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'{{inline|date=September 2016}} [[File:Lester L. Wolff.jpg|thumb|upright=0.4|[[Lester L. Wolff]] (D-NY; born 1919), is the oldest living sitting or former member of the House of Representatives.]] This is a list of people who, at the time of their death, were the oldest sitting or former members of the [[United States House of Representatives]], followed by a list of the currently oldest living sitting or former Representatives. ==Historical== This is a list of the people who, at the time of their death, were the oldest surviving members of the United States House of Representatives. {{Row numbers|<nowiki> <!-- If you cannot view this table on the mobile app, please open this article in a web browser. --> {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Begin Date||End Date||Representative||Date of birth||House term||State served||Party||Age (years, days) |- |March 4, 1789||July 23, 1793||[[Roger Sherman]]||April 19, 1721||1789–1791||[[Connecticut]]||Pro-Administration||{{age in years and days nts|1721|4|19|1793|7|23}} |- |July 23, 1793||September 15, 1794||[[Abraham Clark]]||February 15, 1726||1791–1794||[[New Jersey]]||Pro-Administration||{{age in years and days nts|1726|2|15|1794|9|15}} |- |September 15, 1794||December 10, 1796||[[Israel Jacobs]]||June 9, 1726||1791–1793||[[Pennsylvania]]||Pro-Administration||{{age in years and days nts|1726|6|9|1796|12|10}} |- |December 10, 1796|| October 28, 1800||[[Artemas Ward]]||November 26, 1727||1791–1795||[[Massachusetts]]||Pro-Administration||{{age in years and days nts|1727|11|27|1800|10|28}} |- |October 28, 1800||March 27, 1814||[[William Smith (Maryland)|William Smith]]||April 12, 1728||1789–1791||[[Maryland]]||[[Anti-Administration]]||{{age in years and days nts|1728|4|12|1814|3|27}} |- |March 27, 1814||July 26, 1819||[[George Leonard (Congressman)|George Leonard]]||July 4, 1729||1789–1793<br/>1795–1797||Massachusetts||Pro-Administration<br>[[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]||{{age in years and days nts|1729|7|4|1819|7|26}} |- |July 26, 1819||June 1, 1832||[[Thomas Sumter]]||August 14, 1734||1789–1793<br>1797–1801||[[South Carolina]]||Anti-Administration<br>[[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]||{{age in years and days nts|1734|8|14|1832|6|1}} |- |June 1, 1832||March 7, 1838||[[Paine Wingate]]||May 14, 1739||1793–1795||[[New Hampshire]]||Pro-Administration||{{age in years and days nts|1739|5|14|1838|3|7}} |- |March 7, 1838||May 22, 1842||[[Henry Southard]]||October 7, 1747||1801–1811<br/>1815–1821||New Jersey||Democratic-Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1747|10|7|1842|5|22}} |- |May 22, 1842||October 18, 1843||[[Ebenezer Elmer]]||August 23, 1752||1801–1807||New Jersey||Democratic-Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1752|8|23|1843|10|18}} |- |October 18, 1843||March 6, 1844||[[Gabriel Duvall]]||December 6, 1752||1794–1796||Maryland||Anti-Administration<br/>Democratic-Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1752|12|6|1844|3|6}} |- |March 6, 1844||March 23, 1846||[[Laban Wheaton]]||March 13, 1754||1809–1817||Massachusetts||Federalist||{{age in years and days nts|1754|3|13|1846|3|23}} |- |March 23, 1846||January 20, 1849||[[Nathan Read]]||July 2, 1759||1800–1803||Massachusetts||Federalist||{{age in years and days nts|1759|7|2|1849|1|20}} |- |January 20, 1849||May 26, 1851||[[Simeon Baldwin]]||December 14, 1761||1803–1805||Connecticut||Federalist||{{age in years and days nts|1761|12|14|1851|5|26}} |- |May 26, 1851||March 29, 1855||[[John Locke (Massachusetts)|John Locke]]||February 14, 1764||1823–1829||Massachusetts||[[John Quincy Adams|Adams Republican]]||{{age in years and days nts|1764|2|14|1855|3|29}} |- |March 29, 1855||April 8, 1857||[[Alexander Boyd]]||September 14, 1764||1813–1815||[[New York (state)|New York]]||Federalist||{{age in years and days nts|1764|9|14|1857|4|8}} |- |April 8, 1857||January 23, 1858||[[Daniel Burrows]]||October 26, 1766||1821–1823||Connecticut||Democratic-Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1766|10|26|1858|1|23}} |- |January 23, 1858||August 3, 1863||[[Zadock Cook]]||February 18, 1769||1816–1819||[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]||Democratic-Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1769|2|18|1863|8|3}} |- |August 3, 1863||July 1, 1864||[[Josiah Quincy III]]||February 4, 1772||1805–1813||Massachusetts||Federalist||{{age in years and days nts|1772|2|4|1864|7|1}} |- |July 1, 1864||January 2, 1866||[[Thomas Chandler (New Hampshire politician)|Thomas Chandler]]||August 10, 1772||1829–1833||New Hampshire||[[Jacksonian Democrats|Jacksonian]]||{{age in years and days nts|1772|8|10|1866|1|2}} |- |January 2, 1866||April 1, 1868||[[James Parker (New Jersey)|James Parker]]||March 1, 1776||1833–1837||New Jersey||Jacksonian||{{age in years and days nts|1776|3|1|1868|4|1}} |- |April 1, 1868||July 1, 1868||[[Samuel Tweedy]]||March 8, 1776||1833–1835||Connecticut||[[National Republican Party|Anti-Jacksonian]]||{{age in years and days nts|1776|3|8|1868|7|1}} |- |July 1, 1868||December 23, 1870||[[James I. Van Alen]]||1776||1807–1809||New York||Democratic-Republican||ca. 94 yy |- |December 23, 1870||July 18, 1872||[[Samuel Thatcher]]||July 1, 1776||1802–1805||Massachusetts||Federalist||{{age in years and days nts|1776|7|1|1872|7|18}} |- |July 18, 1872||August 12, 1875||[[Horace Binney]]||January 4, 1780||1833–1835||Pennsylvania||Anti-Jacksonian||{{age in years and days nts|1780|1|4|1875|8|12}} |- |August 12, 1875||February 16, 1880||[[Daniel Sheffer]]||May 24, 1783||1837–1839||Pennsylvania||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]||{{age in years and days nts|1783|5|24|1880|2|16}} |- |February 16, 1880||September 22, 1881||[[John Alfred Cuthbert]]||June 3, 1788||1819–1821||Georgia||Democratic-Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1788|6|3|1881|9|22}} |- |September 22, 1881||February 7, 1885||[[Joseph Grinnell]]||November 17, 1788||1843–1851||Massachusetts||[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]||{{age in years and days nts|1788|11|17|1885|2|7}} |- |February 7, 1885||August 8, 1885||[[James Garland (Virginia politician)|James Garland]]||June 6, 1791||1835–1841||[[Virginia]]||Jacksonian<br/>Democratic<br/>[[Conservative Party of Virginia (1834)|Conservative]]||{{age in years and days nts|1791|6|6|1885|8|8}} |- |August 8, 1885||May 7, 1886||[[David Fisher (politician)|David Fisher]]||December 3, 1794||1847–1849||[[Ohio]]||Whig||{{age in years and days nts|1794|12|3|1886|5|7}} |- |May 7, 1886||January 9, 1887||[[Elijah Babbitt]]||July 29, 1795||1859–1863||Pennsylvania||[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]||{{age in years and days nts|1795|7|29|1887|1|9}} |- |January 9, 1887||June 9, 1887||[[John Hoge Ewing]]||October 8, 1796||1845–1847||Pennsylvania||Whig||{{age in years and days nts|1796|10|8|1887|6|9}} |- |June 9, 1887||July 26, 1891||[[Paul Dillingham]]||August 10, 1799||1843–1847||[[Vermont]]||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1799|8|10|1891|7|26}} |- |July 26, 1891||May 9, 1892||[[Sidney Lawrence]]||December 31, 1801||1847–1849||New York||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1801|12|31|1892|5|9}} |- |May 9, 1892||June 11, 1894||[[John T. Andrews]]||May 29, 1803||1837–1839||New York||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1803|5|29|1894|6|11}} |- |June 11, 1894||February 12, 1896||[[Emery D. Potter]]||October 7, 1804||1843–1845<br/>1849–1851||Ohio||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1804|10|7|1896|2|12}} |- |February 12, 1896||January 12, 1897||[[John W. Crisfield]]||November 8, 1806||1847–1849<br/>1861–1863||Maryland||Whig<br/>[[Unionist Party (United States)|Unionist]]||{{age in years and days nts|1806|11|8|1897|1|12}} |- |January 12, 1897||April 16, 1900||[[John W. Hunter]]||October 15, 1807||1866–1867||New York||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1807|10|15|1900|4|16}} |- |April 16, 1900||March 18, 1902||[[Daniel Wells, Jr.]]