List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives

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.

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.

Key

Currently serving

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Wolff]]||January 4, 1919||1965–1981||New York||Democratic||{{ayd|1919|1|4}} |- |_row_count||[[Neal Edward Smith]]||March 23, 1920||1959–1995||Iowa||Democratic||{{ayd|1920|3|23}} |- |_row_count||[[Mike McCormack (politician)|Mike McCormack]]||December 14, 1921||1971–1981||Washington||Democratic||{{ayd|1921|12|14}} |- |_row_count||[[Bob Dole]]||July 22, 1923||1961–1969||Kansas||Republican||{{ayd|1923|7|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Al Quie]]||September 18, 1923||1958–1979||Minnesota||Republican||{{ayd|1923|9|18}} |- |_row_count||[[Frank Joseph Guarini]]||August 20, 1924||1979–1993||New Jersey||Democratic||{{ayd|1924|8|20}} |- |_row_count||[[Merwin Coad]]||September 28, 1924||1957–1963||Iowa||Democratic||{{ayd|1924|9|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Weston E. Vivian]]||October 25, 1924||1965–1967||Michigan||Democratic||{{ayd|1924|10|25}} |- |_row_count||[[Fletcher Thompson]]||February 5, 1925||1967–1973||Georgia||Republican||{{ayd|1925|2|5}} |- |_row_count||[[G. William Whitehurst]]||March 12, 1925||1969–1987||Virginia||Republican||{{ayd|1925|3|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Lucien Nedzi]]||May 28, 1925||1961–1981||Michigan||Democratic||{{ayd|1925|5|28}} |- |_row_count||[[J. Roy Rowland]]||February 3, 1926||1983–1995||Georgia||Democratic||{{ayd|1926|2|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Elwood Hillis]]||March 6, 1926||1971–1987||Indiana||Republican||{{ayd|1926|3|6}} |- |_row_count||[[Carrie P. Meek]]||April 29, 1926||1993–2003||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1926|4|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Earl Dewitt Hutto]]||May 12, 1926||1979–1995||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1926|5|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Mark Andrews (politician)|Mark Andrews]]||May 19, 1926||1963–1981||North Dakota||Republican||{{ayd|1926|5|19}} |- |_row_count||[[Roscoe Bartlett]]||June 3, 1926||1993–2013||Maryland||Republican||{{ayd|1926|6|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Robert J. Lagomarsino]]||September 4, 1926||1975–1993||California||Republican||{{ayd|1926|9|4}} |- |_row_count||[[Philip Ruppe]]||September 29, 1926||1967–1979||Michigan||Republican||{{ayd|1926|9|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Benjamin B. Blackburn]]||February 14, 1927||1967–1975||Georgia||Republican||{{ayd|1927|2|14}} |- |_row_count||[[Arthur Ravenel Jr.]]||March 29, 1927||1987–1995||South Carolina||Republican||{{ayd|1927|3|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Austin Murphy]]||June 17, 1927||1977–1995||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|6|17}} |- |_row_count||[[Bud Brown (politician)|Bud Brown]]||June 18, 1927||1965–1983||Ohio||Republican||{{ayd|1927|6|18}} |- |_row_count||[[Edwin Edwards]]||August 7, 1927||1965–1972||Louisiana||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|8|7}} |- |_row_count||[[Jim Weaver (Oregon politician)|Jim Weaver]]||August 8, 1927||1975–1987||Oregon||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|8|8}} |- |_row_count||[[Jim Broyhill]]||August 19, 1927||1963–1986||North Carolina||Republican||{{ayd|1927|8|19}} |- |_row_count||[[James W. Symington]]||September 28, 1927||1969–1977||Missouri||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|9|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Pete McCloskey]]||September 29, 1927||1967–1983||California||Republican||{{ayd|1927|9|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Bill Archer]]||March 22, 1928||1971–2001||Texas||Republican||{{ayd|1928|3|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Douglas Applegate]]||March 27, 1928||1977–1995||Ohio||Democratic||{{ayd|1928|3|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Nick Galifianakis (politician)|Nick Galifianakis]]||July 22, 1928||1967–1973||North Carolina|| Democratic||{{ayd|1928|7|22}} |- |_row_count||[[William Sheldrick Conover|William S. Conover]]||August 27, 1928||1972–1973||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1928|8|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Bill Gradison]]||December 28, 1928||1975–1993||Ohio||Republican||{{ayd|1928|12|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Richard Ottinger]]||January 27, 1929||1965–1971<br>1975–1985||New York||Democratic||{{ayd|1929|1|27}} |- |_row_count||[[James L. Nelligan]]||February 14, 1929||1981–1983||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1929|2|14}} |- |_row_count||[[Harris W. Fawell]]||March 25, 1929||1985–1999||Illinois||Republican||{{ayd|1929|3|25}} |- |_row_count||[[William F. Clinger Jr.]]