List of longest-living United States Senators

This page 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-lived United States Senators among those current or former senators then living. Of those living, the longest-lived senator is Ernest Hollings. 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, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died.

Begin DateEnd DateSenatorStateBirth Date
March 4, 1789June 13, 1791[1]William Johnson[2]ConnecticutOctober 7, 1727 (aged 61–63)
June 13, 1791July 23, 1793Roger Sherman[2]ConnecticutApril 19, 1721 (aged 70–72)
July 23, 1793November 14, 1819William Johnson[3]ConnecticutOctober 7, 1727 (aged 65–92)
November 14, 1819June 1, 1832Thomas SumterSouth CarolinaAugust 14, 1734 (aged 85–97)
June 1, 1832November 14, 1832Charles CarrollMarylandSeptember 19, 1737 (aged 94–95)
November 14, 1832March 7, 1838Paine WingateNew HampshireMay 14, 1739 (aged 92–98)
March 7, 1838April 22, 1839Samuel SmithMarylandJuly 27, 1752 (aged 85–86)
April 22, 1839February 13, 1843Nathaniel ChipmanVermontNovember 15, 1752 (aged 86–90)
February 13, 1843February 25, 1845Asher RobbinsRhode IslandOctober 26, 1757 (aged 85–87)
February 25, 1845December 22, 1850William PlumerNew HampshireJune 25, 1759 (aged 85–91)
December 22, 1850April 12, 1851David DaggettConnecticutDecember 31, 1764 (aged 85–86)
April 12, 1851October 14, 1853Elisha MathewsonRhode IslandApril 18, 1767 (aged 83–86)
October 14, 1853November 19, 1853Samuel CraftsVermontOctober 6, 1768 (aged 85)
November 19, 1853July 24, 1854Jonathan RobertsPennsylvaniaAugust 16, 1771 (aged 82)
July 24, 1854April 20, 1857Benjamin TappanOhioMay 25, 1773 (aged 81–83)
April 20, 1857May 6, 1860Littleton TazewellVirginiaDecember 17, 1774 (aged 82–85)
May 6, 1860June 23, 1865William WilkinsPennsylvaniaDecember 20, 1779 (aged 80–85)
June 23, 1865June 19, 1867Henry DodgeWisconsinOctober 12, 1782 (aged 82–84)
June 19, 1867December 28, 1870Wilson LumpkinGeorgiaJanuary 14, 1783 (aged 84–87)
December 28, 1870June 20, 1874John RugglesMaineOctober 8, 1789 (aged 81–84)
June 20, 1874July 3, 1878Daniel SturgeonPennsylvaniaOctober 27, 1789 (aged 84–88)
July 3, 1878September 16, 1887Joseph CilleyNew HampshireJanuary 4, 1791 (aged 87–96)
September 16, 1887June 26, 1889Simon CameronPennsylvaniaMarch 8, 1799 (aged 88–90)
June 26, 1889April 4, 1893David MeriwetherKentuckyOctober 30, 1800 (aged 88–92)
April 4, 1893January 6, 1901James BradburyMaineJune 10, 1802 (aged 90–98)
January 6, 1901October 7, 1906Daniel JewettMissouriSeptember 14, 1807 (aged 93–99)
October 7, 1906July 27, 1907Edmund Pettus[4]AlabamaJuly 6, 1821 (aged 85–86)
July 27, 1907January 10, 1909John ConnessCaliforniaSeptember 22, 1821 (aged 85–87)
January 10, 1909November 3, 1924Cornelius ColeCaliforniaSeptember 17, 1822 (aged 86–102)
November 3, 1924April 5, 1928Chauncey DepewNew YorkApril 23, 1834 (aged 90–93)
April 5, 1928January 24, 1930Rebecca FeltonGeorgiaJune 10, 1835 (aged 92–94)
January 24, 1930April 12, 1933Adelbert AmesMississippiOctober 31, 1835 (aged 94–97)
April 12, 1933February 7, 1937Elihu RootNew YorkFebruary 15, 1845 (aged 88–91)
February 7, 1937January 26, 1938Newell SandersTennesseeJuly 12, 1850 (aged 86–87)
January 26, 1938July 24, 1938Obadiah GardnerMaineSeptember 13, 1852 (aged 85)
July 24, 1938April 30, 1940Furnifold SimmonsNorth CarolinaJanuary 20, 1854 (aged 84–86)
April 30, 1940April 21, 1941[1]Fountain ThompsonNorth DakotaNovember 18, 1854 (aged 85–86)
