List of oldest living United States governors

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The following are lists of the politicians who were or are the longest living and oldest still-living governors of each U.S. state. The current oldest living U.S. state governor is Jimmy Carter, aged 100 years, 31 days, Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Albert Rosellini (1910–2011), the Governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965, lived the longest lifespan of any governor, having died at the age of 101 years, 262 days.

Territorial governors are included in italics.

Longest living U.S. governors

Start date End date Governor State Birth date Gubernatorial term(s) Party
October 28, 1786 March 29, 1789 Thomas Collins Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware 1732 1786–1789 No party
March 29, 1789 April 17, 1790 Benjamin Franklin Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania January 17, 1706 1785–1788 No party
April 17, 1790 July 25, 1790 William Livingston Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey November 30, 1723 1776–1790 Federalist
July 25, 1790 May 19, 1795 Josiah Bartlett Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire November 21, 1729 1790–1794 Democratic-Republican
May 19, 1795 October 2, 1803 Samuel Adams Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts September 27, 1722 1794–1797 Democratic-Republican
October 2, 1803 February 3, 1813 Samuel Ashe Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina March 24, 1725 1795–1798 Democratic-Republican
February 3, 1813 August 17, 1816 Samuel Johnston Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina December 15, 1733 1787–1789 Federalist
August 17, 1816 June 24, 1817 Thomas McKean Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania March 19, 1734 1799–1808 Democratic-Republican
June 24, 1817 September 18, 1819 John Langdon Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire June 26, 1741 1785–1786, 1788–1789, 1805–1809, 1810–1812, Democratic-Republican
September 18, 1819 March 19, 1829 John Tayler Flag of New York.svg New York July 4, 1742 1817 Democratic-Republican
March 19, 1829 May 17, 1829 John Jay Flag of New York.svg New York December 12, 1745 1795–1801 Federalist
May 17, 1829 June 10, 1832 Joseph Hiester Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania November 18, 1752 1820–1823 Democratic-Republican
June 10, 1832 September 24, 1834 Jonas Galusha Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont February 11, 1753 1809–1813, 1815–1820 Democratic-Republican
September 24, 1834 December 11, 1838 Isaac Tichenor Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont February 8, 1754 1797–1807, 1808–1809 Federalist
December 11, 1838 April 7, 1844 Morgan Lewis Flag of New York.svg New York October 16, 1754 1804–1807 Democratic-Republican
April 7, 1844 December 22, 1850 William Plumer Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire June 25, 1759 1812–1813, 1816–1819 Democratic-Republican
December 22, 1850 December 25, 1862 Joshua Hall Flag of Maine.svg Maine October 22, 1768 1830 Democratic
December 25, 1862 October 16, 1869 Joseph Ritner Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania March 25, 1780 1835–1839 Anti-Masonic
October 16, 1869 February 3, 1870 Allen Trimble Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio November 24, 1783 1822, 1826–1830 National Republican
February 3, 1870 October 10, 1870 Mordecai Bartley Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio December 16, 1783 1844–1846 Whig
October 10, 1870 November 1, 1874 Enos T. Throop Flag of New York.svg New York August 21, 1784 1829–1832 Democratic
November 1, 1874 February 27, 1877 Joseph Johnson Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia December 19, 1785 1852–1856 Democratic
February 27, 1877 December 18, 1885 Hiland Hall Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont July 20, 1795 1858–1860 Republican
December 18, 1885 April 27, 1894 Nathaniel S. Berry Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire September 1, 1796 1861–1863 Republican
April 27, 1894 June 13, 1896 Alpheus Felch Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan September 28, 1804 1846–1847 Democratic
June 13, 1896 August 23, 1898 Moody Currier Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire April 22, 1806 1885–1887 Republican
August 23, 1898 February 28, 1899 James Madison Wells Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana January 8, 1808 1865–1867 Republican
February 28, 1899 July 9, 1902 William Marvin Flag of Florida.svg Florida April 14, 1808 1865 Democratic