||July 16, 1808||1853–1857||[[Wisconsin]]||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1808|7|16|1902|3|18}} |- |March 18, 1902||April 24, 1902||[[Edwin Hickman Ewing]]||December 2, 1809||1845–1847||[[Tennessee]]||Whig||{{age in years and days nts|1809|12|2|1902|4|24}} |- |April 24, 1902||March 8, 1903||[[Martin I. Townsend]]||February 6, 1810||1875–1879||New York||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1810|2|6|1903|3|8}} |- |March 8, 1903||March 27, 1908||[[Ephraim R. Eckley]]||December 9, 1811||1863–1869||Ohio||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1811|12|9|1908|3|27}} |- |March 27, 1908||September 18, 1910||[[James McGrew]]||September 14, 1813||1869–1873||[[West Virginia]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1813|9|14|1910|9|18}} |- |September 18, 1910||March 14, 1911||[[John H. Rice]]||February 5, 1816||1861–1867||[[Maine]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1816|2|5|1911|3|14}} |- |March 14, 1911||October 3, 1911||[[John Morgan Bright]]||January 20, 1817||1871–1881||Tennessee||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1817|1|20|1911|10|3}} |- |October 3, 1911||March 12, 1916||[[George William Palmer (New York)|George William Palmer]]||January 13, 1818||1857–1861||New York||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1818|1|13|1916|3|12}} |- |March 12, 1916||November 3, 1924||[[Cornelius Cole]]||September 17, 1822||1863–1865||[[California]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1822|9|17|1924|11|3}} |- |November 3, 1924||February 28, 1926||[[William W. Crapo]]||May 16, 1830||1875–1883||Massachusetts||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1830|5|16|1926|2|28}} |- |February 28, 1926||January 6, 1929||[[John H. Lewis]]||July 21, 1830||1881–1883||[[Illinois]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1830|7|21|1929|1|6}} |- |January 6, 1929||April 22, 1932||[[J. Warren Keifer]]||January 30, 1836||1877–1885<br/>1905–1911||Ohio||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1836|1|30|1932|4|22}} |- |April 22, 1932||May 25, 1938||[[Henry R. Gibson]]||December 24, 1837||1895–1905||Tennessee||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1837|12|24|1938|5|25}} |- |May 25, 1938||September 8, 1938||[[George Frederic Kribbs]]||November 8, 1846||1891–1895||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1846|11|8|1938|9|8}} |- |September 8, 1938||December 18, 1946||[[Lemuel W. Royse]]||January 19, 1847||1895–1899||[[Indiana]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1847|1|19|1946|12|18}} |- |December 18, 1946||June 10, 1947||[[Addison James]]||February 27, 1850||1907–1909||[[Kentucky]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1850|2|27|1947|6|10}} |- |June 10, 1947||February 25, 1948||[[Amos R. Webber]]||January 21, 1852||1904–1907||Ohio||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1852|1|21|1948|2|25}} |- |February 25, 1948||September 10, 1949||[[John E. Weeks]]||June 14, 1853||1931–1933||Vermont||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1853|6|14|1949|9|10}} |- |September 10, 1949||April 1, 1953||[[Schuyler Merritt]]||December 16, 1853||1917–1931<br/>1933–1937||Connecticut||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1853|12|16|1953|4|1}} |- |April 1, 1953||July 27, 1954||[[Joseph E. Ransdell]]||October 7, 1858||1899–1913||[[Louisiana]]||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1858|10|7|1954|7|27}} |- |July 27, 1954||May 12, 1956||[[Franklin