||
|August 22, 1877 | |August 22, 1877 | ||
|1935–1947 | |1935–1947 | ||
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|July 29, 1974 | |July 29, 1974 | ||
|April 14, 1977 | |April 14, 1977 | ||
|John Milton | |{{wp|John Gerald Milton| John Milton}} | ||
|January 21, 1881 | |January 21, 1881 | ||
|1938–1938 | |1938–1938 | ||
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|April 14, 1977 | |April 14, 1977 | ||
|May 15, 1983 | |May 15, 1983 | ||
|Hall Lusk | |{{wp|Hall S. Lusk}} | ||
|September 21, 1883 | |September 21, 1883 | ||
|1960–1960 | |1960–1960 | ||
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|May 15, 1983 | |May 15, 1983 | ||
|December 1, 1984 | |December 1, 1984 | ||
|Stephen Young | |{{wp|Stephen M. Young}} | ||
|May 4, 1889 | |May 4, 1889 | ||
|1959–1971 | |1959–1971 | ||
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|December 1, 1984 | |December 1, 1984 | ||
|March 20, 1988 | |March 20, 1988 | ||
|Samuel Reynolds | |{{wp|Samuel W. Reynolds}} | ||
|August 11, 1890 | |August 11, 1890 | ||
|1954–1954 | |1954–1954 | ||
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|March 20, 1988 | |March 20, 1988 | ||
|March 14, 1989 | |March 14, 1989 | ||
|Gladys Pyle | |{{wp|Gladys Pyle}} | ||
|October 4, 1890 | |October 4, 1890 | ||
|1938–1939 | |1938–1939 | ||
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|March 14, 1989 | |March 14, 1989 | ||
|September 23, 1992 | |September 23, 1992 | ||
|Frank Briggs | |{{wp|Frank P. Briggs}} | ||
|February 25, 1894 | |February 25, 1894 | ||
|1945–1947 | |1945–1947 | ||
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|September 23, 1992 | |September 23, 1992 | ||
|June 10, 1993 | |June 10, 1993 | ||
|Milward Simpson | |{{wp|Milward Simpson}} | ||
|November 12, 1897 | |November 12, 1897 | ||
|1962–1967 | |1962–1967 | ||
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|June 10, 1993 | |June 10, 1993 | ||
|May 29, 1995 | |May 29, 1995 | ||
|Margaret Smith | |{{wp|Margaret Chase Smith| Margaret Smith}} | ||
|December 14, 1897 | |December 14, 1897 | ||
|1949–1973 | |1949–1973 | ||
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|May 29, 1995 | |May 29, 1995 | ||
|May 8, 1998 | |May 8, 1998 | ||
|Jennings Randolph | |{{wp|Jennings Randolph}} | ||
|March 8, 1902 | |March 8, 1902 | ||
|1958–1985 | |1958–1985 | ||
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|May 8, 1998 | |May 8, 1998 | ||
|June 26, 2003 | |June 26, 2003 | ||
|Strom Thurmond | |{{wp|Strom Thurmond}} | ||
|December 5, 1902 | |December 5, 1902 | ||
|1954–1956, 1956–2003 | |1954–1956, 1956–2003 | ||
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|June 26, 2003 | |June 26, 2003 | ||
|August 18, 2004 | |August 18, 2004 | ||
|Hiram Fong | |{{wp|Hiram Fong}} | ||
|October 15, 1906 | |October 15, 1906 | ||
|1959–1977 | |1959–1977 | ||
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|August 18, 2004 | |August 18, 2004 | ||
|October 20, 2009 | |October 20, 2009 | ||
|Clifford Hansen | |{{wp|Clifford Hansen}} | ||
|October 16, 1912 | |October 16, 1912 | ||
|1967–1978 | |1967–1978 | ||
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|October 20, 2009 | |October 20, 2009 | ||
|July 30, 2013 | |July 30, 2013 | ||
|Harry F. Byrd Jr. | |{{wp|Harry F. Byrd Jr.}} | ||
