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This page contains the individuals, who, at the time of their deaths, were the oldest former or sitting governors of any U.S. state. The current oldest living U.S. governor is Raul Hector Castro. For a list of earliest serving governors, see Earliest serving United States governor.
Oldest Living U.S. Governors (Historically)
Start Date End Date Governor State Birth Date December 7, 1787 December 12, 1787 Thomas Collins[1] Delaware 1732 December 12, 1787 April 17, 1790 Benjamin Franklin[2] Pennsylvania January 17, 1706 April 17, 1790 July 25, 1790 William Livingston New Jersey November 30, 1723 July 25, 1790 October 8, 1793 Josiah Bartlett New Hampshire November 21, 1729 October 8, 1793 October 2, 1803 Samuel Adams[3] Massachusetts September 27, 1722 October 2, 1803 February 13, 1813 Samuel Ashe North Carolina March 24, 1725 February 13, 1813 August 17, 1816 Samuel Johnston North Carolina December 15, 1733 August 17, 1816 June 24, 1817 Thomas McKean Pennsylvania March 19, 1734 June 24, 1817 September 18, 1819 John Langdon New Hampshire June 26, 1741 September 18, 1819 March 19, 1829 John Tayler New York July 4, 1742 March 19, 1829 May 17, 1829 John Jay New York December 12, 1745 May 17, 1829 June 10, 1832 Joseph Hiester Pennsylvania November 18, 1752 June 10, 1832 September 24, 1834 Jonas Galusha Vermont February 11, 1753 September 24, 1834 December 11, 1838 Isaac Tichenor Vermont February 8, 1754 December 11, 1838 April 7, 1844 Morgan Lewis New York October 16, 1754 April 7, 1844 December 22, 1850 William Plumer New Hampshire June 25, 1759 December 22, 1850 December 25, 1862 Joshua Hall Maine October 22, 1768 December 25, 1862 October 16, 1869 Joseph Ritner Pennsylvania March 25, 1780 October 16, 1869 February 3, 1870 Allen Trimble Ohio November 24, 1783 February 3, 1870 October 10, 1870 Mordecai Bartley Ohio December 16, 1783 October 10, 1870 November 1, 1874 Enos T. Throop New York August 21, 1784 November 1, 1874 February 27, 1877 Joseph Johnson Virginia December 19, 1785 February 27, 1877 December 18, 1885 Hiland Hall Vermont July 20, 1795 December 18, 1885 April 27, 1894 Nathaniel S. Berry New Hampshire September 1, 1796 April 27, 1894 September 11, 1894 Pío Pico California May 5, 1801 September 11, 1894 June 13, 1896 Alpheus Felch Michigan September 28, 1804 June 13, 1896 August 23, 1898 Moody Currier New Hampshire April 22, 1806 August 23, 1898 February 28, 1899 James Madison Wells Louisiana January 8, 1808 February 28, 1899 July 9, 1902 William Marvin Florida April 14 1808 July 9, 1902 December 8, 1906 Alonzo Garcelon Maine May 6, 1813 December 8, 1906 April 27, 1909 Frederick Holbrook Vermont February 15, 1814 April 27, 1909 February 3, 1912 Frederick Robie Maine August 12, 1822 February 3, 1912 June 4, 1912 Royal C. Taft Rhode Island February 14, 1823 June 4, 1912 January 8, 1914 Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. Kentucky April 1, 1823 January 8, 1914 May 16, 1920 Levi P. Morton New York May 16, 1824 May 16, 1920 April 4, 1923 Horace Boies Iowa December 7, 