List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives
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This is a list of people who, at the time of their death, were the oldest sitting or former members of the United States House of Representatives, followed by a list of the currently oldest living sitting or former representatives.
Nonvoting delegates are included in italics.
Historical[edit]
This is a list of the people who, at the time of their death, were the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives.
Begin date | End date | Representative | Date of birth | House term | State served | Party | Age (years, days) |
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March 4, 1789 | July 23, 1793 | Roger Sherman | April 19, 1721 | 1789–1791 | Connecticut | Pro-Administration | 72 years, 95 days |
July 23, 1793 | September 15, 1794 | Abraham Clark | February 15, 1726 | 1791–1794 | New Jersey | Pro-Administration | 68 years, 212 days |
September 15, 1794 | December 10, 1796 | Israel Jacobs | June 9, 1726 | 1791–1793 | Pennsylvania | Pro-Administration | 70 years, 184 days |
December 10, 1796 | October 28, 1800 | Artemas Ward | November 26, 1727 | 1791–1795 | Massachusetts | Pro-Administration | 72 years, 335 days |
October 28, 1800 | March 27, 1814 | William Smith | April 12, 1728 | 1789–1791 | Maryland | Anti-Administration | 85 years, 349 days |
March 27, 1814 | July 26, 1819 | George Leonard | July 4, 1729 | 1789–1793 1795–1797 |
Massachusetts | Pro-Administration Federalist |
90 years, 22 days |
July 26, 1819 | June 1, 1832 | Thomas Sumter | August 14, 1734 | 1789–1793 1797–1801 |
South Carolina | Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican |
97 years, 292 days |
June 1, 1832 | March 7, 1838 | Paine Wingate | May 14, 1739 | 1793–1795 | New Hampshire | Pro-Administration | 98 years, 297 days |
March 7, 1838 | May 22, 1842 | Henry Southard | October 7, 1747 | 1801–1811 1815–1821 |
New Jersey | Democratic-Republican | 94 years, 227 days |
May 22, 1842 | October 18, 1843 | Ebenezer Elmer | August 23, 1752 | 1801–1807 | New Jersey | Democratic-Republican | 91 years, 56 days |
October 18, 1843 | March 6, 1844 | Gabriel Duvall | December 6, 1752 | 1794–1796 | Maryland | Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican |
91 years, 91 days |
March 6, 1844 | March 23, 1846 | Laban Wheaton | March 13, 1754 | 1809–1817 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 92 years, 10 days |
March 23, 1846 | January 20, 1849 | Nathan Read | July 2, 1759 | 1800–1803 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 89 years, 202 days |
January 20, 1849 | May 26, 1851 | Simeon Baldwin | December 14, 1761 | 1803–1805 | Connecticut | Federalist | 89 years, 163 days |
May 26, 1851 | March 29, 1855 | John Locke | February 14, 1764 | 1823–1829 | Massachusetts | Adams Republican | 91 years, 43 days |
March 29, 1855 | April 8, 1857 | Alexander Boyd | September 14, 1764 | 1813–1815 | New York | Federalist | 92 years, 206 days |
April 8, 1857 | January 23, 1858 | Daniel Burrows | October 26, 1766 | 1821–1823 | Connecticut | Democratic-Republican | 91 years, 89 days |
January 23, 1858 | August 3, 1863 | Zadock Cook | February 18, 1769 | 1816–1819 | Georgia | Democratic-Republican | 94 years, 166 days |
August 3, 1863 | July 1, 1864 | Josiah Quincy III | February 4, 1772 | 1805–1813 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 92 years, 148 days |