Menges]]||October 26, 1858||1925–1931||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1858|10|26|1956|5|12}} |- |May 12, 1956||July 5, 1956||[[Addison T. Smith]]||September 5, 1862||1913–1933||[[Idaho]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1862|9|5|1956|7|5}} |- |July 5, 1956||January 17, 1958||[[Michael Donohoe]]||February 22, 1864||1911–1915||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1864|2|22|1958|1|17}} |- |January 17, 1958||April 29, 1958||[[Warren A. Haggott]]||May 18, 1864||1907–1909||[[Colorado]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1864|5|18|1958|4|29}} |- |April 29, 1958||February 22, 1960||[[Townsend Scudder]]||July 26, 1865||1899–1901<br/>1903–1905||New York||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1865|7|26|1960|2|22}} |- |February 22, 1960||October 11, 1960||[[Daniel K. Hoch]]||January 31, 1866||1943–1947||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1866|1|31|1960|10|11}} |- |October 11, 1960||September 12, 1963||[[Charles Nelson Pray]]||April 6, 1868||1907–1913||[[Montana]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1868|4|6|1963|9|12}} |- |September 12, 1963||November 7, 1967||[[John Nance Garner]]||November 22, 1868||1903–1933||[[Texas]]||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1868|11|22|1967|11|7}} |- |November 7, 1967||July 12, 1971||[[Earl Hanley Beshlin]]||April 28, 1870||1917–1919||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1870|4|28|1971|7|12}} |- |July 12, 1971||January 6, 1973||[[Maurice Thatcher]]||August 15, 1870||1923–1933||Kentucky||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1870|8|15|1973|1|6}} |- |January 6, 1973||January 10, 1974||[[Charles G. Bond]]||May 29, 1877||1921–1923||New York||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1877|5|29|1974|1|10}} |- |January 10, 1974||January 9, 1975||[[Virginia E. Jenckes]]||November 6, 1877||1933–1939||Indiana||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1877|11|6|1975|1|9}} |- |January 9, 1975||March 4, 1977||[[Miles C. Allgood]]||February 22, 1878||1923–1935||[[Alabama]]||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1878|2|22|1977|3|4}} |- |March 4, 1977||December 27, 1980||[[Charles S. Dewey]]||November 10, 1880||1941–1945||Illinois||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1880|11|10|1980|12|27}} |- |December 27, 1980||June 1, 1981||[[Carl Vinson]]||November 18, 1883||1914–1965||Georgia||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1883|11|18|1981|6|1}} |- |June 1, 1981||November 2, 1989||[[Elizabeth Hawley Gasque]]||February 26, 1886||1938–1939||South Carolina||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1886|2|26|1989|11|2}} |- |November 2, 1989||January 18, 1991||[[Hamilton Fish III]]||December 7, 1888||1920–1945||New York||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1888|12|7|1991|1|18}} |- |January 18, 1991||April 3, 1993||[[Peter J. De Muth]]||January 1, 1892||1937–1939||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1892|1|1|1993|4|3}} |- |April 3, 1993||May 29, 1995||[[Margaret Chase Smith]]||December 14, 1897||1940–1949||Maine||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1897|12|14|1995|5|29}} |- |May 29, 1995||May 15, 1996||[[Newt V. Mills]]||September 27, 1899||1937–1943||Louisiana||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1899|9|27|1996|5|15}} |- |May 15, 1996||January 4, 1997||[[Harry P. Jeffrey]]||December 26, 1901||1943–1945||Ohio||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1901|12|26|1997|1|4}} |- |January 4, 1997||May 8, 1998||[[Jennings Randolph]]||March 8, 1902||1933–1947||West Virginia||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1902|3|8|1998|5|8}} |- |May 8, 1998||April 1, 1999||[[Ellis Yarnal Berry]]||October 6, 1902||1951–1971||[[South