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-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, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died.

Begin date End date Senator Birth date Term(s) State Party Age (years, days)
March 4, 1789 June 13, 1791[n 1] William Johnson[n 2] October 7, 1727 1789–1791 Connecticut Pro-Administration 92 years, 38 days
June 13, 1791 July 23, 1793 Roger Sherman[n 2] April 19, 1721 1791–1793 Connecticut Pro-Administration 72 years, 95 days
July 23, 1793 November 14, 1819 William Johnson[n 3] 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 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 Bradbury June 10, 1802 1847–1853 Maine Democratic 98 years, 210 days
January 6, 1901 October 7, 1906 Daniel Jewett September 14, 1807 1870–1871 Missouri Republican 99 years, 23 days
October 7, 1906 July 27, 1907 Edmund Pettus[n 4] 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, 1938 Newell Sanders July 12, 1850 1912–1913 Tennessee Republican 87 years, 198 days
January 26, 1938 July 24, 1938 Obadiah Gardner September 13, 1852 1911–1913 Maine Democratic 85 years, 314 days
July 24, 1938 April 30, 1940 Furnifold Simmons January 20, 1854 1901–1931 North Carolina Democratic 86 years, 101 days
April 30, 1940 April 21, 1941[n 1] Fountain Thompson November 18, 1854 1909–1910 North Dakota Democratic 87 years, 78 days
April 21, 1941 June 26, 1941 Andrew Houston[n 2] June 21, 1854 1941–1941 Texas Democratic 87 years, 5 days
June 26, 1941 February 4, 1942 Fountain 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 Ransdell October 7, 1858 1913–1931 Louisiana Democratic 95 years, 293 days
July 27, 1954 March 1, 1958 Lawrence Phipps August 30, 1862 1919–1931 Colorado Republican 95 years, 183 days
March 1, 1958 March 3, 1961 Joseph Grundy January 13, 1863 1929–1930 Pennsylvania Republican 98 years, 49 days
March 3, 1961 May 24, 1961 George Pepper March 16, 1867 1922–1927 Pennsylvania Republican 94 years, 69 days
May 24, 1961 May 19, 1966 Theodore Green October 2, 1867 1937–1961 Rhode Island Democratic 98 years, 229 days
May 19, 1966 December 28, 1972 John Heiskell November 2, 1872 1913–1913 Arkansas Democratic 100 years, 56 days
December 28, 1972 July 29, 1974 George 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 Lusk September 21, 1883 1960–1960 Oregon Democratic 99 years, 236 days
May 15, 1983 December 1, 1984 Stephen Young May 4, 1889 1959–1971 Ohio Democratic 95 years, 211 days
December 1, 1984 March 20, 1988 Samuel 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 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[n 4] 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 97 years, 323 days
December 26, 2019 Present James L. Buckley March 9, 1923 1971–1977 New York Conservative, Republican 97 years, 333 days