July 1, 1864 | January 2, 1866 | Thomas Chandler | August 10, 1772 | 1829–1833 | New Hampshire | Jacksonian | 93 years, 145 days |
January 2, 1866 | April 1, 1868 | James Parker | March 1, 1776 | 1833–1837 | New Jersey | Jacksonian | 92 years, 31 days |
April 1, 1868 | July 1, 1868 | Samuel Tweedy | March 8, 1776 | 1833–1835 | Connecticut | Anti-Jacksonian | 92 years, 115 days |
July 1, 1868 | July 18, 1872 | Samuel Thatcher | July 1, 1776 | 1802–1805 | Massachusetts | Federalist | 96 years, 17 days |
July 18, 1872 | August 12, 1875 | Horace Binney | January 4, 1780 | 1833–1835 | Pennsylvania | Anti-Jacksonian | 95 years, 220 days |
August 12, 1875 | February 16, 1880 | Daniel Sheffer | May 24, 1783 | 1837–1839 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 96 years, 268 days |
February 16, 1880 | September 22, 1881 | John A. Cuthbert | June 3, 1788 | 1819–1821 | Georgia | Democratic-Republican | 93 years, 111 days |
September 22, 1881 | February 7, 1885 | Joseph Grinnell | November 17, 1788 | 1843–1851 | Massachusetts | Whig | 96 years, 82 days |
February 7, 1885 | August 8, 1885 | James Garland | June 6, 1791 | 1835–1841 | Virginia | Jacksonian Democratic Conservative |
94 years, 63 days |
August 8, 1885 | May 7, 1886 | David Fisher | December 3, 1794 | 1847–1849 | Ohio | Whig | 91 years, 155 days |
May 7, 1886 | January 9, 1887 | Elijah Babbitt | July 29, 1795 | 1859–1863 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 91 years, 164 days |
January 9, 1887 | June 9, 1887 | John Hoge Ewing | October 8, 1796 | 1845–1847 | Pennsylvania | Whig | 90 years, 244 days |
June 9, 1887 | July 26, 1891 | Paul Dillingham | August 10, 1799 | 1843–1847 | Vermont | Democratic | 91 years, 350 days |
July 26, 1891 | May 9, 1892 | Sidney Lawrence | December 31, 1801 | 1847–1849 | New York | Democratic | 90 years, 130 days |
May 9, 1892 | June 11, 1894 | John T. Andrews | May 29, 1803 | 1837–1839 | New York | Democratic | 91 years, 13 days |
June 11, 1894 | February 12, 1896 | Emery D. Potter | October 7, 1804 | 1843–1845 1849–1851 |
Ohio | Democratic | 91 years, 128 days |
February 12, 1896 | January 12, 1897 | John W. Crisfield | November 8, 1806 | 1847–1849 1861–1863 |
Maryland | Whig Unionist |
90 years, 65 days |
January 12, 1897 | April 16, 1900 | John W. Hunter | October 15, 1807 | 1866–1867 | New York | Democratic | 92 years, 183 days |
April 16, 1900 | March 18, 1902 | Daniel Wells Jr. | July 16, 1808 | 1853–1857 | Wisconsin | Democratic | 93 years, 245 days |
March 18, 1902 | April 24, 1902 | Edwin Hickman Ewing | December 2, 1809 | 1845–1847 | Tennessee | Whig | 92 years, 143 days |
April 24, 1902 | March 8, 1903 | Martin I. Townsend | February 6, 1810 | 1875–1879 | New York | Republican | 93 years, 30 days |
March 8, 1903 | March 27, 1908 | Ephraim R. Eckley | December 9, 1811 | 1863–1869 | Ohio | Republican | 96 years, 109 days |
March 27, 1908 | September 18, 1910 | James McGrew | September 14, 1813 | 1869–1873 | West Virginia | Republican | 97 years, 4 days |
September 18, 1910 | March 14, 1911 | John H. Rice | February 5, 1816 | 1861–1867 | Maine | Republican | 95 years, 37 days |
March 14, 1911 | October 2, 1911 | John Morgan Bright | January 20, 1817 | 1871–1881 | Tennessee | Democratic | 94 years, 256 days |
October 2, 1911 | March 12, 1916 | George William Palmer | January 13, 1818 | 1857–1861 | New York | Republican | 98 years, 59 days |
