Earliest living US senator
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This page contains the individuals, who, at the time of their deaths, were the earliest living senators of any U.S. state. It categorizes earliest living in two respects. There is a list of Senator who were the oldest living Senators and there is also a list of Senators who were the most senior living Senators at the time of their deaths. In order to keep in touch with current events, there are lists of the top 10 or 20 current oldest living and most senior senators. The current earliest living US senator is Clifford Hansen. The current most senior living senator (sitting or former) is Robert Byrd.
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[edit] #1 Oldest Senators (Historic)
August 18, 2004 - present - Clifford Hansen - Wyoming
June 26, 2003 - August 18, 2004 - Hiram Fong - Hawaii
May 8, 1998 - June 26, 2003 - Strom Thurmond - South Carolina
May 29, 1995 - May 8, 1998 - Jennings Randolph - West Virginia
June 10, 1993 -May 29, 1995 - Margaret Chase Smith - Maine
May 30, 1987 - June 10, 1993 - Milward L. Simpson - Wyoming
May 15, 1983 - May 30, 1987 - Frank Carlson - Arizona
January 25, 1972 - May 15, 1983 - Hall S. Lusk - Oregon
1966 - January 25, 1972 - Carl T. Hayden - Arizona
under construction - 1966 - Theodore F. Green - Rhode Island
[edit] Current Oldest Living US Senators
1. Clifford Hansen - born October 16, 1912
2. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. - born December 20, 1914
3. William B. Saxbe - born June 24, 1916
4. Howard Metzenbaum - born June 4, 1917
5. Robert Byrd[1] - born November 20, 1917
6. Claiborne Pell - born November 22, 1918
7. Charles H. Percy - born September 27, 1919
8. Edward Brooke - born October 26, 1919
9. James B. Pearson - born May 7, 1920
10. John Glenn - born July 18, 1921
11. Henry Bellmon - born September 3, 1921
12. Jesse Helms - born October 18, 1921
13. Ernest Hollings - born January 1, 1922
14. Mark Hatfield - born July 12, 1922
15. George McGovern - born July 19, 1922
16. Charles Mathias, Jr. - born July 24, 1922
17. Bob Dole - born July 22, 1923
18. Ted Stevens[1] - born November 18, 1923
19. Daniel Brewster - born November 23, 1923
[edit] #1 Most Senior Senators (Sitting or Former) (Historic)
January 20, 2007 - Present - Robert Byrd[1] - West Virginia
May 9, 2003 - January 20, 2007 - George Smathers - Florida
April 23, 1995 - May 9, 2003 - Russell B. Long - Louisiana
February 9, 1995 - April 23, 1995 - John C. Stennis - Mississippi
June 15, 1991 - February 9, 1995 - J. William Fulbright - Arkansas
September 22, 1990 - June 15, 1991 - Happy Chandler - Kentucky
May 30, 1989 - September 22, 1990 - John A. Danaher - Connecticut
January 25, 1972 - May 30, 1989 - Claude Pepper - Florida
September 14, 1968 - January 25, 1972 - Carl T. Hayden - Arizona
under constructon - September 14, 1968 - William H. McMaster - South Dakota
[edit] Current Most Senior Living US Senators (Sitting or Former)
1. Robert Byrd[1] - 1st Seniority January 3, 1959
2. Claiborne Pell - 1st Seniority January 3, 1961
3. James B. Pearson - 1st Seniority January 31, 1962
4. Ted Kennedy[1] - 1st Seniority November 7, 1962
5. Daniel Brewster - 1st Seniority January 3, 1963 (senior to George McGovern based on state population)
6. George McGovern - 1st Seniority January 3, 1963 (senior to Daniel Inouye based on length of service as a Representative)
7. Daniel Inouye [1]- 1st Seniority January 3, 1963 (senior to Birch Bayh because he was previously a Representative)
8. Birch Bayh - 1st Seniority January 3, 1963
9. Fred R. Harris - 1st Seniority November 4, 1964
10. Walter Mondale - 1st Seniority December 30, 1964
11. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. - 1st Seniority November 12, 1965
12. Robert P. Griffin - 1st Seniority May 11, 1966
13. Ernest Hollings - 1st Seniority November 9, 1966
14. Clifford Hansen - 1st Seniority January 3, 1967 (senior to Charles Percy because he was previously a Governor)
15. Charles H. Percy - 1st Seniority January 3, 1967 (senior to Edward Brooke based on state population)
16. Edward Brooke - 1st Seniority January 3, 1967 (senior to Howard Baker based on state population)
17. Howard Baker - 1st Seniority January 3, 1967
18. Mark Hatfield - 1st Seniority January 10, 1967
19. Marlow Cook - 1st Seniority December 17, 1968
20. Ted Stevens[1] - 1st Seniority December 24, 1968
[edit] Notes
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