|December 20, 1914 | |December 20, 1914 | ||
|1965–1983 | |1965–1983 | ||
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|July 30, 2013 | |July 30, 2013 | ||
|January 3, 2015 | |January 3, 2015 | ||
|Edward Brooke | |{{wp|Edward Brooke}} | ||
|October 26, 1919 | |October 26, 1919 | ||
|1967–1979 | |1967–1979 | ||
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|January 3, 2015 | |January 3, 2015 | ||
|December 8, 2016 | |December 8, 2016 | ||
|John Glenn | |{{wp|John Glenn}} | ||
|July 18, 1921 | |July 18, 1921 | ||
|1974–1999 | |1974–1999 | ||
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|December 8, 2016 | |December 8, 2016 | ||
|April 6, 2019 | |April 6, 2019 | ||
|Fritz Hollings | |{{wp|Fritz Hollings}} | ||
|January 1, 1922 | |January 1, 1922 | ||
|1966–2005 | |1966–2005 | ||
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|April 6, 2019 | |April 6, 2019 | ||
|December 26, 2019 | |December 26, 2019 | ||
|Jocelyn Burdick | |{{wp|Jocelyn Burdick}} | ||
|February 6, 1922 | |February 6, 1922 | ||
|1992 | |1992 | ||
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|December 26, 2019 | |December 26, 2019 | ||
|Present | |Present | ||
|James L. Buckley | |{{wp|James L. Buckley}} | ||
|March 9, 1923 | |March 9, 1923 | ||
|1971–1977 | |1971–1977 | ||
|New York | |New York | ||
|Conservative, Republican | |Conservative, Republican | ||
| | |{{age in years and days|1923|3|9}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|Democratic | |Democratic | ||
|{{age in years and days|1933|12|20}} | |{{age in years and days|1933|12|20}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|24 | |24 | ||
|{{wp|Richard Shelby}} | |{{wp|Richard Shelby}} | ||
|May 6, 1934 | |May 6, 1934 | ||
| | |1987–2023 | ||
|Alabama | |Alabama | ||
|Democratic (1987–1994) | |Democratic (1987–1994) | ||
Republican ( | Republican (1994–2023) | ||
|{{age in years and days|1934|5|6}} | |{{age in years and days|1934|5|6}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Democratic | |Democratic | ||
|{{age in years and days|1934|8|29}} | |{{age in years and days|1934|8|29}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|27 | |27 | ||
|{{wp|Jim Inhofe}} | |{{wp|Jim Inhofe}} | ||
|November 17, 1934 | |November 17, 1934 | ||
| | |1994–2023 | ||
|Oklahoma | |Oklahoma | ||
|Republican | |Republican | ||
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|Republican | |Republican | ||
|{{age in years and days|1940|2|12}} | |{{age in years and days|1940|2|12}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|54 | |54 | ||
|{{wp|Patrick Leahy}} | |{{wp|Patrick Leahy}} | ||
|March 31, 1940 | |March 31, 1940 | ||
| | |1975–2023 | ||
|Vermont | |Vermont | ||
|Democratic | |Democratic |
Revision as of 00:20, 8 January 2023
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 James L. Buckley. The oldest sitting senator is Dianne Feinstein (born 1933). 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) |
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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 | Present | James L. Buckley | March 9, 1923 | 1971–1977 | New York | Conservative, Republican | 101 years, 65 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) |