March 12, 1916 | November 3, 1924 | Cornelius Cole | September 17, 1822 | 1863–1865 | California | Republican | 102 years, 47 days |
November 3, 1924 | February 28, 1926 | William W. Crapo | May 16, 1830 | 1875–1883 | Massachusetts | Republican | 95 years, 288 days |
February 28, 1926 | January 6, 1929 | John H. Lewis | July 21, 1830 | 1881–1883 | Illinois | Republican | 98 years, 169 days |
January 6, 1929 | April 22, 1932 | J. Warren Keifer | January 30, 1836 | 1877–1885 1905–1911 |
Ohio | Republican | 96 years, 83 days |
April 22, 1932 | May 25, 1938 | Henry R. Gibson | December 24, 1837 | 1895–1905 | Tennessee | Republican | 100 years, 152 days |
May 25, 1938 | September 8, 1938 | George F. Kribbs | November 8, 1846 | 1891–1895 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 91 years, 304 days |
September 8, 1938 | December 18, 1946 | Lemuel W. Royse | January 19, 1847 | 1895–1899 | Indiana | Republican | 99 years, 333 days |
December 18, 1946 | June 10, 1947 | Addison James | February 27, 1850 | 1907–1909 | Kentucky | Republican | 97 years, 103 days |
June 10, 1947 | February 25, 1948 | Amos R. Webber | January 21, 1852 | 1904–1907 | Ohio | Republican | 96 years, 35 days |
February 25, 1948 | September 10, 1949 | John E. Weeks | June 14, 1853 | 1931–1933 | Vermont | Republican | 96 years, 88 days |
September 10, 1949 | April 1, 1953 | Schuyler Merritt | December 16, 1853 | 1917–1931 1933–1937 |
Connecticut | Republican | 99 years, 106 days |
April 1, 1953 | July 27, 1954 | Joseph E. Ransdell | October 7, 1858 | 1899–1913 | Louisiana | Democratic | 95 years, 293 days |
July 27, 1954 | May 12, 1956 | Franklin Menges | October 26, 1858 | 1925–1931 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 97 years, 199 days |
May 12, 1956 | July 5, 1956 | Addison T. Smith | September 5, 1862 | 1913–1933 | Idaho | Republican | 93 years, 304 days |
July 5, 1956 | January 17, 1958 | Michael Donohoe | February 22, 1864 | 1911–1915 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 93 years, 329 days |
January 17, 1958 | April 29, 1958 | Warren A. Haggott | May 18, 1864 | 1907–1909 | Colorado | Republican | 93 years, 346 days |
April 29, 1958 | February 22, 1960 | Townsend Scudder | July 26, 1865 | 1899–1901 1903–1905 |
New York | Democratic | 94 years, 211 days |
February 22, 1960 | October 11, 1960 | Daniel K. Hoch | January 31, 1866 | 1943–1947 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 94 years, 254 days |
October 11, 1960 | September 12, 1963 | Charles Nelson Pray | April 6, 1868 | 1907–1913 | Montana | Republican | 95 years, 159 days |
September 12, 1963 | November 7, 1967 | John Nance Garner | November 22, 1868 | 1903–1933 | Texas | Democratic | 98 years, 350 days |
November 7, 1967 | July 12, 1971 | Earl Hanley Beshlin | April 28, 1870 | 1917–1919 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 101 years, 75 days |
July 12, 1971 | January 6, 1973 | Maurice Thatcher | August 15, 1870 | 1923–1933 | Kentucky | Republican | 102 years, 144 days |
January 6, 1973 | January 10, 1974 | Charles G. Bond | May 29, 1877 | 1921–1923 | New York | Republican | 96 years, 226 days |
January 10, 1974 | January 9, 1975 | Virginia E. Jenckes | November 6, 1877 | 1933–1939 | Indiana | Democratic | 97 years, 64 days |
January 9, 1975 | March 4, 1977 | Miles C. Allgood | February 22, 1878 | 1923–1935 | Alabama | Democratic | 99 years, 10 days |