April 21, 1941June 26, 1941Andrew Houston[2]TexasJune 21, 1854 (aged 86–87)
June 26, 1941February 4, 1942Fountain ThompsonNorth DakotaNovember 18, 1854 (aged 86–87)
February 4, 1942July 19, 1947Robert OwenOklahomaFebruary 2, 1856 (aged 86–91)
July 19, 1947July 27, 1954Joseph RansdellLouisianaOctober 7, 1858 (aged 88–95)
July 27, 1954March 1, 1958Lawrence PhippsColoradoAugust 30, 1862 (aged 91–95)
March 1, 1958March 3, 1961Joseph GrundyPennsylvaniaJanuary 13, 1863 (aged 95–98)
March 3, 1961May 24, 1961George PepperPennsylvaniaMarch 16, 1867 (aged 93–94)
May 24, 1961May 19, 1966Theodore GreenRhode IslandOctober 2, 1867 (aged 93–98)
May 19, 1966December 28, 1972John HeiskellArkansasNovember 2, 1872 (aged 93–100)
December 28, 1972July 29, 1974George RadcliffeMarylandAugust 22, 1877 (aged 95–96)
July 29, 1974April 14, 1977John MiltonNew JerseyJanuary 21, 1881 (aged 93–96)
April 14, 1977May 15, 1983Hall LuskOregonSeptember 21, 1883 (aged 93–99)
May 15, 1983December 1, 1984Stephen YoungOhioMay 4, 1889 (aged 94–95)
December 1, 1984March 20, 1988Samuel ReynoldsNebraskaAugust 11, 1890 (aged 94–97)
March 20, 1988March 14, 1989Gladys PyleSouth DakotaOctober 4, 1890 (aged 97–98)
March 14, 1989September 23, 1992Frank BriggsMissouriFebruary 25, 1894 (aged 95–98)
September 23, 1992June 10, 1993Milward SimpsonWyomingNovember 12, 1897 (aged 94–95)
June 10, 1993May 29, 1995Margaret SmithMaineDecember 14, 1897 (aged 95–97)
May 29, 1995May 8, 1998Jennings RandolphWest VirginiaMarch 8, 1902 (aged 93–96)
May 8, 1998June 26, 2003Strom Thurmond[4]South CarolinaDecember 5, 1902 (aged 95–100)
June 26, 2003August 18, 2004Hiram FongHawaiiOctober 15, 1906 (aged 96–97)
August 18, 2004October 20, 2009Clifford HansenWyomingOctober 16, 1912 (aged 91–97)
October 20, 2009July 30, 2013Harry F. Byrd, Jr.VirginiaDecember 20, 1914 (aged 94–98)
July 30, 2013January 3, 2015Edward BrookeMassachusettsOctober 26, 1919 (aged 93–95)
January 3, 2015December 8, 2016John GlennOhioJuly 18, 1921 (aged 93–95)
December 8, 2016PresentErnest HollingsSouth CarolinaJanuary 1, 1922 (aged 94–96)

Oldest senators currently living

This is a list of the 100 eldest senators, current or former, currently living.

Rank Senator Date of birth Senate term State served Party Age (years, days)
1Ernest HollingsJanuary 1, 19221966–2005South CarolinaDemocratic96 years, 292 days
2Jocelyn BurdickFebruary 6, 19221992North DakotaDemocratic96 years, 256 days
3James L. BuckleyMarch 9, 19231971–1977New YorkConservative95 years, 225 days
4Bob DoleJuly 22, 19231969–1996KansasRepublican95 years, 90 days
5Daniel J. EvansOctober 16, 19251983–1989WashingtonRepublican93 years, 4 days
6Harris WoffordApril 9, 19261991–1995PennsylvaniaDemocratic92 years, 194 days
7Walter HuddlestonApril 15, 19261973–1985KentuckyDemocratic92 years, 188 days
8Mark AndrewsMay 19, 19261981–1987North DakotaRepublican92 years, 154 days
9John WarnerFebruary 18, 19271979–2009VirginiaRepublican91 years, 244 days
10Jim BroyhillAugust 19, 19271986North CarolinaRepublican91 years, 62 days
11Walter MondaleJanuary 5, 19281964–1976MinnesotaDemocratic-Farmer-Labor90 years, 288 days
12Slade GortonJanuary 8, 19281981–1987,
1989–2001		WashingtonRepublican90 years, 285 days
13Lauch FairclothJanuary 14, 19281993–1999North CarolinaRepublican90 years, 279 days
14Birch BayhJanuary 22, 19281963–1981IndianaDemocratic90 years, 271 days
15Dick ClarkSeptember 14, 19281973–1979IowaDemocratic90 years, 36 days
16Richard StoneSeptember 22, 19281975–1981FloridaDemocratic90 years, 28 days