July 9, 1902 April 28, 1909 Frederick Holbrook Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont February 15, 1813 1861–1863 Republican
April 28, 1909 February 3, 1912 Frederick Robie Flag of Maine.svg Maine August 12, 1822 1885–1887 Republican
February 3, 1912 June 4, 1912 Royal C. Taft Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island February 14, 1823 1888–1889 Republican
June 4, 1912 January 8, 1914 Simon Bolivar Buckner Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky April 1, 1823 1887–1891 Democratic
January 8, 1914 May 16, 1920 Levi P. Morton Flag of New York.svg New York May 16, 1824 1895–1896 Republican
May 16, 1920 April 4, 1923 Horace Boies Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa December 7, 1827 1890–1894 Democratic
April 4, 1923 April 3, 1924 Ebenezer J. Ormsbee Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont June 8, 1834 1886–1888 Republican
April 3, 1924 January 28, 1925 Augustus O. Bourn Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island October 1, 1834 1883–1885 Republican
January 28, 1925 April 13, 1933 Adelbert Ames Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi October 31, 1835 1868–1870, 1874–1876 Republican
April 13, 1933 October 30, 1939 Roswell K. Colcord Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada April 25, 1839 1891–1895 Republican
October 30, 1939 August 23, 1945 Martin Frederick Ansel Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina December 12, 1850 1907–1911 Democratic
August 23, 1945 September 5, 1946 John I. Cox Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee November 23, 1855 1905–1907 Democratic
September 5, 1946 April 11, 1949 Chase Osborn Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan January 22, 1860 1911–1913 Republican
April 11, 1949 May 9, 1958 Fenimore Chatterton Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming July 21, 1860 1903–1905 Republican
May 9, 1958 August 12, 1958 Augustus Owsley Stanley Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky May 21, 1867 1915–1919 Democratic
August 12, 1958 May 19, 1966 Theodore F. Green Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island October 2, 1867 1933–1937 Democratic
May 19, 1966 June 12, 1969 Percival P. Baxter Flag of Maine.svg Maine November 22, 1876 1921–1925 Republican
June 12, 1969 December 19, 1977 Nellie Tayloe Ross Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming November 29, 1876 1925–1927 Democratic
December 19, 1977 March 3, 1980 Forrest C. Donnell Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri August 20, 1884 1941–1945 Republican
March 3, 1980 October 12, 1987 Alf Landon Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas September 9, 1887 1933–1937 Republican
October 12, 1987 April 21, 1990 Frank Lausche Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio November 14, 1895 1945–1947, 1949–1957 Democratic
April 21, 1990 June 11, 1993 Milward Simpson Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming November 12, 1897 1955–1959 Republican
June 11, 1993 October 20, 1996 J. Bracken Lee Flag of Utah.svg Utah January 7, 1899 1949–1957 Republican
October 20, 1996 November 5, 2000 Jimmie Davis Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana September 11, 1899 1944–1948, 1960–1964 Democratic
November 5, 2000 June 26, 2003 Strom Thurmond Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina December 5, 1902 1947–1951 Democratic
June 26, 2003 April 19, 2004 Frank B. Morrison Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska May 20, 1905 1961–1967 Democratic
April 19, 2004 November 15, 2004 Elmer L. Andersen Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota June 17, 1909 1961–1963 Republican
November 15, 2004 October 10, 2011 Albert Rosellini Flag of Washington.svg Washington January 21, 1910 1957–1965 Democratic
October 10, 2011 April 10, 2015 Raúl Héctor Castro Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona June 12, 1916 1975–1977 Democratic
April 10, 2015 February 4, 2016 Edgar Whitcomb Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana November 6, 1917 1969–1973 Republican
February 4, 2016 January 17, 2017 David P. Buckson Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware July 25, 1920 1960–1961 Republican
January 17, 2017 June 4, 2021 John M. Patterson Flag of Alabama.svgAlabama September 27, 1921 1959–1963 Democratic
June 4, 2021 August 18, 2023 Al Quie Flag of Minnesota (1983–2024).svgMinnesota September 18, 1923 1979–1983 Independent-Republican
August 18, 2023 Present Jimmy Carter Flag of the State of Georgia.svg Georgia October 1, 1924 1971–1975 Democratic


Oldest living U.S. governors

These are the 100 oldest living United States governors, current or former. Territorial governors are included but not ranked.