March 4, 1977 | December 27, 1980 | Charles S. Dewey | November 10, 1880 | 1941–1945 | Illinois | Republican | 100 years, 47 days |
December 27, 1980 | June 1, 1981 | Carl Vinson | November 18, 1883 | 1914–1965 | Georgia | Democratic | 97 years, 195 days |
June 1, 1981 | November 2, 1989 | Elizabeth Hawley Gasque | February 26, 1886 | 1938–1939 | South Carolina | Democratic | 103 years, 249 days |
November 2, 1989 | January 18, 1991 | Hamilton Fish III | December 7, 1888 | 1920–1945 | New York | Republican | 102 years, 42 days |
January 18, 1991 | April 3, 1993 | Peter J. De Muth | January 1, 1892 | 1937–1939 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 101 years, 92 days |
April 3, 1993 | May 29, 1995 | Margaret Chase Smith | December 14, 1897 | 1940–1949 | Maine | Republican | 97 years, 166 days |
May 29, 1995 | May 15, 1996 | Newt V. Mills | September 27, 1899 | 1937–1943 | Louisiana | Democratic | 96 years, 231 days |
May 15, 1996 | January 4, 1997 | Harry P. Jeffrey | December 26, 1901 | 1943–1945 | Ohio | Republican | 95 years, 9 days |
January 4, 1997 | May 8, 1998 | Jennings Randolph | March 8, 1902 | 1933–1947 | West Virginia | Democratic | 96 years, 61 days |
May 8, 1998 | April 1, 1999 | E. Y. Berry | October 6, 1902 | 1951–1971 | South Dakota | Republican | 96 years, 177 days |
April 1, 1999 | October 5, 2001 | Mike Mansfield | March 16, 1903 | 1943–1953 | Montana | Democratic | 98 years, 203 days |
October 5, 2001 | March 11, 2003 | John G. Dow | May 6, 1905 | 1965–1969 1971–1973 |
New York | Democratic | 97 years, 309 days |
March 11, 2003 | November 10, 2007 | Augustus Hawkins | August 31, 1907 | 1963–1991 | California | Democratic | 100 years, 71 days |
November 10, 2007 | September 25, 2008 | Glenn Andrews | January 15, 1909 | 1965–1967 | Alabama | Republican | 99 years, 254 days |
September 25, 2008 | November 4, 2009 | William H. Avery | August 11, 1911 | 1955–1965 | Kansas | Republican | 98 years, 85 days |
November 4, 2009 | January 8, 2011 | William F. Walsh | July 11, 1912 | 1973–1979 | New York | Republican–Conservative | 98 years, 181 days |
January 8, 2011 | October 25, 2011 | Perkins Bass | October 6, 1912 | 1955–1963 | New Hampshire | Republican | 99 years, 19 days |
October 25, 2011 | December 10, 2016 | Ken Hechler | September 20, 1914 | 1959–1977 | West Virginia | Democratic | 102 years, 81 days |
December 10, 2016 | February 19, 2017 | John S. Wold | August 31, 1916 | 1969–1971 | Wyoming | Republican | 100 years, 172 days |
February 19, 2017 | October 30, 2017 | James D. Martin | September 1, 1918 | 1965–1967 | Alabama | Republican | 99 years, 59 days |
October 30, 2017 | May 11, 2021 | Lester L. Wolff | January 4, 1919 | 1965–1981 | New York | Democratic | 102 years, 127 days |
May 11, 2021 | November 2, 2021 | Neal Smith | March 23, 1920 | 1959–1995 | Iowa | Democratic | 101 years, 224 days |
November 2, 2021 | December 5, 2021 | Bob Dole | July 22, 1923 | 1961–1969 | Kansas | Republican | 98 years, 136 days |
December 5, 2021 | August 18, 2023 | Al Quie | September 18, 1923 | 1958–1979 | Minnesota | Republican | 99 years, 334 days |
August 18, 2023 | Present | Frank J. Guarini | August 20, 1924 | 1979–1993 | New Jersey | Republican | 99 years, 318 days |
Current[edit]
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. Nonvoting delegates are included but not ranked.