17Roger JepsenDecember 23, 19281979–1985IowaRepublican89 years, 301 days
18David H. GambrellDecember 20, 19291971–1972GeorgiaDemocratic88 years, 304 days
19Nicholas F. BradyApril 11, 19301982New JerseyRepublican88 years, 192 days
20Mike GravelMay 13, 19301969–1981AlaskaDemocratic88 years, 160 days
21Adlai Stevenson IIIOctober 10, 19301970–1981IllinoisDemocratic88 years, 10 days
22Rudy BoschwitzNovember 7, 19301978–1991MinnesotaRepublican87 years, 347 days
23Fred R. HarrisNovember 13, 19301964–1973OklahomaDemocratic87 years, 341 days
24Bill BrockNovember 23, 19301971–1977TennesseeRepublican87 years, 331 days
25Mack MattinglyJanuary 7, 19311981–1987GeorgiaRepublican87 years, 286 days
26James AbourezkFebruary 24, 19311973–1979South DakotaDemocratic87 years, 238 days
27Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.May 16, 19311971–1989ConnecticutRepublican87 years, 157 days
28Alan K. SimpsonSeptember 2, 19311979–1997WyomingRepublican87 years, 48 days
29Richard LugarApril 4, 19321977–2013IndianaRepublican86 years, 199 days
30J. Bennett Johnston Jr.June 10, 19321972–1997LouisianaDemocratic86 years, 132 days
31Nancy Landon KassebaumJuly 29, 19321978–1997KansasRepublican86 years, 83 days
32John CulverAugust 8, 19321975–1981IowaDemocratic86 years, 73 days
33Bob PackwoodSeptember 11, 19321969–1995OregonRepublican86 years, 39 days
34Jake GarnOctober 12, 19321974–1993UtahRepublican86 years, 8 days
35Paul SarbanesFebruary 3, 19331977–2007MarylandDemocratic85 years, 259 days
36Frank MurkowskiMarch 28, 19331981–2002AlaskaRepublican85 years, 206 days
37Ben Nighthorse CampbellApril 13, 19331993–2005ColoradoDemocratic, later Republican85 years, 190 days
38Dianne FeinsteinJune 22, 19331992–presentCaliforniaDemocratic85 years, 120 days
39George J. MitchellAugust 20, 19331980–1995MaineDemocratic85 years, 61 days
40Pete WilsonAugust 23, 19331983–1991CaliforniaRepublican85 years, 58 days
41Chuck GrassleySeptember 17, 19331981–presentIowaRepublican85 years, 33 days
42Jean CarnahanDecember 20, 19332001–2002MissouriDemocratic84 years, 304 days
43Orrin HatchMarch 22, 19341977–presentUtahRepublican84 years, 212 days
44Richard ShelbyMay 6, 19341987–presentAlabamaDemocratic, later Republican84 years, 167 days
45Carl LevinJune 28, 19341979–2015MichiganDemocratic84 years, 114 days
46David DurenbergerAugust 19, 19341978–1995MinnesotaRepublican84 years, 62 days
47David PryorAugust 29, 19341979–1997ArkansasDemocratic84 years, 52 days
48Jim InhofeNovember 17, 19341994–presentOklahomaRepublican83 years, 337 days
49Herb KohlFebruary 7, 19351989–2013WisconsinDemocratic83 years, 255 days
50Harrison SchmittJuly 3, 19351977–1983New MexicoRepublican83 years, 109 days
51Bob KruegerSeptember 19, 19351993TexasDemocratic83 years, 31 days
52Pat RobertsApril 20, 19361997–presentKansasRepublican82 years, 183 days
53Barbara MikulskiJuly 20, 19361987–2017MarylandDemocratic82 years, 92 days
54Elizabeth DoleJuly 29, 19362003–2009North CarolinaRepublican82 years, 83 days
55John DanforthSeptember 5, 19361976–1995MissouriRepublican82 years, 45 days
56Jim SasserSeptember 30, 19361977–1995TennesseeDemocratic82 years, 20 days
57Bob GrahamNovember 9, 19361987–2005FloridaDemocratic81 years, 345 days
58Gary HartNovember 28, 19361975–1987ColoradoDemocratic81 years, 326 days
59Dennis DeConciniMay 8, 19371977–1995ArizonaDemocratic81 years, 165 days
60Jay RockefellerJune 18, 19371985–2015West VirginiaDemocratic81 years, 124 days