1827 April 4, 1923 April 3, 1924 Ebenezer J. Ormsbee Vermont June 8, 1834 April 3, 1924 January 28, 1925 Augustus O. Bourn Rhode Island October 1, 1834 January 28, 1925 April 12, 1933 Adelbert Ames Mississippi October 31, 1835 April 12, 1933 October 30, 1939 Roswell K. Colcord Nevada April 25, 1839 October 30, 1939 August 23, 1945 Martin Frederick Ansel California December 12, 1850 August 23, 1845 September 6, 1946 John I. Cox Tennessee November 23, 1855 September 6, 1946 April 11, 1949 Chase S. Osborn Michigan January 22, 1860 April 11, 1949 May 9, 1958 Elihu Root New York July 21, 1860 May 9, 1958 August 12, 1958 Augustus O. Stanley Kentucky May 21, 1867 August 12, 1958 May 19, 1966 Theodore F. Green Rhode Island October 2, 1867 May 19, 1966 June 12, 1969 Percival P. Baxter Maine November 22, 1876 June 12, 1969 December 19, 1977 Nellie Tayloe Ross Wyoming November 29, 1876 December 19, 1977 May 11, 1984 George Alexander Parks Alaska May 29, 1883 May 11, 1984 October 12, 1987 Alfred M. Landon Kansas September 9, 1887 October 12, 1987 April 21, 1990 Frank J. Lausche Ohio November 14, 1895 April 21, 1990 June 10, 1993 Milward L. Simpson Wyoming November 12, 1897 June 10, 1993 October 20, 1996 J. Bracken Lee Utah January 7, 1899 October 20, 1996 November 5, 2000 Jimmie Davis Louisiana September 11, 1899 November 5, 2000 June 26, 2003 Strom Thurmond South Carolina December 5, 1902 June 26, 2003 April 19, 2004 Frank B. Morrison Nebraska May 20, 1905 April 19, 2004 November 15, 2004 Elmer Lee Andersen Minnesota June 17, 1909 November 15, 2004 October 10, 2011 Albert Rosellini Washington January 21, 1910 October 10, 2011 Present Raul H. Castro Arizona June 12, 1916 Current oldest living U.S. Governors
These are the 100 oldest living United States governors. The longevity in this table is calculated up to November 14, 2011.
Rank Governor Date of birth Gubernatorial term State Lifespan 1 Raul H. Castro June 12, 1916 1975 - 1977 Arizona 95 years, 155 days 2 John Anderson, Jr. May 8, 1917 1961 - 1965 Kansas 94 years, 190 days 3 William Scranton July 19, 1917 1963 - 1967 Pennsylvania 94 years, 118 days 4 Edgar Whitcomb November 6, 1917 1969 - 1973 Indiana 94 years, 8 days 5 George M. Leader January 17, 1918 1955 - 1959 Pennsylvania 93 years, 301 days 6 Otis R. Bowen February 26, 1918 1973 - 1981 Indiana 93 years, 261 days 7 Patrick J. Lucey March 21, 1918 1971 - 1977 Wisconsin 93 years, 238 days 8 Hulett C. Smith October 21, 1918 1965 - 1969 West Virginia 93 years, 24 days 9 Michael A. Stepovich March 12, 1919 1957 - 1958 Alaska 92 years, 247 days 10 William L. Guy September 30, 1919 1961 - 1973 North Dakota 92 years, 45 days 11 Tim M. Babcock October 27, 1919 1962 - 1969 Montana 92 years, 18 days 12 Marvin Mandel April 19, 1920 1969 - 1979 Maryland 91 years, 209 days 13 David P. Buckson July 25, 1920 1960 - 1961 Delaware 91 years, 112 days 14 John H. Reed January 5, 1921 1959 - 1967 Maine 90 years, 313 days 15 John J. Gilligan March 22, 1921 1971 - 1975 Ohio 90 years, 237 days 16 John M. Patterson September 27, 1921 1959 - 1963 Alabama 90 years, 48 