Dakota]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1902|10|6|1999|4|1}} |- |April 1, 1999||October 5, 2001||[[Mike Mansfield]]||March 16, 1903||1943–1953||Montana||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1903|3|16|2001|10|5}} |- |October 5, 2001||March 11, 2003||[[John G. Dow]]||May 6, 1905||1965–1969<br/>1971–1973||New York||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1905|5|6|2003|3|11}} |- |March 11, 2003||November 10, 2007||[[Augustus F. Hawkins]]||August 31, 1907||1963–1991||California||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1907|8|31|2007|11|10}} |- |November 10, 2007||September 25, 2008||[[Glenn Andrews]]||January 15, 1909||1965–1967||Alabama||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1909|1|15|2008|9|25}} |- |September 25, 2008||November 4, 2009||[[William H. Avery (politician)|William H. Avery]]||August 11, 1911||1955–1965||[[Kansas]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1911|8|11|2009|11|4}} |- |November 4, 2009||January 8, 2011||[[William F. Walsh]]||July 11, 1912||1973–1979||New York||Republican–[[Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative]]||{{age in years and days nts|1912|7|11|2011|1|8}} |- |January 8, 2011||October 25, 2011||[[Perkins Bass]]||October 6, 1912||1955–1963||New Hampshire||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1912|10|6|2011|10|25}} |- |October 25, 2011||December 10, 2016||[[Ken Hechler]]||September 20, 1914||1959–1977||West Virginia||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1914|9|20|2016|12|10}} |- |December 10, 2016|| February 19, 2017 |[[John S. Wold]]||August 31, 1916||1969–1971||[[Wyoming]]||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1916|8|31|2017|2|19}} |- |February 19, 2017|| October 30, 2017 |[[James D. Martin]]||September 1, 1918||1965–1967||Alabama||Republican||{{age in years and days nts|1918|9|1|2017|10|30}} |- |October 30, 2017|| Present |[[Lester L. Wolff]]||January 4, 1919||1965–1981||New York||Democratic||{{age in years and days nts|1919|1|4}} |} ==Current== This is a list of the oldest currently living former and current members of the United States House of Representatives. The list includes some politicians who were also Senators. The oldest sitting member is [[Don Young]], a Republican from Alaska, who was born on June 9, 1933. {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !Representative !Date of birth !House term !State served !Party !Age (years & days) |- |_row_count||[[Lester L. Wolff]]||January 4, 1919||1965–1981||New York||Democratic||{{ayd|1919|1|4}} |- |_row_count||[[Neal Edward Smith]]||March 23, 1920||1959–1995||Iowa||Democratic||{{ayd|1920|3|23}} |- |_row_count||[[Berkley Bedell]]||March 5, 1921||1975–1987||Iowa||Democratic||{{ayd|1921|3|5}} |- |_row_count||[[Harry G. Haskell Jr.]]||May 27, 1921||1957–1959||Delaware||Republican||{{ayd|1921|5|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Paul Findley]]||June 23, 1921||1961–1983||Illinois||Republican||{{ayd|1921|6|23}} |- |_row_count||[[Roger H. Zion]]||September 17, 1921||1967–1975||Indiana||Republican||{{ayd|1921|9|17}} |- |_row_count||[[Mike McCormack (politician)|Mike McCormack]]||December 14, 1921||1971–1981||Washington||Democratic||{{ayd|1921|12|14}} |- |_row_count||[[R. James Harvey]]||July 4, 1922||1961–1975||Michigan||Republican||{{ayd|1922|7|4}} |- |_row_count||[[Bernard F. Grabowski]]||June 11, 1923||1963–1967||Connecticut||Democratic||{{ayd|1923|6|11}} |- |_row_count||[[Bob Dole]]||July 22, 1923||1961–1969||Kansas||Republican||{{ayd|1923|7|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Al Quie]]||September 18, 1923||1958–1979||Minnesota||Republican||{{ayd|1923|9|18}} |- |_row_count||[[Fred Richmond]]||November 15, 1923||1975–1982||New York||Democratic||{{ayd|1923|11|15}} |- |_row_count||[[Catherine Small Long]]||February 7, 1924||1985–1987||Louisiana||Democratic||{{ayd|1924|2|7}} |- |_row_count||[[Donald