61Richard BryanJuly 16, 19371989–2001NevadaDemocratic81 years, 96 days
62Al D'AmatoAugust 1, 19371981–1999New YorkRepublican81 years, 80 days
63Roland BurrisAugust 3, 19372009–2010IllinoisDemocratic81 years, 78 days
64John F. SeymourDecember 3, 19371991–1992CaliforniaRepublican80 years, 321 days
65Thad CochranDecember 7, 19371978–2018MississippiRepublican80 years, 317 days
66Paul G. KirkJanuary 18, 19382009–2010MassachusettsDemocratic80 years, 275 days
67Donald W. Riegle Jr.February 4, 19381976–1995MichiganDemocratic80 years, 258 days
68Steve SymmsApril 23, 19381981–1993IdahoRepublican80 years, 180 days
69Kaneaster Hodges Jr.August 20, 19381977–1979ArkansasDemocratic80 years, 61 days
70Sam NunnSeptember 8, 19381972–1997GeorgiaDemocratic80 years, 42 days
71Kit BondMarch 6, 19391987–2011MissouriRepublican79 years, 228 days
72Ted KaufmanMarch 15, 19392009–2010DelawareDemocratic79 years, 219 days
73Chuck RobbJune 26, 19391989–2001VirginiaDemocratic79 years, 116 days
74Tim WirthSeptember 22, 19391987–1993ColoradoDemocratic79 years, 28 days
75Tom HarkinNovember 19, 19391985–2015IowaDemocratic78 years, 335 days
76Harry ReidDecember 2, 19391987–2017NevadaDemocratic78 years, 322 days
77Donald W. StewartFebruary 8, 19401978–1981AlabamaDemocratic78 years, 254 days
78Hank BrownFebruary 12, 19401991–1997ColoradoRepublican78 years, 250 days
79Patrick LeahyMarch 31, 19401975–presentVermontDemocratic78 years, 203 days
80Lamar AlexanderJuly 3, 19402003–presentTennesseeRepublican78 years, 109 days
81William CohenAugust 28, 19401979–1997MaineRepublican78 years, 53 days
82Wyche FowlerOctober 6, 19401987–1993GeorgiaDemocratic78 years, 14 days
83Gordon J. HumphreyOctober 9, 19401979–1990New HampshireRepublican78 years, 11 days
84Connie Mack IIIOctober 29, 19401989–2001FloridaRepublican77 years, 356 days
85Barbara BoxerNovember 11, 19401993–2017CaliforniaDemocratic77 years, 343 days
86Robert C. SmithMarch 30, 19411990–2003New HampshireRepublican77 years, 204 days
87David L. BorenApril 21, 19411979–1994OklahomaDemocratic77 years, 182 days
88Ben NelsonMay 17, 19412001–2013NebraskaDemocratic77 years, 156 days
89Bernie SandersSeptember 8, 19412007–presentVermontIndependent77 years, 42 days
90Trent LottOctober 9, 19411989–2007MississippiRepublican77 years, 11 days
91Max BaucusDecember 11, 19411978–2014MontanaDemocratic76 years, 313 days
92Mitch McConnellFebruary 20, 19421985–presentKentuckyRepublican76 years, 242 days
93Joe LiebermanFebruary 24, 19421989–2013ConnecticutDemocratic, later Independent76 years, 238 days
94Larry PresslerMarch 29, 19421979–1997South DakotaRepublican76 years, 205 days
95Jon KylApril 25, 19421995–2013, 2018–presentArizonaRepublican76 years, 178 days
96John AshcroftMay 9, 19421995–2001MissouriRepublican76 years, 164 days
97Byron DorganMay 14, 19421992–2011North DakotaDemocratic-Nonpartisan League76 years, 159 days
98Bob KastenJune 19, 19421981–1993WisconsinRepublican76 years, 123 days
99Phil GrammJuly 8, 19421985–2002TexasRepublican76 years, 104 days
100Max ClelandAugust 24, 19421997–2003GeorgiaDemocrat76 years, 26 days

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Did not die on this date; an older senator took office.
  2. 1 2 3 Was the oldest-living senator immediately upon taking office.
  3. ↑ Held position the longest at 26 years and 115 days; second is Cornelius Cole at 15 years and 299 days.
  4. 1 2 Became the oldest-living senator during service in the Senate.
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