Key
Incumbent
Rank Governor Date of birth Gubernatorial term(s) State Party Age (years, days)
1 Jimmy Carter October 1, 1924 1971–1975 Flag of the State of Georgia.svg Georgia Democratic 100 years, 31 days
2 George Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 1974–1986 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Democratic 98 years, 234 days
3 George Nigh June 9, 1927 1963, 1979–1987 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Democratic 97 years, 145 days
4 Roy Romer October 31, 1928 1987–1999 Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Democratic 96 years, 1 day
5 Douglas Wilder January 17, 1931 1990–1994 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Democratic 93 years, 289 days
6 Kenneth M. Curtis February 8, 1931 1967–1975 Flag of Maine.svg Maine Democratic 93 years, 267 days
7 Philip Noel June 6, 1931 1973–1977 Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Democratic 93 years, 148 days
8 Thomas P. Salmon August 19, 1932 1973–1977 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Democratic 92 years, 74 days
9 Richard Riley January 2, 1933 1979–1987 Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Democratic 91 years, 304 days
10 Buddy MacKay March 22, 1933 1998–1999 Flag of Florida.svg Florida Democratic 91 years, 224 days
11 Frank Murkowski March 28, 1933 2002–2006 Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Republican 91 years, 218 days
12 Pete Wilson August 23, 1933 1991–1999 Flag of California.svg California Republican 91 years, 70 days
13 Madeleine Kunin September 28, 1933 1985–1991 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Democratic 91 years, 34 days
14 Michael Dukakis November 3, 1933 1975–1979, 1983–1991 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Democratic 90 years, 364 days
15 George Ryan February 24, 1934 1999–2003 Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Republican 90 years, 251 days
16 Edward D. DiPrete July 8, 1934 1985–1991 Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Republican 90 years, 116 days
17 Fob James September 15, 1934 1979–1983, 1995–1999 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Democratic
Republican
90 years, 47 days
18 Arne Carlson September 24, 1934 1991–1999 Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Independent-Republican/Republican 90 years, 38 days
19 Bob Martinez December 25, 1934 1987–1991 Flag of Florida.svg Florida Republican 89 years, 312 days
20 Thomas Kean April 21, 1935 1982–1990 Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Republican 89 years, 194 days
21 James G. Martin December 11, 1935 1985–1993 Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Republican 88 years, 326 days
22 Joe Frank Harris February 16, 1936 1983–1991 Flag of the State of Georgia.svg Georgia Democratic 88 years, 259 days
23 Robert List September 1, 1936 1979–1983 Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Republican 88 years, 61 days
24 Martha Layne Collins December 7, 1936 1983–1987 Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Democratic 87 years, 330 days
25 Barbara Roberts December 21, 1936 1991–1995 Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Democratic 87 years, 316 days
Carlos S. Camacho February 27, 1937 1978–1982 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Democratic 87 years, 248 days
26 Jim Hunt May 16, 1937 1977–1985, 1993–2001 Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Democratic 87 years, 169 days
27 Paul E. Patton May 26, 1937 1995–2003 Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Democratic 87 years, 159 days
28 Jay Rockefeller June 18, 1937 1977–1985 Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Democratic 87 years, 136 days
29 Richard Bryan July 16, 1937 1983–1989 Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Democratic 87 years, 108 days
30 Dick Celeste November 11, 1937 1983–1991 Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Democratic 86 years, 356 days
31 Jerry Brown April 7, 1938 1975–1983, 2011–2019 Flag of California.svg California Democratic 86 years, 208 days
32 Neil Abercrombie June 26, 1938 2010–2014 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Democratic 86 years, 128 days
33 Bruce Babbitt June 27, 1938 1978–1987 Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Democratic 86 years, 127 days
34 Steve Cowper August 21, 1938 1986–1990 Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Democratic 86 years, 72 days