||April 4, 1929||1979–1997||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1929|4|4}} |- |_row_count||[[Richard T. Schulze]]||August 7, 1929||1975–1993||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1929|8|7}} |- |_row_count||[[Dale Kildee]]||September 16, 1929||1977–2013||Michigan||Democratic||{{ayd|1929|9|16}} |- |_row_count||[[Louis A. Bafalis]]||September 28, 1929||1973–1983||Florida||Republican||{{ayd|1929|9|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Esteban Edward Torres]]||January 27, 1930||1983–1999||California||Democratic||{{ayd|1930|1|27}} |- |_row_count||[[George Gekas]]||April 14, 1930||1983–2003||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1930|4|14}} |- |_row_count||[[Pat Saiki]]||May 28, 1930||1987–1991||Hawaii||Republican||{{ayd|1930|5|28}} |- |_row_count||[[James Paul Johnson]]||June 2, 1930||1973–1981||Colorado||Republican||{{ayd|1930|6|2}} |- |_row_count||[[Charles Rangel]]||June 11, 1930||1971–2017||New York||Democratic||{{ayd|1930|6|11}} |- |_row_count||[[Herb Klein (politician)|Herb Klein]]||June 24, 1930||1993–1995||New Jersey||Democratic||{{ayd|1930|6|24}} |- |_row_count||[[Michael Bilirakis]]||July 16, 1930||1983–2007||Florida||Republican||{{ayd|1930|7|16}} |- |_row_count||[[Martha Keys]]||August 10, 1930||1975–1979||Kansas||Democratic||{{ayd|1930|8|10}} |- |_row_count||[[Andy Ireland]]||August 23, 1930||1977–1993||Florida||Democratic, Republican||{{ayd|1930|8|23}} |- |_row_count||[[Alec G. Olson]]||September 11, 1930||1963–1967||Minnesota||Democratic-Farmer-Labor||{{ayd|1930|9|11}} |- |_row_count||[[John Bertrand Conlan]]||September 17, 1930||1973–1977||Arizona||Republican||{{ayd|1930|9|17}} |- |_row_count||[[Bill Brock]]||November 23, 1930||1963–1971||Tennessee||Republican||{{ayd|1930|11|23}} |- |_row_count||[[Elliott H. Levitas]]||December 26, 1930||1975–1985||Georgia||Democratic||{{ayd|1930|12|26}} |- |_row_count||[[Edward G. Biester Jr.]]||January 5, 1931||1967–1977||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1931|1|5}} |- |_row_count||[[Ron Packard]]||January 19, 1931||1983–2001||California||Republican||{{ayd|1931|1|19}} |- |_row_count||[[Connie Morella]]||February 12, 1931||1987–2003||Maryland||Republican||{{ayd|1931|2|12}} |- |_row_count||[[James Abourezk]]||February 24, 1931||1971–1973||South Dakota||Democratic||{{ayd|1931|2|24}} |- |_row_count||[[Arlen Erdahl]]||February 27, 1931||1979–1983||Minnesota||Republican||{{ayd|1931|2|27}} |- |_row_count||[[John E. Cunningham]]||March 27, 1931||1977–1979||Washington||Republican||{{ayd|1931|3|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Lee H. Hamilton]]||April 20, 1931||1965–1999||Indiana||Democratic||{{ayd|1931|4|20}} |- |_row_count||[[Bill Clay]]||April 30, 1931||1969–2001||Missouri||Democratic||{{ayd|1931|4|30}} |- |_row_count||[[Lowell Weicker]]||May 16, 1931||1969–1971||Connecticut||Republican||{{ayd|1931|5|16}} |- |_row_count||[[Robert Freeman Smith]]||June 16, 1931||1983–1995<br>1997–1999||Oregon||Republican||{{ayd|1931|6|16}} |- |_row_count||[[Ed Weber]]||July 26, 1931||1981–1983||Ohio||Republican||{{ayd|1931|7|26}} |- |_row_count||[[Sander Levin]]||September 6, 1931||1983–2019||Michigan||Democratic||{{ayd|1931|9|6}} |- |_row_count||[[Thomas B. Evans Jr.]]||November 5, 1931||1977–1983||Delaware||Republican||{{ayd|1931|11|5}} |- |_row_count||[[Norman Mineta]]||November 12, 1931||1975–1995||California||Democratic||{{ayd|1931|11|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Harry Johnston (politician)|Harry Johnston]]||December 2, 1931||1989–1997||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1931|12|2}} |- |_row_count||[[Jolene Unsoeld]]||December 3, 1931||1989–1995||Washington||Democratic||{{ayd|1931|12|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Bud Shuster]]||January 23, 1932||1973–2001||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1932|1|23}} |- |_row_count||[[Thomas J. Bliley Jr.]]