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Rank | Representative/Delegate | Date of birth | House term | State served | Party | Age (years & days) |
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1 | Frank J. Guarini | August 20, 1924 | 1979–1993 | New Jersey | Democratic | 99 years, 318 days |
2 | Merwin Coad | September 28, 1924 | 1957–1963 | Iowa | Democratic | 99 years, 279 days |
3 | G. William Whitehurst | March 12, 1925 | 1969–1987 | Virginia | Republican | 99 years, 113 days |
4 | Lucien Nedzi | May 28, 1925 | 1961–1981 | Michigan | Democratic | 99 years, 36 days |
5 | Roscoe Bartlett | June 3, 1926 | 1993–2013 | Maryland | Republican | 98 years, 30 days |
6 | Philip Ruppe | September 29, 1926 | 1967–1979 | Michigan | Republican | 97 years, 278 days |
7 | Benjamin B. Blackburn | February 14, 1927 | 1967–1975 | Georgia | Republican | 97 years, 140 days |
8 | James W. Symington | September 28, 1927 | 1969–1977 | Missouri | Democratic | 96 years, 279 days |
9 | Bill Archer | March 22, 1928 | 1971–2001 | Texas | Republican | 96 years, 103 days |
10 | Bill Gradison | December 28, 1928 | 1975–1993 | Ohio | Republican | 95 years, 188 days |
11 | Richard Ottinger | January 27, 1929 | 1965–1971 1975–1985 |
New York | Democratic | 95 years, 158 days |
12 | James Nelligan | February 14, 1929 | 1981–1983 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 95 years, 140 days |
13 | Dick Schulze | August 7, 1929 | 1975–1993 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 94 years, 331 days |
14 | Pat Saiki | May 28, 1930 | 1987–1991 | Hawaii | Republican | 94 years, 36 days |
15 | Charles Rangel | June 11, 1930 | 1971–2017 | New York | Democratic | 94 years, 22 days |
16 | Michael Bilirakis | July 16, 1930 | 1983–2007 | Florida | Republican | 93 years, 353 days |
17 | Martha Keys | August 10, 1930 | 1975–1979 | Kansas | Democratic | 93 years, 328 days |
18 | Andy Ireland | August 23, 1930 | 1977–1993 | Florida | Democratic Republican |
93 years, 315 days |
19 | Alec G. Olson | September 11, 1930 | 1963–1967 | Minnesota | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 93 years, 296 days |
20 | Edward G. Biester Jr. | January 5, 1931 | 1967–1977 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 93 years, 180 days |
21 | Ron Packard | January 19, 1931 | 1983–2001 | California | Republican | 93 years, 166 days |
22 | Connie Morella | February 12, 1931 | 1987–2003 | Maryland | Republican | 93 years, 142 days |
23 | John E. Cunningham | March 27, 1931 | 1977–1979 | Washington | Republican | 93 years, 98 days |
24 | Lee Hamilton | April 20, 1931 | 1965–1999 | Indiana | Democratic | 93 years, 74 days |
25 | Bill Clay | April 30, 1931 | 1969–2001 | Missouri | Democratic | 93 years, 64 days |
26 | Sander Levin | September 6, 1931 | 1983–2019 | Michigan | Democratic | 92 years, 301 days |
27 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. | November 5, 1931 | 1977–1983 | Delaware | Republican | 92 years, 241 days |
28 | Andrew Young | March 12, 1932 | 1973–1977 | Georgia | Democratic | 92 years, 113 days |
29 | Alex McMillan | May 9, 1932 | 1985–1995 | North Carolina | Republican | 92 years, 55 days |
30 | Harold V. Froehlich | May 12, 1932 | 1973–1975 | Wisconsin | Republican | 92 years, 52 days |
31 | Beverly Byron | July 27, 1932 | 1979–1993 | Maryland | Democratic | 91 years, 342 days |
32 | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | October 5, 1932 | 1973–1979 | California | Democratic | 91 years, 272 days |
33 | David R. Bowen | October 21, 1932 | 1973–1983 | Mississippi | Democratic | 91 years, 256 days |
34 | John Burton | December 15, 1932 | 1974–1983 | California | Democratic | 91 years, 201 days |
N/A | Walter Fauntroy | February 6, 1933 | 1971–1991 | Washington, D.C. | Democratic | 91 years, 148 days |
