List of longest-living United States Senators
Oldest senators (historic)
This is a list of the senators who were, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died.

List of longest-living United States Senators

Section Title: Oldest senators (historic)
Table Section Text: 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	William Johnson	October 7, 1727	1789–1791	Connecticut	Pro-Administration	92 years, 38 days

June 13, 1791	July 23, 1793	Roger Sherman	April 19, 1721	1791–1793	Connecticut	Pro-Administration	72 years, 95 days

July 23, 1793	November 14, 1819	William Johnson	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	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	Fountain Thompson	November 18, 1854	1909–1910	North Dakota	Democratic	87 years, 78 days

April 21, 1941	June 26, 1941	Andrew Houston	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	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	Present	Jocelyn Burdick	February 6, 1922	1992	North Dakota	Democratic	97 years, 81 days

Sentence(s)

Cole, who died at the age of 102 years, 47 days, is the longest-lived U.S. Senator.

final_sentence: Cole, who died at the age of 102 years, 47 days, is the longest-lived U.S. Senator.