Oldest senators currently living

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

Key
Currently serving

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Seymour]] |December 3, 1937 |1991–1992 |[[California]] |Republican |{{ayd|1937|12|3}} |- | _row_count |[[Paul G. Kirk]] |January 18, 1938 |2009–2010 |[[Massachusetts]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1938|1|18}} |- | _row_count |[[Donald Riegle]] |February 4, 1938 |1976–1995 |[[Michigan]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1938|2|4}} |- | _row_count |[[Steve Symms]] |April 23, 1938 |1981–1993 |[[Idaho]] |Republican |{{ayd|1938|4|23}} |- | _row_count |[[Kaneaster Hodges Jr.]] |August 20, 1938 |1977–1979 |[[Arkansas]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1938|8|20}} |- | _row_count |[[Sam Nunn]] |September 8, 1938 |1972–1997 |[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1938|9|8}} |- | _row_count |[[Kit Bond]] |March 6, 1939 |1987–2011 |[[Missouri]] |Republican |{{ayd|1939|3|6}} |- | _row_count |[[Ted Kaufman]] |March 15, 1939 |2009–2010 |[[Delaware]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1939|3|15}} |- | _row_count |[[Chuck Robb]] |June 26, 1939 |1989–2001 |[[Virginia]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1939|6|26}} |- | _row_count |[[Tim Wirth]] |September 22, 1939 |1987–1993 |[[Colorado]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1939|9|22}} |- | _row_count |[[Tom Harkin]] |November 19, 1939 |1985–2015 |[[Iowa]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1939|11|19}} |- | _row_count |[[Harry Reid]] |December 2, 1939 |1987–2017 |[[Nevada]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1939|12|2}} |- | _row_count |[[Donald Stewart (Alabama politician)|Donald W. Stewart]] |February 8, 1940 |1978–1981 |[[Alabama]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1940|2|8}} |- | _row_count |[[Hank Brown]] |February 12, 1940 |1991–1997 |[[Colorado]] |Republican |{{ayd|1940|2|12}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;" |[[Patrick Leahy]]{{dagger}} |March 31, 1940 |1975–present |[[Vermont]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1940|3|31}} |- | _row_count |[[Lamar Alexander]] |July 3, 1940 |2003–2021 |[[Tennessee]] |Republican |{{ayd|1940|7|3}} |- | _row_count |[[William Cohen]] |August 28, 1940 |1979–1997 |[[Maine]] |Republican |{{ayd|1940|8|28}} |- | _row_count |[[Wyche Fowler]] |October 6, 1940 |1987–1993 |[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1940|10|6}} |- | _row_count |[[Gordon J. Humphrey]] |October 9, 1940 |1979–1990 |[[New Hampshire]] |Republican |{{ayd|1940|10|9}} |- | _row_count |[[Connie Mack III]] |October 29, 1940 |1989–2001 |[[Florida]] |Republican |{{ayd|1940|10|29}} |- | _row_count |[[Barbara Boxer]] |November 11, 1940 |1993–2017 |[[California]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1940|11|11}} |- | _row_count |[[Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician)|Robert C. Smith]] |March 30, 1941 |1990–2003 |[[New Hampshire]] |Republican |{{ayd|1941|3|30}} |- | _row_count |[[David Boren]] |April 21, 1941 |1979–1994 |[[Oklahoma]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1941|4|21}} |- | _row_count |[[Ben Nelson]] |May 17, 1941 |2001–2013 |[[Nebraska]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1941|5|17}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;" |[[Bernie Sanders]]{{dagger}} |September 8, 1941 |2007–present |[[Vermont]] |Independent/Democratic caucus |{{ayd|1941|9|8}} |- | _row_count |[[Trent Lott]] |October 9, 1941 |1989–2007 |[[Mississippi]] |Republican |{{ayd|1941|10|9}} |- | _row_count |[[Max Baucus]] |December 11, 1941 |1978–2014 |[[Montana]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1941|12|11}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;" |[[Mitch McConnell]]{{dagger}} |February 20, 1942 |1985–present |[[Kentucky]] |Republican |{{ayd|1942|2|20}} |- | _row_count |[[Joe Lieberman]] |February 24, 1942 |1989–2013 |[[Connecticut]] |Democratic {{small|(1989–2006)}}<br>Independent/Democratic caucus {{small|(2006–2013)}} |{{ayd|1942|2|24}} |- | _row_count |[[Larry Pressler]] |March 29, 1942 |1979–1997 |[[South Dakota]] |Republican |{{ayd|1942|3|29}} |- | _row_count |[[Jon Kyl]] |April 25, 1942 |1995–2013, 2018 |[[Arizona]] |Republican |{{ayd|1942|4|25}} |- | _row_count |[[John Ashcroft]] |May 9, 1942 |1995–2001 |[[Missouri]] |Republican |{{ayd|1942|5|9}} |- | _row_count |[[Byron Dorgan]] |May 14, 1942 |1992–2011 |[[North Dakota]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1942|5|14}} |- | _row_count |[[Bob Kasten]] |June 19, 1942 |1981–1993 |[[Wisconsin]] |Republican |{{ayd|1942|6|19}} |- | _row_count |[[Phil Gramm]] |July 8, 1942 |1985–2002 |[[Texas]] |Republican |{{ayd|1942|7|8}} |- | _row_count |[[Max Cleland]] |August 24, 1942 |1997–2003 |[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1942|8|24}} |- | _row_count |[[Bill Nelson]] |September 29, 1942 |2001–2019 |[[Florida]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1942|9|29}} |- | _row_count |[[Joe Biden]] |November 20, 1942 |1973–2009 |[[Delaware]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1942|11|20}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;" |[[Jim Risch]]{{dagger}} |May 3, 1943 |2009–present |[[Idaho]] |Republican |{{ayd|1943|5|3}} |- | _row_count |[[Dan Coats]] |May 16, 1943 |1989–1999, 2011–2017 |[[Indiana]] |Republican |{{ayd|1943|5|16}} |- | _row_count |[[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] |July 22, 1943 |1993–2013 |[[Texas]] |Republican |{{ayd|1943|7|22}} |- | _row_count |[[Bill Bradley]] |July 28, 1943 |1979–1997 |[[New Jersey]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1943|7|28}} |- | _row_count |[[Bob Kerrey]] |August 27, 1943 |1989–2001 |[[Nebraska]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1943|8|27}} |- | _row_count |[[Jeff Bingaman]] |October 3, 1943 |1983–2013 |[[New Mexico]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1943|10|3}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;" |[[Ben Cardin]]{{dagger}} |October 5, 1943 |2007–present |[[Maryland]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1943|10|5}} |- | _row_count |[[Saxby Chambliss]] |November 10, 1943 |2003–2015 |[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |Republican |{{ayd|1943|11|10}} |- | _row_count |[[Wayne Allard]] |December 2, 1943 |1997–2009 |[[Colorado]] |Republican |{{ayd|1943|12|2}} |- | _row_count |[[John Kerry]] |December 11, 1943 |1985–2013 |[[Massachusetts]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1943|12|11}} |- | _row_count |[[Mike Enzi]] |February 1, 1944 |1997–2021 |[[Wyoming]] |Republican |{{ayd|1944|2|1}} |- <!-- | _row_count |[[John Breaux]] |March 1, 1944 |1987–2005 |[[Louisiana]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1944|3|1}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;" |[[Angus King]]{{dagger}} |March 31, 1944 |2013–present |[[Maine]] |Independent/Democratic caucus |{{ayd|1944|3|31}} |- | _row_count |[[Chris Dodd]] |May 27, 1944 |1981–2011 |[[Connecticut]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1944|5|27}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;" |[[Dick Durbin]]{{dagger}} |November 21, 1944 |1997–present |[[Illinois]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1944|11|21}} |- | _row_count |[[Johnny Isakson]] |December 28, 1944 |2005–2019 |[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |Republican |{{ayd|1944|12|28}} |- | _row_count |[[Sheila Frahm]] |March 22, 1945 |1996 |[[Kansas]] |Republican |{{ayd|1945|3|22}} |- | _row_count |[[Larry Craig]] |July 20, 1945 |1991–2009 |[[Idaho]] |Republican |{{ayd|1945|7|20}} |- | _row_count |[[Jim Webb]] |February 9, 1946 |2007–2013 |[[Virginia]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1946|2|9}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;|[[Richard Blumenthal]] {{dagger}} |Feburary 13, 1946 |2011–present |[[Connecticut]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1946|2|13}} |- | _row_count | style="background:#D4F2CE;|[[Ed Markey]] {{dagger}} |July 11,1946 |2013-present |[[Massachusetts]] |Democratic |{{ayd|1946|7|11}}---> |- |}

See also

Notes
  1. Did not die on this date; an older senator took office.
  2. 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. Became the oldest-living senator during service in the Senate.

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