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1 | James L. Buckley | March 9, 1923 | 1971–1977 | New York | Conservative/Republican caucus (1971–1976)
Republican (1976–1977) |
101 years, 65 days |
2 | Daniel J. Evans | October 16, 1925 | 1983–1989 | Washington | Republican | 98 years, 210 days |
3 | Jim Broyhill | August 19, 1927 | 1986 | North Carolina | Republican | 96 years, 268 days |
4 | Lauch Faircloth | January 14, 1928 | 1993–1999 | North Carolina | Republican | 96 years, 120 days |
5 | Dick Clark | September 14, 1928 | 1973–1979 | Iowa | Democratic | 95 years, 242 days |
6 | Nicholas F. Brady | April 11, 1930 | 1982 | New Jersey | Republican | 94 years, 32 days |
7 | Rudy Boschwitz | November 7, 1930 | 1978–1991 | Minnesota | Independent-Republican | 93 years, 188 days |
8 | Fred R. Harris | November 13, 1930 | 1964–1973 | Oklahoma | Democratic | 93 years, 182 days |
9 | Mack Mattingly | January 7, 1931 | 1981–1987 | Georgia | Republican | 93 years, 127 days |
10 | James Abourezk | February 24, 1931 | 1973–1979 | South Dakota | Democratic | 93 years, 79 days |
11 | Lowell Weicker | May 16, 1931 | 1971–1989 | Connecticut | Republican | 92 years, 363 days |
12 | Alan Simpson | September 2, 1931 | 1979–1997 | Wyoming | Republican | 92 years, 254 days |
13 | J. Bennett Johnston | June 10, 1932 | 1972–1997 | Louisiana | Democratic | 91 years, 338 days |
14 | Nancy Kassebaum | July 29, 1932 | 1978–1997 | Kansas | Republican | 91 years, 289 days |
15 | Bob Packwood | September 11, 1932 | 1969–1995 | Oregon | Republican | 91 years, 245 days |
16 | Jake Garn | October 12, 1932 | 1974–1993 | Utah | Republican | 91 years, 214 days |
17 | Frank Murkowski | March 28, 1933 | 1981–2002 | Alaska | Republican | 91 years, 46 days |
18 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | April 13, 1933 | 1993–2005 | Colorado | Democratic (1993–1995)
Republican (1995–2005) |
91 years, 30 days |
19 | Dianne Feinstein | June 22, 1933 | 1992–present | California | Democratic | 90 years, 326 days |
20 | George J. Mitchell | August 20, 1933 | 1980–1995 | Maine | Democratic | 90 years, 267 days |
21 | Pete Wilson | August 23, 1933 | 1983–1991 | California | Republican | 90 years, 264 days |
22 | Chuck Grassley | September 17, 1933 | 1981–present | Iowa | Republican | 90 years, 239 days |
23 | Jean Carnahan | December 20, 1933 | 2001–2002 | Missouri | Democratic | 90 years, 145 days |
24 | Richard Shelby | May 6, 1934 | 1987–2023 | Alabama | Democratic (1987–1994)
Republican (1994–2023) |
90 years, 7 days |
25 | David Durenberger | August 19, 1934 | 1978–1995 | Minnesota | Independent-Republican | 89 years, 268 days |
26 | David Pryor | August 29, 1934 | 1979–1997 | Arkansas | Democratic | 89 years, 258 days |
27 | Jim Inhofe | November 17, 1934 | 1994–2023 | Oklahoma | Republican | 89 years, 178 days |
28 | Herb Kohl | February 7, 1935 | 1989–2013 | Wisconsin | Democratic | 89 years, 96 days |
29 | Harrison Schmitt | July 3, 1935 | 1977–1983 | New Mexico | Republican | 88 years, 315 days |
30 | Pat Roberts | April 20, 1936 | 1997–2021 | Kansas | Republican | 88 years, 23 days |
31 | Barbara Mikulski | July 20, 1936 | 1987–2017 | Maryland | Democratic | 87 years, 298 days |
32 | Elizabeth Dole | July 29, 1936 | 2003–2009 | North Carolina | Republican | 87 years, 289 days |
