List of oldest living United States governors
Longest living U.S. governors
First governor following ratification of the Constitution. Became oldest living governor upon Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution.

List of oldest living United States governors

Section Title: Longest living U.S. governors
Table Section Text: First governor following ratification of the Constitution. Became oldest living governor upon Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution.

Start Date	End Date	Governor	State	Birth Date

December 7, 1787	December 12, 1787	Thomas Collins	Delaware	1732

December 12, 1787	April 17, 1790	Benjamin Franklin	Pennsylvania	January 17, 1706

April 17, 1790	July 25, 1790	William Livingston	New Jersey	November 30, 1723

July 25, 1790	October 8, 1793	Josiah Bartlett	New Hampshire	November 21, 1729

October 8, 1793	October 2, 1803	Samuel Adams	Massachusetts	September 27, 1722

October 2, 1803	February 13, 1813	Samuel Ashe	North Carolina	March 24, 1725

February 13, 1813	August 17, 1816	Samuel Johnston	North Carolina	December 15, 1733

August 17, 1816	June 24, 1817	Thomas McKean	Pennsylvania	March 19, 1734

June 24, 1817	September 18, 1819	John Langdon	New Hampshire	June 26, 1741

September 18, 1819	March 19, 1829	John Tayler	New York	July 4, 1742

March 19, 1829	May 17, 1829	John Jay	New York	December 12, 1745

May 17, 1829	June 10, 1832	Joseph Hiester	Pennsylvania	November 18, 1752

June 10, 1832	September 24, 1834	Jonas Galusha	Vermont	February 11, 1753

September 24, 1834	December 11, 1838	Isaac Tichenor	Vermont	February 8, 1754

December 11, 1838	April 7, 1844	Morgan Lewis	New York	October 16, 1754

April 7, 1844	December 22, 1850	William Plumer	New Hampshire	June 25, 1759

December 22, 1850	December 25, 1862	Joshua Hall	Maine	October 22, 1768

December 25, 1862	October 16, 1869	Joseph Ritner	Pennsylvania	March 25, 1780

October 16, 1869	February 3, 1870	Allen Trimble	Ohio	November 24, 1783

February 3, 1870	October 10, 1870	Mordecai Bartley	Ohio	December 16, 1783

October 10, 1870	November 1, 1874	Enos T. Throop	New York	August 21, 1784

November 1, 1874	February 27, 1877	Joseph Johnson	Virginia	December 19, 1785

February 27, 1877	December 18, 1885	Hiland Hall	Vermont	July 20, 1795

December 18, 1885	April 27, 1894	Nathaniel S. Berry	New Hampshire	September 1, 1796

April 27, 1894	September 11, 1894	Pío Pico	California	May 5, 1801

September 11, 1894	June 13, 1896	Alpheus Felch	Michigan	September 28, 1804

June 13, 1896	August 23, 1898	Moody Currier	New Hampshire	April 22, 1806

August 23, 1898	February 28, 1899	James Madison Wells	Louisiana	January 8, 1808

February 28, 1899	July 9, 1902	William Marvin	Florida	April 14, 1808

July 9, 1902	December 8, 1906	Alonzo Garcelon	Maine	May 6, 1813

December 8, 1906	April 27, 1909	Frederick Holbrook	Vermont	February 15, 1814

April 27, 1909	February 3, 1912	Frederick Robie	Maine	August 12, 1822

February 3, 1912	June 4, 1912	Royal C. Taft	Rhode Island	February 14, 1823

June 4, 1912	January 8, 1914	Simon Bolivar Buckner	Kentucky	April 1, 1823

January 8, 1914	May 16, 1920	Levi P. Morton	New York	May 16, 1824

May 16, 1920	April 4, 1923	Horace Boies	Iowa	December 7, 1827

April 4, 1923	April 3, 1924	Ebenezer J. Ormsbee	Vermont	June 8, 1834

April 3, 1924	January 28, 1925	Augustus O. Bourn	Rhode Island	October 1, 1834

January 28, 1925	April 12, 1933	Adelbert Ames	Mississippi	October 31, 1835

April 12, 1933	October 30, 1939	Roswell K. Colcord	Nevada	April 25, 1839

October 30, 1939	August 23, 1945	Martin Frederick Ansel	South Carolina	December 12, 1850

August 23, 1945	September 6, 1946	John I. Cox	Tennessee	November 23, 1855

September 6, 1946	April 11, 1949	Chase S. Osborn	Michigan	January 22, 1860

April 11, 1949	May 9, 1958	Fenimore Chatterton	Wyoming	July 21, 1860

May 9, 1958	August 12, 1958	Augustus O. Stanley	Kentucky	May 21, 1867

August 12, 1958	May 19, 1966	Theodore F. Green	Rhode Island	October 2, 1867

May 19, 1966	June 12, 1969	Percival P. Baxter	Maine	November 22, 1876

June 12, 1969	December 19, 1977	Nellie Tayloe Ross	Wyoming	November 29, 1876

December 19, 1977	May 11, 1984	George Alexander Parks	Alaska	May 29, 1883

May 11, 1984	October 12, 1987	Alfred M. Landon	Kansas	September 9, 1887

October 12, 1987	April 21, 1990	Frank J. Lausche	Ohio	November 14, 1895

April 21, 1990	June 10, 1993	Milward L. Simpson	Wyoming	November 12, 1897

June 10, 1993	October 20, 1996	J. Bracken Lee	Utah	January 7, 1899

October 20, 1996	November 5, 2000	Jimmie Davis	Louisiana	September 11, 1899

November 5, 2000	June 26, 2003	Strom Thurmond	South Carolina	December 5, 1902

June 26, 2003	April 19, 2004	Frank B. Morrison	Nebraska	May 20, 1905

April 19, 2004	November 15, 2004	Elmer Lee Andersen	Minnesota	June 17, 1909

November 15, 2004	October 10, 2011	Albert Rosellini	Washington	January 21, 1910

October 10, 2011	April 10, 2015	Raúl Héctor Castro	Arizona	June 12, 1916

April 10, 2015	February 4, 2016	Edgar Whitcomb	Indiana	November 6, 1917

February 4, 2016	January 17, 2017	David P. Buckson	Delaware	July 25, 1920

January 17, 2017	John M. Patterson	Alabama	September 27, 1921

Sentence(s)

The current oldest living U.S. state governor is John M. Patterson (born September 27, 1921).

final_sentence: The current oldest living U.S. state governor is John M. Patterson (born September 27, 1921).