M. Fraser]]||February 20, 1924||1963–1979||Minnesota||Democratic-Farmer-Labor||{{ayd|1924|2|20}} |- |15||[[Frank Joseph Guarini]]||August 20, 1924||1979–1993||New Jersey||Democratic||{{ayd|1924|8|20}} |- |_row_count||[[Howard C. Nielson]]||September 12, 1924||1983–1991||Utah||Republican||{{ayd|1924|9|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Merwin Coad]]||September 28, 1924||1957–1963||Iowa||Democratic||{{ayd|1924|9|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Weston E. Vivian]]||October 25, 1924||1965–1967||Michigan||Democratic||{{ayd|1924|10|25}} |- |_row_count||[[Fletcher Thompson]]||February 5, 1925||1967–1973||Georgia||Republican||{{ayd|1925|2|5}} |- |_row_count||[[G. William Whitehurst]]||March 12, 1925||1969–1987||Virginia||Republican||{{ayd|1925|3|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Lucien Nedzi]]||May 28, 1925||1961–1981||Michigan||Democratic||{{ayd|1925|5|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Fred B. Rooney]]||November 6, 1925||1963–1979||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{ayd|1925|11|6}} |- |_row_count||[[J. Roy Rowland]]||February 3, 1926||1983–1995||Georgia||Democratic||{{ayd|1926|2|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Elwood Hillis]]||March 6, 1926||1971–1987||Indiana||Republican||{{ayd|1926|3|6}} |- |_row_count||[[Carrie P. Meek]]||April 29, 1926||1993–2003||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1926|4|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Earl Dewitt Hutto]]||May 12, 1926||1979–1995||Florida||Democratic||{{ayd|1926|5|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Mark Andrews (politician)|Mark Andrews]]||May 19, 1926||1963–1981||North Dakota||Republican||{{ayd|1926|5|19}} |- |_row_count||[[Roscoe Bartlett]]||June 3, 1926||1993–2013||Maryland||Republican||{{ayd|1926|6|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Amo Houghton]]||August 7, 1926||1987–2005||New York||Republican||{{ayd|1926|8|7}} |- |_row_count||[[Joseph P. Kolter]]||September 3, 1926||1983–1993||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{ayd|1926|9|3}} |- |_row_count||[[Robert J. Lagomarsino]]||September 4, 1926||1975–1993||California||Republican||{{ayd|1926|9|4}} |- |_row_count||[[Philip Ruppe]]||September 29, 1926||1967–1979||Michigan||Republican||{{ayd|1926|9|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Benjamin B. Blackburn]]||February 14, 1927||1967–1975||Georgia||Republican||{{ayd|1927|2|14}} |- |_row_count||[[Arthur Ravenel Jr.]]||March 29, 1927||1987–1995||South Carolina||Republican||{{ayd|1927|3|29}} |- |_row_count||[[William J. Keating]]||March 30, 1927||1971–1974||Ohio||Republican||{{ayd|1927|3|30}} |- |_row_count||[[Austin Murphy]]||June 17, 1927||1977–1995||Pennsylvania||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|6|17}} |- |_row_count||[[Bud Brown (politician)|Bud Brown]]||June 18, 1927||1965–1983||Ohio||Republican||{{ayd|1927|6|18}} |- |_row_count||[[Edwin Edwards]]||August 7, 1927||1965–1972||Louisiana||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|8|7}} |- |_row_count||[[Jim Weaver (Oregon politician)|Jim Weaver]]||August 8, 1927||1975–1987||Oregon||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|8|8}} |- |_row_count||[[Jim Broyhill]]||August 19, 1927||1963–1986||North Carolina||Republican||{{ayd|1927|8|19}} |- |_row_count||[[James W. Symington]]||September 28, 1927||1969–1977||Missouri||Democratic||{{ayd|1927|9|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Pete McCloskey]]||September 29, 1927||1967–1983||California||Republican||{{ayd|1927|9|29}} |- |_row_count||[[Bill Archer]]||March 22, 1928||1971–2001||Texas||Republican||{{ayd|1928|3|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Douglas Applegate]]||March 27, 1928||1977–1995||Ohio||Democratic||{{ayd|1928|3|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Jan Meyers]]||July 20, 1928||1985–1997||Kansas||Republican||{{ayd|1928|7|20}} |- |_row_count||[[Nick Galifianakis (politician)|Nick Galifianakis]]||July 22, 1928||1967–1973||North Carolina|| Democratic||{{ayd|1928|7|22}} |- |_row_count||[[William Sheldrick Conover|William S. 