33 | John Danforth | September 5, 1936 | 1976–1995 | Missouri | Republican | 87 years, 251 days |
34 | Jim Sasser | September 30, 1936 | 1977–1995 | Tennessee | Democratic | 87 years, 226 days |
35 | Bob Graham | November 9, 1936 | 1987–2005 | Florida | Democratic | 87 years, 186 days |
36 | Gary Hart | November 28, 1936 | 1975–1987 | Colorado | Democratic | 87 years, 167 days |
37 | Dennis DeConcini | May 8, 1937 | 1977–1995 | Arizona | Democratic | 87 years, 5 days |
38 | Jay Rockefeller | June 18, 1937 | 1985–2015 | West Virginia | Democratic | 86 years, 330 days |
39 | Richard Bryan | July 16, 1937 | 1989–2001 | Nevada | Democratic | 86 years, 302 days |
40 | Al D'Amato | August 1, 1937 | 1981–1999 | New York | Republican | 86 years, 286 days |
41 | Roland Burris | August 3, 1937 | 2009–2010 | Illinois | Democratic | 86 years, 284 days |
42 | John Seymour | December 3, 1937 | 1991–1992 | California | Republican | 86 years, 162 days |
43 | Paul G. Kirk | January 18, 1938 | 2009–2010 | Massachusetts | Democratic | 86 years, 116 days |
44 | Donald Riegle | February 4, 1938 | 1976–1995 | Michigan | Democratic | 86 years, 99 days |
45 | Steve Symms | April 23, 1938 | 1981–1993 | Idaho | Republican | 86 years, 20 days |
46 | Sam Nunn | September 8, 1938 | 1972–1997 | Georgia | Democratic | 85 years, 248 days |
47 | Kit Bond | March 6, 1939 | 1987–2011 | Missouri | Republican | 85 years, 68 days |
48 | Ted Kaufman | March 15, 1939 | 2009–2010 | Delaware | Democratic | 85 years, 59 days |
49 | Chuck Robb | June 26, 1939 | 1989–2001 | Virginia | Democratic | 84 years, 322 days |
50 | Tim Wirth | September 22, 1939 | 1987–1993 | Colorado | Democratic | 84 years, 234 days |
51 | Tom Harkin | November 19, 1939 | 1985–2015 | Iowa | Democratic | 84 years, 176 days |
52 | Donald Stewart | February 8, 1940 | 1978–1981 | Alabama | Democratic | 84 years, 95 days |
53 | Hank Brown | February 12, 1940 | 1991–1997 | Colorado | Republican | 84 years, 91 days |
54 | Patrick Leahy | March 31, 1940 | 1975–2023 | Vermont | Democratic | 84 years, 43 days |
55 | Lamar Alexander | July 3, 1940 | 2003–2021 | Tennessee | Republican | 83 years, 315 days |
56 | William Cohen | August 28, 1940 | 1979–1997 | Maine | Republican | 83 years, 259 days |
57 | Wyche Fowler | October 6, 1940 | 1987–1993 | Georgia | Democratic | 83 years, 220 days |
58 | Gordon J. Humphrey | October 9, 1940 | 1979–1990 | New Hampshire | Republican | 83 years, 217 days |
59 | Connie Mack III | October 29, 1940 | 1989–2001 | Florida | Republican | 83 years, 197 days |
60 | Barbara Boxer | November 11, 1940 | 1993–2017 | California | Democratic | 83 years, 184 days |
61 | Bob Smith | March 30, 1941 | 1990–2003 | New Hampshire | Republican | 83 years, 44 days |
62 | David Boren | April 21, 1941 | 1979–1994 | Oklahoma | Democratic | 83 years, 22 days |
63 | Ben Nelson | May 17, 1941 | 2001–2013 | Nebraska | Democratic | 82 years, 362 days |
64 | Bernie Sanders | September 8, 1941 | 2007–present | Vermont | Independent/Democratic caucus | 82 years, 248 days |
65 | Trent Lott | October 9, 1941 | 1989–2007 | Mississippi | Republican | 82 years, 217 days |
66 | Max Baucus | December 11, 1941 | 1978–2014 | Montana | Democratic | 82 years, 154 days |
