Earliest serving United States Senator
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This page contains a list of the earliest serving United States Senators among those currently living (sitting or former) and a list of the individuals who, at the time of their deaths, had served at the earliest date in the United States Senate among those current or former senators then living. Of those living, the earliest-serving Senator is Birch Bayh. He was sworn in as a Senator on January 3, 1963.
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Earliest serving Senators (historic)
This is a list of the senators who were, while in office or after, the earliest-serving living before they died.
Begin Date | End Date | Senator | State | 1st Entered Senate |
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March 4, 1789 | November 14, 1832 | Tie between the 21 original members of the 1st United States Senate while alive. |
March 4, 1789 | |
November 14, 1832 | March 7, 1838 | Paine Wingate | New Hampshire | |
March 7, 1838 | February 23, 1840 | John Rutherfurd | New Jersey | March 4, 1791 |
February 23, 1840 | August 12, 1849 | Albert Gallatin | Pennsylvania | December 2, 1793 |
August 12, 1849 | December 22, 1850 | William Plumer | New Hampshire | June 17, 1802 |
December 22, 1850 | June 29, 1852 | Henry Clay | Kentucky | November 19, 1806 |
June 29, 1852 | October 14, 1853 | Elisha Mathewson | Rhode Island | October 26, 1807 |
October 14, 1853 | November 5, 1857 | Alexander Campbell | Ohio | December 11, 1809 |
November 5, 1857 | April 14, 1859 | George M. Bibb | Kentucky | March 4, 1811 |
April 14, 1859 | July 26, 1863 | John J. Crittenden | Kentucky | March 4, 1817 |
July 26, 1863 | September 4, 1864 | Henry Johnson | Louisiana | January 12, 1818 |
September 4, 1864 | December 14, 1868 | Walter Lowrie | Pennsylvania | March 4, 1819 |
December 14, 1868 | October 13, 1880 | Peleg Sprague | Massachusetts | March 4, 1829 |
October 13, 1880 | March 19, 1888 | John P. King | Georgia | November 21, 1833 |
March 19, 1888 | May 11, 1889 | Henry A. Foster | New York | November 30, 1844 |
May 11, 1889 | June 26, 1889 | Simon Cameron | Pennsylvania | March 13, 1845 |
June 26, 1889 | June 13, 1896 | Alpheus Felch | Michigan | March 4, 1847 |
January 6, 1901 | James Bradbury | Maine | ||
January 6, 1901 | April 12, 1913 | John B. Henderson | Missouri | January 17, 1862 |
April 12, 1913 | September 11, 1915 | William Sprague | Rhode Island | March 4, 1863 |
September 11, 1915 | February 27, 1919 | George F. Edmunds | Vermont | April 3, 1866 |
February 27, 1919 | November 3, 1924 | Cornelius Cole | California | March 4, 1867 |
November 3, 1924 | April 12, 1933 | Adelbert Ames | Mississippi | February 23, 1870 |
April 12, 1933 | November 16, 1933 | Henry C. Hansbrough | North Dakota | March 4, 1891 |
November 16, 1933 | November 18, 1934 | Lee Mantle | Montana | January 16, 1895 |
November 18, 1934 | June 3, 1938 | Marion Butler | North Carolina | March 4, 1895 |
June 3, 1938 | October 21, 1938 | Henry Heitfeld | Idaho | March 4, 1897 |
October 21, 1938 | April 30, 1940 | Furnifold Simmons | North Carolina | March 4, 1901 |
April 30, 1940 | February 9, 1941 | Reed Smoot | Utah | March 4, 1903 |
February 9, 1941 | March 13, 1945 | Charles W. F. Dick | Ohio | March 23, 1904 |
March 13, 1945 | January 5, 1960 | Norris Brown | Nebraska | March 4, 1907 |
January 5, 1960 | May 31, 1962 | Henry F. Ashurst | Arizona | March 27, 1912 |
January 5, 1960 | December 28, 1972 | John Heiskell | Arkansas | January 6, 1913 |
December 28, 1972 | January 6, 1975 | Burton K. Wheeler | Montana | March 4, 1923 |
January 14, 1978 | Clarence Dill | Washington | ||
January 14, 1978 | August 16, 1979 | F. Ryan Duffy | Wisconsin | March 4, 1933 |
August 16, 1979 | March 13, 1985 | Elmer Austin Benson | Minnesota | December 27, 1935 |
March 13, 1985 | May 30, 1989 | Claude Pepper | Florida | November 4, 1936 |
May 30, 1989 | September 22, 1990 | John A. Danaher | Connecticut | January 3, 1939 |
September 22, 1990 | June 15, 1991 | Happy Chandler | Kentucky | October 10, 1939 |
June 15, 1991 | December 18, 1993 | Joseph H. Ball | Minnesota | October 14, 1940 |
December 18, 1993 | January 21, 1999 | Berkeley L. Bunker | Nevada | November 27, 1940 |
January 21, 1999 | May 9, 2003 | Russell B. Long | Louisiana | December 31, 1948 |
May 9, 2003 | January 20, 2007 | George Smathers | Florida | January 3, 1951 |
January 20, 2007 | June 28, 2010 | Robert Byrd[1] | West Virginia | January 3, 1959 |
June 28, 2010 | October 21, 2012 | George McGovern | South Dakota | January 3, 1963 |
December 17, 2012 | Daniel Inouye[1] | Hawaii | ||
present | Birch Bayh | Indiana |
Earliest serving Senators currently living
This is a list of the 30 earliest-serving senators,[2] current or former, currently living.