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Schulze]]||August 7, 1929||1975–1993||Pennsylvania||Republican||{{ayd|1929|8|7}} |- |_row_count||[[Dale Kildee]]||September 16, 1929||1977–2013||Michigan||Democratic||{{ayd|1929|9|16}} |- |_row_count||[[William E. Dannemeyer]]||September 22, 1929||1979–1993||California||Republican||{{ayd|1929|9|22}} |- |_row_count||[[Louis A. 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Olson]]||September 11, 1930||1963–1967||Minnesota||Democratic-Farmer-Labor||{{ayd|1930|9|11}} |- |_row_count||[[John Bertrand Conlan]]||September 17, 1930||1973–1977||Arizona||Republican||{{ayd|1930|9|17}} |- |_row_count||[[Sam Johnson]]||October 11, 1930||1991–2019||Texas||Republican||{{ayd|1930|10|11}} |- |_row_count||[[Bill Brock]]||November 23, 1930||1971–1977||Tennessee||Republican||{{ayd|1930|11|23}} |- |_row_count||[[Elliott H. Levitas]]||December 26, 1930||1975–1985||Georgia||Democratic||{{ayd|1930|12|26}} |- |_row_count||[[Edward G. 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Stanton]]||February 27, 1932||1971–1977||Ohio||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|2|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Andrew Young]]||March 13, 1932||1973-1977||Georgia||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|3|13}} |- |_row_count||[[Alex McMillan]]||May 9, 1932||1985–1995||North Carolina||Republican||{{ayd|1932|5|9}} |- |_row_count||[[Harold Vernon Froehlich]]||May 12, 1932||1973–1975||Wisconsin||Republican||{{ayd|1932|5|12}} |- |_row_count||[[Jack H. McDonald]]||June 28, 1932||1967–1973||Michigan||Republican||{{ayd|1932|6|28}} |- |_row_count||[[Donald Rumsfeld]]||July 9, 1932||1963–1969||Illinois||Republican||{{ayd|1932|7|9}} <!--|- |_row_count||[[Beverly Byron]]||July 27, 1932||1979-1993||Maryland||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|7|27}} |- |_row_count||[[Sonny Callahan]]||September 11, 1932||1985–2003||Alabama||Republican||{{ayd|1932|9|11}} |- |_row_count||[[Yvonne Brathwaite Burke]]||October 5, 1932||1973–1979||California||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|10|5}} |- |_row_count||[[William J. Hughes]]||October 17, 1932||1975–1995||New Jersey||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|10|17}} |- |_row_count||[[David R. Bowen]]||October 21, 1932||1973–1983||Mississippi||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|10|21}} |- |_row_count||[[Romano Mazzoli]]||November 2, 1932||1971–1995||Kentucky||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|11|2}} |- |_row_count||[[John Burton (American politician)|John L. Burton]]||December 15, 1932||1974–1983||California||Democratic||{{ayd|1932|12|15}}--> |}</nowiki>}} ==See also== *[[Earliest serving United States Representative]] *[[Oldest living United States president]] *[[Dean of the United States House of Representatives]] *[[Dean of the United States Senate]] *[[List of longest-living United States Senators]] *[[Earliest serving United States Senator]] *[[List of oldest living United States governors]] *[[List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service]] ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present] *[http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/ The Political Graveyard] {{USCongress}} [[Category:Lists of members of the United States House of Representatives|Oldest surviving]] [[Category:Lists of political office-holders by age|United States House of Representatives, Oldest Surviving]] [[Category:Lists of oldest people|United States House of Representatives]]'