67 | Mitch McConnell | February 20, 1942 | 1985–present | Kentucky | Republican | 82 years, 83 days |
68 | Joe Lieberman | February 24, 1942 | 1989–2013 | Connecticut | Democratic (1989–2006)
Independent/Democratic caucus (2006–2013) |
82 years, 79 days |
69 | Larry Pressler | March 29, 1942 | 1979–1997 | South Dakota | Republican | 82 years, 45 days |
70 | Jon Kyl | April 25, 1942 | 1995–2013, 2018 | Arizona | Republican | 82 years, 18 days |
71 | John Ashcroft | May 9, 1942 | 1995–2001 | Missouri | Republican | 82 years, 4 days |
72 | Byron Dorgan | May 14, 1942 | 1992–2011 | North Dakota | Democratic–Nonpartisan League | 81 years, 365 days |
73 | Bob Kasten | June 19, 1942 | 1981–1993 | Wisconsin | Republican | 81 years, 329 days |
74 | Phil Gramm | July 8, 1942 | 1985–2002 | Texas | Republican | 81 years, 310 days |
75 | Bill Nelson | September 29, 1942 | 2001–2019 | Florida | Democratic | 81 years, 227 days |
76 | Joe Biden | November 20, 1942 | 1973–2009 | Delaware | Democratic | 81 years, 175 days |
77 | Jim Risch | May 3, 1943 | 2009–present | Idaho | Republican | 81 years, 10 days |
78 | Dan Coats | May 16, 1943 | 1989–1999, 2011–2017 | Indiana | Republican | 80 years, 363 days |
79 | Kay Bailey Hutchison | July 22, 1943 | 1993–2013 | Texas | Republican | 80 years, 296 days |
80 | Bill Bradley | July 28, 1943 | 1979–1997 | New Jersey | Democratic | 80 years, 290 days |
81 | Bob Kerrey | August 27, 1943 | 1989–2001 | Nebraska | Democratic | 80 years, 260 days |
82 | Jeff Bingaman | October 3, 1943 | 1983–2013 | New Mexico | Democratic | 80 years, 223 days |
83 | Ben Cardin | October 5, 1943 | 2007–present | Maryland | Democratic | 80 years, 221 days |
84 | Saxby Chambliss | November 10, 1943 | 2003–2015 | Georgia | Republican | 80 years, 185 days |
85 | Wayne Allard | December 2, 1943 | 1997–2009 | Colorado | Republican | 80 years, 163 days |
86 | John Kerry | December 11, 1943 | 1985–2013 | Massachusetts | Democratic | 80 years, 154 days |
87 | John Breaux | March 1, 1944 | 1987–2005 | Louisiana | Democratic | 80 years, 73 days |
88 | Angus King | March 31, 1944 | 2013–present | Maine | Independent/Democratic caucus | 80 years, 43 days |
89 | Chris Dodd | May 27, 1944 | 1981–2011 | Connecticut | Democratic | 79 years, 352 days |
90 | Dick Durbin | November 21, 1944 | 1997–present | Illinois | Democratic | 79 years, 174 days |
91 | Sheila Frahm | March 22, 1945 | 1996 | Kansas | Republican | 79 years, 52 days |
92 | Larry Craig | July 20, 1945 | 1991–2009 | Idaho | Republican | 78 years, 298 days |
93 | Jim Webb | February 9, 1946 | 2007–2013 | Virginia | Democratic | 78 years, 94 days |
94 | Richard Blumenthal | February 13, 1946 | 2011-Present | Connecticut | Democratic | 78 years, 90 days |
95 | Ed Markey | July 11, 1946 | 2013–Present | Massachusetts | Democratic | 77 years, 307 days |
96 | Chuck Hagel | October 4, 1946 | 1997–2009 | Nebraska | Republican | 77 years, 222 days |
97 | Mel Martínez | October 23, 1946 | 2005–2009 | Florida | Republican | 77 years, 203 days |
98 | Jeff Sessions | December 24, 1946 | 1997–2017 | Alabama | Republican | 77 years, 141 days |
99 | Tim Johnson | December 28, 1946 | 1997-2015 | South Dakota | Democratic | 77 years, 137 days |
100 | Paul Trible | December 29, 1946 | 1983–1989 | Virginia | Republican | 77 years, 136 days |