The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
AGES OF
ALL THE
SENATORS
PettnS of Alabama
the Oldest
Twelve Others over Seventy,
and a Dozen 65
And Bailey of Texes the Only
Une Under 40

reers of the members OF the United
States senate He shows that Senator
Pettus, OF Alabama, is the oldest man
in the body, and that Senator Bailey.
of Texas. is the youngest. The com
piler calculates that the average age
OF the members OF the senate is 56.7
years The majority Of whom consti.
tute the great legislative assembly
are, therefore. something past middle
life Grouped according TO age the
senate of the Fifty-eighth congress Is
as follows the older being named in
each group;
over eighty years-One. Edmund w.
Pettus, of Alabama.
Between seyenty.hye and eighty
Six. John T. Morgan. OF Alabama:
William b. Bates. of Tennessee; Geo.
r. Hoar. Of Massachusetts; Joseph r..
Hawley. OF Connccticutt; orville II.
Platt. Of Connecticut. and William NJ.
Stewart, OF Nevada
Between seventy and seventy-hve-
six. William u. Allison. OF Iowa; Shel.
by NJ. Cullom. OF Illinois; Henry NJ.
Teller, OF Colorado; Paris Gibson. OF
Montana: Redheld Proctor, OF Yer.
mont, and William r. Frye. OF Maine.
Between sixty-hve and seventy
Twelve, Thomas c. Plat, Of New
York: Matthew s. Quay. OF Pcnnsyl.
vania; Chauncey NJ. Depew, OF New
York: Francis NJ. Cockrcll OF Mis-
sour: Russell A. Algcr of Michigan;
John H. Mitchell, OF Oregon; Addison
@. Foster OF Washington: Jacob II.
Gallinger. OF New Hampshire; Joseph
H. Millard. OF Nebraska, Julius c.
Burrows. OF Michigan; Samuel ID. Nc.
Emery. OF Louisiana. and Marcus A.
Hanna. OF Ohio.
Between sixty aud sixty.hve-
Seventeen. Knute Nelson OF Minneso-
ta James B. McCreary. of Kentucky;
Joseph c. s. Blackburn. OF Kentucky;
George C. Perkins. OF California;
William a. Clark. OF Montana; Arthur
p. German. OF Maryland John r Dry.
den. OF New Jersey: Hernando ID.
Money, OF Mississippi Augustus o.
Bacon. OF Georgia; James II Berry of
Arkansas Thomas H. Patterson, OF
Colorado; stephen u. Elklns OF West
Virginia. Nelson w. Aldrich. OF Rhode
Island: Thomas r. Bard. OF Cali.
fornia John w Daniels. OF Virginia;
Nathan y. Scott OF West Virginia;
John c. sDooner, OF Wisconsin.
OF Average Age.
Between hfty.hve and sixty-Nine,
william p Dillingham;. Of Vermont |
Joseph " ouarles. of Wisconsin;
FwucisE Warren. OF Wyoming; Levi |
Aukcny. OF Washington; Henry r
Bu, nham. OF New Hampshire; Joseph I
b.. Foraker. OF Ohio; George p. Wet
more. OF Rhode Island; Albert J. Hop
kins. OF Illinois; Louis E. McComas
OF Maryland
Between nifty and hfty-hye- Eight.
cen. Thomas s. Martin. OF Virginia
BENJAMIN n. Tlllman. OF South Car.
olina: James =. Taliaferro. Of Flori-
da: William J. Stone. OF Missouri;
Francis G. Newlands. of Nevada;
Anselm J. McLaurin. Of Mississippi, /
stephen r. Mallory, Of Florida; Muir
ply J. Foster. OF Louisiana Henry
Cabot Lodge OF Massachusetts;
Robert j. Gamble. Of South Dakota;
Clarence d. Clark. OF Wyoming
Moses r. Clapp. OF Minnesota; Fred
T. Dubois. OF Idaho; Asbury G. Lati- !
mer. OF South Carolina; Weldon y /
Hepburn. OF Idaho; Charles w Fair
banks. OF Indiana; John Kean, Of New
Jersey: Joseph r. Burton. OF Kansas.
Between foFty.dve and hfty-Ten,
Charles W Fulton Of Oregon;
Charles r. Dietrich. OF Nebraska
Alexander 5. Clay. OF Georgia; Lee $.
Oyerman. Of North Carolina; Furni 2
fold Mel Simmons. Of North Caro-
Ina; James p. Clark, OF Arkansas;
Charles A. Culbertson. OF Texas; J, O
Frank Alice. Of Delaware; Porter J,
OF North Dakota. and
r. Dolliver. OF Iowa.
Between forty and forty-hye--N Nine.
Edward w. csrmack. Of Tennessee;
hester |. Long Of Kansas; Boies Pen.
ose. Of Pennsylvania; Alfred b,
Iittredge, Of South Dakota; L. Heis d
ef BAH. OF Delaware; Reed smoOt. Of y
itah: Albert }. BeVeridge. Of Indiana 2
Under forty-one. Joseph W. Bailey "
( Texas j.
Senator Allison has had a continu- Il
us service Of over thirty years, be y