Rank | Senator | Date of birth | Entered Senate | Left Senate | State served | Party | Time since entry |
1 | Birch Bayh | January 22, 1928 | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1981 | Indiana | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
2 | Fred R. Harris | November 13, 1930 | November 4, 1964 | January 3, 1973 | Oklahoma | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
3 | Walter Mondale | January 5, 1928 | December 30, 1964 | December 30, 1976 | Minnesota | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
4 | Joseph Tydings | May 4, 1928 | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1971 | Maryland | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
5 | Ernest Hollings | January 1, 1922 | November 9, 1966 | January 3, 2005 | South Carolina | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
6 | Marlow Cook | July 27, 1926 | December 17, 1968 | December 27, 1974 | Kentucky | Republican | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
7 | Bob Dole | July 22, 1923 | January 3, 1969 | June 1, 1996 | Kansas | Republican | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Mike Gravel | May 13, 1930 | January 3, 1981 | Alaska | Democrat | |||
Bob Packwood | September 11, 1932 | October 1, 1995 | Oregon | Republican | |||
10 | Adlai Stevenson III | October 10, 1930 | November 17, 1970 | January 3, 1981 | Illinois | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
11 | John V. Tunney | June 26, 1934 | January 2, 1971 | January 1, 1977 | California | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
12 | Bill Brock | November 23, 1930 | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1977 | Tennessee | Republican | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
James L. Buckley | March 9, 1923 | January 3, 1977 | New York | Conservative | |||
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | May 16, 1931 | January 3, 1989 | Connecticut | Republican | |||
15 | David H. Gambrell | December 20, 1929 | February 1, 1971 | November 8, 1972 | Georgia | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
16 | Elaine S. Edwards | March 8, 1929 | August 1, 1972 | November 13, 1972 | Louisiana | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
17 | Sam Nunn | September 8, 1938 | November 8, 1972 | January 3, 1997 | Georgia | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
18 | Bennett Johnston Jr. | June 10, 1932 | November 13, 1972 | January 3, 1997 | Louisiana | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
19 | James Abourezk | February 24, 1931 | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | South Dakota | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Joe Biden | November 20, 1942 | January 15, 2009 | Delaware | Democrat | |||
Dick Clark | September 14, 1928 | January 3, 1979 | Iowa | Democrat | |||
Pete Domenici | May 7, 1932 | January 3, 2009 | New Mexico | Republican | |||
Walter Huddleston | April 15, 1926 | January 3, 1985 | Kentucky | Democrat | |||
24 | Paul Laxalt | August 2, 1922 | December 18, 1974 | January 3, 1987 | Nevada | Republican | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
25 | Jake Garn | October 12, 1932 | December 21, 1974 | January 3, 1993 | Utah | Republican | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
26 | John Glenn | July 18, 1921 | December 24, 1974 | January 3, 1999 | Ohio | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
27 | Richard Stone | September 22, 1928 | January 1, 1975 | December 31, 1980 | Florida | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
28 | John Culver | August 8, 1932 | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1981 | Iowa | Democrat | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Robert Burren Morgan | October 5, 1925 | January 3, 1981 | North Carolina | Democrat | |||
Gary Hart | November 28, 1936 | January 3, 1987 | Colorado | Democrat | |||
Patrick Leahy | March 31, 1940 | in office | Vermont | Democrat |
See also
- Earliest serving United States Representative
- List of the oldest United States Senators
- Oldest living United States president
- List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives
- Dean of the United States House of Representatives
- Dean of the United States Senate
- Longest living United States Senator
- Oldest living United States governor
- List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service
- Father of the House