||January 28, 1932||1981–2001||Virginia||Republican||{{ayd|1932|1|28}} |- |_row_count||[[James V. Stanton]]||February 27, 1932||1971–1977||Ohio||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|2|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Andrew Young]]||March 12, 1932||1973–1977||Georgia||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|3|13}} |- |_row_count||[[Alex McMillan]]||May 9, 1932||1985–1995||North Carolina||Republican||{{ayd|1932|5|9}} |- |_row_count||[[Harold Vernon Froehlich]]||May 12, 1932||1973–1975||Wisconsin||Republican||{{ayd|1932|5|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Jack H. McDonald]]||June 28, 1932||1967–1973||Michigan||Republican||{{ayd|1932|6|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Donald Rumsfeld]]||July 9, 1932||1963–1969||Illinois||Republican||{{ayd|1932|7|9}} |- |_row_count||[[Beverly Byron]]||July 27, 1932||1979–1993||Maryland||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|7|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Sonny Callahan]]||September 11, 1932||1985–2003||Alabama||Republican||{{ayd|1932|9|11}} |- |_row_count||[[Yvonne Brathwaite Burke]]||October 5, 1932||1973–1979||California||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|10|5}} |- |_row_count||[[David R. Bowen]]||October 21, 1932||1973–1983||Mississippi||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|10|21}} |- |_row_count||[[Romano Mazzoli]]||November 2, 1932||1971–1995||Kentucky||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|11|2}} |- |_row_count||[[John Burton (American politician)|John L. Burton]]||December 15, 1932||1974–1983||California||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|12|15}} |- |_row_count||[[Paul Sarbanes]]||February 3, 1933||1971–1977||Maryland||Democratic||{{ayd|1933|2|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Buddy MacKay]]||March 22, 1933||1983–1989||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1933|3|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Bob Dornan]]||April 3, 1933||1977–1983<br>1985–1997||California||Republican||{{ayd|1933|4|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Jim Gardner (politician)|Jim Gardner]]||April 8, 1933||1967–1969||North Carolina||Republican||{{ayd|1933|4|8}} |- |_row_count||[[Ben Nighthorse Campbell]]||April 13, 1933||1987–1993||Colorado||Democratic||{{ayd|1933|4|13}} |- |_row_count||[[Sid Morrison]]||May 13, 1933||1981–1993||Washington||Republican||{{ayd|1933|5|13}} |- |_row_count||style="background:#D4F2CE;"|[[Don Young]]{{dagger}}||June 9, 1933||1973–present||Alaska||Republican||{{ayd|1933|6|9}} |- |_row_count||[[Gary A. Lee]]||August 18, 1933||1979–1983||New York||Republican||{{ayd|1933|8|18}} |- |_row_count||[[Don Fuqua]]||August 20, 1933||1963–1987||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1933|8|20}} |- |_row_count||[[Ken Lucas]]||August 22, 1933||1999–2005||Kentucky||Democratic||{{ayd|1933|8|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Chuck Grassley]]||September 17, 1933||1975–1981||Iowa||Republican||{{ayd|1933|9|17}} |- |_row_count||[[Larry J. Hopkins]]||October 25, 1933||1979–1993||Kentucky||Republican||{{ayd|1933|10|25}} |- |_row_count||[[Diane Watson]]||November 12, 1933||2003–2011||California||Democratic||{{ayd|1933|11|12}} |- |_row_count||[[William P. Curlin Jr.]]||November 30, 1933||1971–1973||Kentucky||Democratic||{{ayd|1933|11|30}} |- |_row_count||[[Ed Foreman]]||December 22, 1933||1963–1965<br>1969–1971||Texas<br>New Mexico||Republican||{{ayd|1933|12|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Pat Danner]]||January 13, 1934||1993–2001||Missouri||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|1|13}} |- |_row_count||[[William Vollie Alexander Jr.]]||January 16, 1934||1969–1993||Arkansas||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|1|16}} <!--|- |_row_count||[[Ronald M. Mottl]]||February 6, 1934||1975–1983||Ohio||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|2|6}} |- |_row_count||[[Buddy Leach]]||March 30, 1934||1979–1981||Louisiana||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|3|30}} |- |_row_count||[[Richard Shelby]]||May 6, 1934||1979–1987||Alabama||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|5|6}} |- |_row_count||[[Bill Gunter]]||July 16, 1934||1973–1975||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|7|16}} |- |_row_count||[[Edolphus Towns]]||July 21, 1934||1983–2013||New York||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|7|21}} |- |_row_count||[[Norman D. Shumway]]||July 28, 1934||1979–1991||California||Republican||{{ayd|1934|7|28}} |- |_row_count||[[David Pryor]]||August 29, 1934||1966–1973||Arkansas||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|8|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Eva Clayton]]||September 16, 1934||1992–2003||North Carolina||Democratic||{{ayd|1934|9|16}} |- |_row_count||[[Jean Spencer Ashbrook]]||September 21, 1934||1982–1983||Ohio||Republican||{{ayd|1934|9|21}}--> |}

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