35 Allen I. Olson November 5, 1938 1981–1985 Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota Republican 85 years, 362 days
36 Kay A. Orr January 2, 1939 1987–1991 Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Republican 85 years, 304 days
37 Kit Bond March 6, 1939 1973–1977, 1981–1985 Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Republican 85 years, 240 days
38 Martin J. Schreiber April 8, 1939 1977–1979 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Democratic 85 years, 207 days
39 Chuck Robb June 26, 1939 1982–1986 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Democratic 85 years, 128 days
40 Mike Castle July 2, 1939 1985–1992 Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Republican 85 years, 122 days
John H. Sununu 1983–1989 Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Republican
42 Garrey Carruthers August 29, 1939 1987–1991 Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Republican 85 years, 64 days
43 Mike Sullivan September 22, 1939 1987–1995 Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming Democratic 85 years, 40 days
44 Ben Cayetano November 14, 1939 1994–2002 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Democratic 84 years, 353 days
45 Gaston Caperton February 21, 1940 1989–1997 Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Democratic 84 years, 254 days
46 Lamar Alexander July 3, 1940 1979–1987 Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Republican 84 years, 121 days
47 John W. Carlin August 3, 1940 1979–1987 Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Democratic 84 years, 90 days
48 Ted Kulongoski November 5, 1940 2003–2011 Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Democratic 83 years, 362 days
49 David Boren April 21, 1941 1975–1979 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Democratic 83 years, 194 days
50 Toney Anaya April 29, 1941 1983–1987 Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Democratic 83 years, 186 days
51 Ben Nelson May 17, 1941 1991–1999 Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Democratic 83 years, 168 days
52 Ted Strickland August 4, 1941 2007–2011 Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Democratic 83 years, 89 days
Carl Gutierrez October 15, 1941 1995–2003 Flag of Guam.svg Guam Democratic 83 years, 17 days
53 Tommy Thompson November 19, 1941 1987–2001 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Republican 82 years, 348 days
54 Bob Taft January 8, 1942 1999–2007 Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Republican 82 years, 297 days
55 Butch Otter May 3, 1942 2007–2019 Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Republican 82 years, 182 days
56 John Ashcroft May 9, 1942 1985–1993 Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Republican 82 years, 176 days
57 Parris Glendening June 11, 1942 1995–2003 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Democratic 82 years, 143 days
58 James J. Blanchard August 8, 1942 1983–1991 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Democratic 82 years, 85 days
59 Nathan Deal August 25, 1942 2011–2019 Flag of the State of Georgia.svg Georgia Republican 82 years, 68 days
Sila María Calderón September 23, 1942 2001–2005 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Popular Democratic 82 years, 39 days
60 Donald Carcieri December 16, 1942 2003–2011 Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Republican 81 years, 321 days
61 Gray Davis December 26, 1942 1999–2003 Flag of California.svg California Democratic 81 years, 311 days
62 Tony Knowles January 1, 1943 1994–2002 Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Democratic 81 years, 305 days
63 Robert J. Bentley February 3, 1943 2011–2017 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Republican 81 years, 272 days
64 Jim Risch May 3, 1943 2006–2007 Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Republican 81 years, 182 days
Ralph D. Hough May 21, 1943 1993 Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Republican 81 years, 164 days
65 Jim Guy Tucker June 13, 1943 1992–1996 Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Democratic 81 years, 141 days
66 Bob Kerrey August 27, 1943 1983–1987 Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Democratic 81 years, 66 days
67 Phil Bredesen November 21, 1943 2003–2011 Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Democratic 80 years, 346 days