35 | Buddy MacKay | March 22, 1933 | 1983–1989 | Florida | Democratic | 91 years, 103 days |
36 | Bob Dornan | April 3, 1933 | 1977–1983 1985–1997 |
California | Republican | 91 years, 91 days |
37 | Jim Gardner | April 8, 1933 | 1967–1969 | North Carolina | Republican | 91 years, 86 days |
38 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | April 13, 1933 | 1987–1993 | Colorado | Democratic | 91 years, 81 days |
39 | Sid Morrison | May 13, 1933 | 1981–1993 | Washington | Republican | 91 years, 51 days |
N/A | Madeleine Bordallo | May 31, 1933 | 2003–2019 | Guam | Democratic | 91 years, 33 days |
40 | Don Fuqua | August 20, 1933 | 1963–1987 | Florida | Democratic | 90 years, 318 days |
41 | Ken Lucas | August 22, 1933 | 1999–2005 | Kentucky | Democratic | 90 years, 316 days |
42 | Chuck Grassley | September 17, 1933 | 1975–1981 | Iowa | Republican | 90 years, 290 days |
43 | Diane Watson | November 12, 1933 | 2001–2011 | California | Democratic | 90 years, 234 days |
44 | Pat Danner | January 13, 1934 | 1993–2001 | Missouri | Democratic | 90 years, 172 days |
45 | Bill Alexander | January 16, 1934 | 1969–1993 | Arkansas | Democratic | 90 years, 169 days |
46 | Richard Shelby | May 6, 1934 | 1979–1987 | Alabama | Democratic | 90 years, 58 days |
47 | Edolphus Towns | July 21, 1934 | 1983–2013 | New York | Democratic | 89 years, 348 days |
48 | Eva Clayton | September 16, 1934 | 1992–2003 | North Carolina | Democratic | 89 years, 291 days |
49 | Jean Spencer Ashbrook | September 21, 1934 | 1982–1983 | Ohio | Republican | 89 years, 286 days |
50 | Jerry M. Patterson | October 25, 1934 | 1975–1985 | California | Democratic | 89 years, 252 days |
51 | Nick Smith | November 5, 1934 | 1993–2005 | Michigan | Republican | 89 years, 241 days |
52 | Stephen L. Neal | November 7, 1934 | 1975–1995 | North Carolina | Democratic | 89 years, 239 days |
53 | Jim Inhofe | November 17, 1934 | 1987–1994 | Oklahoma | Republican | 89 years, 229 days |
54 | Nancy Johnson | January 5, 1935 | 1983–2007 | Connecticut | Republican | 89 years, 180 days |
55 | Henry J. Nowak | February 21, 1935 | 1975–1993 | New York | Democratic | 89 years, 133 days |
56 | Cleve Benedict | March 21, 1935 | 1981–1983 | West Virginia | Republican | 89 years, 104 days |
57 | Joel Hefley | April 18, 1935 | 1987–2007 | Colorado | Republican | 89 years, 76 days |
58 | W.S. Stuckey Jr. | May 25, 1935 | 1967–1977 | Georgia | Democratic | 89 years, 39 days |
59 | Pete Peterson | June 26, 1935 | 1991–1997 | Florida | Democratic | 89 years, 7 days |
60 | Ron Paul | August 20, 1935 | 1976–1977 1979–1985 1997–2013 |
Texas | Republican | 88 years, 318 days |
61 | Tom Ewing | September 19, 1935 | 1991–2001 | Illinois | Republican | 88 years, 288 days |
62 | James G. Martin | December 11, 1935 | 1973–1985 | North Carolina | Republican | 88 years, 205 days |
63 | Ed Bethune | December 19, 1935 | 1979–1985 | Arkansas | Republican | 88 years, 197 days |
64 | Henry Brown Jr. | December 20, 1935 | 2001–2011 | South Carolina | Republican | 88 years, 196 days |
65 | Pat Roberts | April 20, 1936 | 1981–1997 | Kansas | Republican | 88 years, 74 days |
66 | Barbara B. Kennelly | July 10, 1936 | 1982–1999 | Connecticut | Democratic | 87 years, 359 days |
67 | Barbara Mikulski | July 20, 1936 | 1977–1987 | Maryland | Democratic | 87 years, 349 days |
68 | Michael J. Harrington | September 2, 1936 | 1969–1979 | Massachusetts | Democratic | 87 years, 305 days |
69 | Sue Kelly | September 26, 1936 | 1995–2007 | New York | Republican | 87 years, 281 days |
70 | Dave Hobson | October 17, 1936 | 1991–2009 | Ohio | Republican | 87 years, 260 days |
71 | Joan Kelly Horn | October 18, 1936 | 1991–1993 | Missouri | Democratic | 87 years, 259 days |
