earliest serving united states representative
earliest serving representatives currently living
Table:
Rank
Representative
Date of birth
Entered House
Left House
State
Party
Time since entry

1
Melvin R. Laird
September 1, 1922
January 3, 1953
January 21, 1969
Wisconsin
Republican
61years, 29days

2
Clarence Clifton Young
November 7, 1922
January 3, 1953
January 3, 1957
Nevada
Republican
61years, 29days

3
Bruce Alger
June 12, 1918
January 3, 1955
January 3, 1965
Texas
Republican
59years, 29days

4
Kenneth J. Gray
November 14, 1924
January 3, 1955
January 3, 1989
Illinois
Democratic
59years, 29days

5
Jim Wright
December 22, 1922
January 3, 1955
June 30, 1989
Texas
Democratic
59years, 29days

6
John Dingell
July 8, 1926
December 13, 1955
in office
Michigan
Democratic
58years, 50days

7
William Broomfield
April 28, 1922
January 3, 1957
January 3, 1993
Michigan
Republican
57years, 29days

8
Merwin Coad
September 28, 1924
January 3, 1957
January 3, 1963
Iowa
Democratic
57years, 29days

9
Robert P. Griffin
November 6, 1923
January 3, 1957
May 10, 1966
Michigan
Republican
57years, 29days

10
Harry G. Haskell, Jr.
May 27, 1921
January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
Delaware
Republican
57years, 29days

11
Robert H. Michel
March 2, 1923
January 3, 1957
January 3, 1995
Illinois
Republican
57years, 29days

12
Arch A. Moore, Jr.
April 16, 1923
January 3, 1957
January 3, 1969
West Virginia
Republican
57years, 29days

13
Al Quie
September 18, 1923
February 18, 1958
January 3, 1979
Minnesota
Republican
55years, 348days

14
John Brademas
March 2, 1927
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1981
Indiana
Democratic
55years, 29days

15
Cornelius Edward Gallagher
March 2, 1921
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1973
New Jersey
Democratic
55years, 29days

16
Ken Hechler
September 20, 1914
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1977
West Virginia
Democratic
55years, 29days

17
Robert Kastenmeier
January 24, 1924
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1991
Wisconsin
Democratic
55years, 29days

18
Del Latta
March 5, 1920
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1989
Ohio
Republican
55years, 29days

19
Thomas G. Morris
August 20, 1919
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1969
New Mexico
Democratic
55years, 29days

20
Neal Edward Smith
March 23, 1920
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1995
Iowa
Democratic
55years, 29days

21
John B. Anderson
February 15, 1922
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1981
Illinois
Republican
53years, 29days

22
Bob Dole
July 22, 1923
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1969
Kansas
Republican
53years, 29days

23
Paul Findley
June 23, 1921
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1983
Illinois
Republican
53years, 29days

24
R. James Harvey
July 4, 1922
January 3, 1961
January 31, 1974
Michigan
Republican
53years, 29days

25
Walter Lewis McVey, Jr.
February 19, 1922
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
Kansas
Republican
53years, 29days

26
Otis G. Pike
August 31, 1921
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1979
New York
Democratic
53years, 29days

27
Richard Schweiker
June 1, 1926
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1969
Pennsylvania
Republican
53years, 29days

28
Fernand St. Germain
January 9, 1928
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1989
Rhode Island
Democratic
53years, 29days

29
Lucien N. Nedzi
May 28, 1925
November 7, 1961
January 3, 1981
Michigan
Democratic
52years, 86days

30
Bill Brock
November 23, 1930
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1971
Tennessee
Republican
51years, 29days

31
Jim Broyhill
August 19, 1927
January 3, 1963
July 14, 1986
North Carolina
Republican
51years, 29days

32
Don Edwards
January 6, 1915
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1995
California
Democratic
51years, 29days

33
Ed Foreman
December 22, 1933
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
Texas
Republican
51years, 29days

34
Donald M. Fraser
February 20, 1924
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1979
Minnesota
Democratic
51years, 29days

35
Richard Fulton
January 27, 1927
January 3, 1963
August 14, 1975
Tennessee
Democratic
51years, 29days

36
Don Fuqua
August 20, 1933
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1987
Florida
Democratic
51years, 29days

37
Bernard F. Grabowski
June 11, 1923
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1967
Connecticut
Democratic
51years, 29days

38
John Otho Marsh, Jr.
August 7, 1926
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1971
Virginia
Democratic
51years, 29days

39
Joseph McDade
September 29, 1931
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1999
Pennsylvania
Republican
51years, 29days

40
John M. Murphy
August 3, 1926
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1981
New York
Democratic
51years, 29days

41
Alec G. Olson
September 11, 1930
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1967
Minnesota
Democratic
51years, 29days

42
Ogden R. Reid
June 24, 1925
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1975
New York
Republican, Democratic
51years, 29days

43
Donald Rumsfeld
July 9, 1932
January 3, 1963
March 20, 1969
Illinois
Republican
51years, 29days

44
K. William Stinson
April 20, 1930
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
Washington
Republican
51years, 29days

45
Burt L. Talcott
February 22, 1920
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1977
California
Republican
51years, 29days

46
Donald H. Clausen
April 27, 1923
January 22, 1963
January 3, 1983
California
Republican
51years, 10days

47
Fred B. Rooney
November 6, 1925
July 30, 1963
January 3, 1979
Pennsylvania
Democratic
50years, 186days

48
Mark Andrews
May 19, 1926
October 22, 1963
January 3, 1981
North Dakota
Republican
50years, 102days

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