Joseph Franklin Ada December 3, 1943 1987–1995 Flag of Guam.svg Guam Republican 80 years, 334 days
68 Ed Rendell January 5, 1944 2003–2011 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Democratic 80 years, 301 days
69 Frank Keating February 10, 1944 1995–2003 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Republican 80 years, 265 days
70 Mike Hayden March 16, 1944 1987–1991 Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Republican 80 years, 230 days
71 Angus King March 31, 1944 1995–2003 Flag of Maine.svg Maine Independent 80 years, 215 days
Pedro Rosselló April 5, 1944 1993–2001 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico New Progressive 80 years, 210 days
72 Jim Geringer April 24, 1944 1995–2003 Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming Republican 80 years, 191 days
73 Steve Beshear September 21, 1944 2007–2015 Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Democratic 80 years, 41 days
74 Jan Brewer September 26, 1944 2009–2015 Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Republican 80 years, 36 days
75 Bob Riley October 3, 1944 2003–2011 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Republican 80 years, 29 days
76 Kay Ivey October 15, 1944 2017–Present Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Republican 80 years, 17 days
77 Donald DiFrancesco November 20, 1944 2001–2002 Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Republican 79 years, 347 days
78 Jim Gibbons December 16, 1944 2007–2011 Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Republican 79 years, 321 days
79 Bob Miller March 30, 1945 1989–1999 Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Republican 79 years, 216 days
80 George Pataki June 24, 1945 1995–2006 Flag of New York.svg New York Republican 79 years, 130 days
81 Bill Weld July 31, 1945 1991–1997 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Republican 79 years, 93 days
82 Fife Symington August 12, 1945 1991–1997 Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Republican 79 years, 81 days
83 Tom Ridge August 26, 1945 1995–2001 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Republican 79 years, 67 days
84 Jim Doyle November 23, 1945 2003–2011 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Democratic 78 years, 344 days
Benigno Fitial November 27, 1945 2006–2013 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Republican 78 years, 340 days
85 Don Siegelman February 24, 1946 1999–2003 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Democratic 78 years, 251 days
86 John D. Waiheʻe III May 19, 1946 1986–1994 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Democratic 78 years, 166 days
87 Jodi Rell June 16, 1946 2004–2011 Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Republican 78 years, 138 days
88 George W. Bush July 6, 1946 1995–2000 Flag of Texas.svg Texas Republican 78 years, 118 days
89 Jim Edgar July 22, 1946 1991–1999 Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Republican 78 years, 102 days
90 Ed Schafer August 8, 1946 1992–2000 Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota Republican 78 years, 85 days
91 Bill Clinton August 19, 1946 1979–1981, 1983–1992 Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Democratic 78 years, 74 days
92 Christine Todd Whitman September 26, 1946 1994–2001 Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Republican 78 years, 36 days
93 Terry Branstad November 17, 1946 1983–1999, 2011–2017 Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Republican 77 years, 350 days
94 Richard Codey November 27, 1946 2004–2006 Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Democratic 77 years, 340 days
95 Sonny Perdue December 20, 1946 2003–2011 Flag of the State of Georgia.svg Georgia Republican 77 years, 317 days
96 Mike Beebe December 28, 1946 2007–2015 Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Democratic 77 years, 309 days
97 Jon Corzine January 1, 1947 2006–2010 Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Democratic 77 years, 305 days
98 Mike DeWine January 5, 1947 2019–Present Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Republican 77 years, 301 days
99 Bev Perdue January 14, 1947 2009–2013 Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Democratic 77 years, 292 days
100 Tom Carper January 23, 1947 1993–2001 Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Democratic 77 years, 283 days