72 | Bill Jenkins | November 29, 1936 | 1997–2007 | Tennessee | Republican | 87 years, 217 days |
73 | Grace Napolitano![]() |
December 4, 1936 | 1999–present | California | Democratic | 87 years, 212 days |
74 | Jim McDermott | December 28, 1936 | 1989–2017 | Washington | Democratic | 87 years, 188 days |
75 | Edward Mezvinsky | January 17, 1937 | 1973–1977 | Iowa | Democratic | 87 years, 168 days |
76 | Bill Pascrell![]() |
January 25, 1937 | 1997–present | New Jersey | Democratic | 87 years, 160 days |
77 | Tom Osbourne | February 23, 1937 | 2001–2007 | Nebraska | Republican | 87 years, 131 days |
N/A | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | March 13, 1937 | 1981–1988 | American Samoa | Democratic | 87 years, 112 days |
78 | Paul Kanjorski | April 2, 1937 | 1985–2011 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 87 years, 92 days |
79 | Robert Bauman | April 4, 1937 | 1973–1981 | Maryland | Republican | 87 years, 90 days |
80 | Ernie Konnyu | May 17, 1937 | 1987–1989 | California | Republican | 87 years, 47 days |
81 | Solomon Ortiz | June 3, 1937 | 1983–2011 | Texas | Democratic | 87 years, 30 days |
N/A | Eleanor Holmes Norton![]() |
June 13, 1937 | 1991–present | Washington, D.C. | Democratic | 87 years, 20 days |
82 | Charles F. Dougherty | June 26, 1937 | 1979–1983 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 87 years, 7 days |
83 | Nita Lowey | July 5, 1937 | 1989–2021 | New York | Democratic | 86 years, 364 days |
84 | Mickey Edwards | July 12, 1937 | 1977–1993 | Oklahoma | Republican | 86 years, 357 days |
85 | Judy Biggert | August 15, 1937 | 1999–2013 | Illinois | Republican | 86 years, 323 days |
86 | Ronnie Flippo | August 15, 1937 | 1977–1991 | Alabama | Democratic | 86 years, 323 days |
87 | Norman D'Amours | October 14, 1937 | 1975–1985 | New Hampshire | Democratic | 86 years, 263 days |
88 | Pat Williams | October 30, 1937 | 1979–1997 | Montana | Democratic | 86 years, 247 days |
89 | Lynn Woolsey | November 3, 1937 | 1993–2013 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 243 days |
90 | Joe Schwarz | November 15, 1937 | 2005–2007 | Michigan | Republican | 86 years, 231 days |
91 | Bill Lipinski | December 22, 1937 | 1985–2005 | Illinois | Democratic | 86 years, 194 days |
92 | Hal Rogers![]() |
December 31, 1937 | 1981–present | Kentucky | Republican | 86 years, 185 days |
93 | Lois Capps | January 10, 1938 | 1998–2017 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 175 days |
94 | Denny Smith | January 19, 1938 | 1981–1991 | Oregon | Republican | 86 years, 166 days |
95 | Donald Riegle | February 4, 1938 | 1967–1976 | Michigan | Republican Democratic |
86 years, 150 days |
96 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | February 21, 1938 | 1979–1993 | Arkansas | Democratic | 86 years, 133 days |
97 | Steve Symms | April 23, 1938 | 1973–1981 | Idaho | Republican | 86 years, 71 days |
98 | Dan Burton | June 21, 1938 | 1983–2013 | Indiana | Republican | 86 years, 12 days |
99 | William J. Green III | June 24, 1938 | 1964–1977 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 86 years, 9 days |
100 | Neil Abercrombie | June 26, 1938 | 1986–1987 1991–2010 |
Hawaii | Democratic | 86 years, 7 days |
See also[edit]
- Oldest living United States president
- Dean of the United States House of Representatives
- Dean of the United States Senate
- List of longest-living United States senators
- List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service
- List of oldest living United States governors
- List of living former members of the United States House of Representatives
- Earliest serving United States Representative
- Earliest serving United States senator
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