days 17 Ernest Hollings January 1, 1922 1959 - 1963 South Carolina 89 years, 317 days 18 William Milliken March 26, 1922 1969 - 1983 Michigan 89 years, 233 days 19 John D. Vanderhoof May 27, 1922 1973 - 1975 Colorado 89 years, 171 days 20 Rose Mofford June 10, 1922 1988 - 1991 Arizona 89 years, 157 days 21 Wayne Mixson June 16, 1922 1987 Florida 89 years, 151 days 22 Paul Laxalt August 2, 1922 1967 - 1971 Nevada 89 years, 104 days 23 Daniel Walker August 6, 1922 1973 - 1977 Illinois 89 years, 100 days 24 Victor G. Atiyeh February 20, 1923 1979 - 1987 Oregon 88 years, 267 days 25 William F. Winter February 21, 1923 1980 - 1984 Mississippi 88 years, 266 days 26 Arch A. Moore April 16, 1923 1969 - 1977, 1985 - 1989 West Virginia 88 years, 212 days 27 Al Quie September 18, 1923 1979 - 1983 Minnesota 88 years, 57 days 28 Abner L. Holton September 21, 1923 1970 - 1974 Virginia 88 years, 54 days 29 Charles Thone January 4, 1924 1979 - 1983 Nebraska 87 years, 314 days 30 Brendan Byrne April 1, 1924 1974 - 1982 New Jersey 87 years, 227 days 31 Philip H. Hoff June 29, 1924 1963 - 1969 Vermont 87 years, 138 days 32 Norbert T. Tiemann July 18, 1924 1967 - 1971 Nebraska 87 years, 119 days 33 Dale E. Wolf September 6, 1924 1992 - 1993 Delaware 87 years, 69 days 34 Wendell H. Ford September 8, 1924 1971 - 1974 Kentucky 87 years, 67 days 35 Jimmy Carter October 1, 1924 1971 - 1975 Georgia 87 years, 44 days 36 John V. Evans January 18, 1925 1977 - 1987 Idaho 86 years, 300 days 37 Keith H. Miller March 1, 1925 1969 - 1970 Alaska 86 years, 258 days 38 Carl Sanders May 15, 1925 1963 - 1967 Georgia 86 years, 183 days 39 Dale Bumpers August 12, 1925 1971 - 1975 Arkansas 86 years, 94 days 40 Ted Schwinden August 31, 1925 1981 - 1989 Montana 86 years, 75 days 41 Walter D. Miller October 5, 1925 1993 - 1995 South Dakota 86 years, 40 days 42 Daniel J. Evans October 16, 1925 1965 - 1977 Washington 86 years, 29 days 43 George Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 1974 - 1986 Hawaii 85 years, 247 days 44 Bill Waller October 21, 1926 1972 - 1976 Mississippi 85 years, 24 days 45 Harry Hughes November 13, 1926 1979 - 1987 Maryland 85 years, 1 day 46 John Spellman December 29, 1926 1981 - 1985 Washington 84 years, 320 days 47 Phil Batt March 4, 1927 1995 - 1999 Idaho 84 years, 255 days 48 George Nigh June 9, 1927 1963, 1979 - 1987 Oklahoma 84 years, 158 days 49 James B. Edwards June 24, 1927 1975 - 1979 South Carolina 84 years, 143 days 50 Winfield Dunn July 1, 1927 1971 - 1975 Tennessee 84 years, 136 days 51 Edwin Edwards August 7, 1927 1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, 1992 - 1996 Louisiana 84 years, 99 days 52 Frank R. Keyser August 17, 1927 1961 - 1963 Vermont 84 years, 89 days 53 William Allain February 14, 1928 1984 - 1988 Mississippi 83 years, 273 days 54 George Sinner May 19, 1928 1985 - 1992 North Dakota 83 years, 179 days 55 George Deukmejian June 6, 1928 1983 - 1991 California 83 years, 161 days 56 Bill Sheffield June 26, 1928 1982 - 1986 Alaska 83 years, 141 days 57 Reubin Askew September 11, 1928 1971 - 1979 Florida 83 years, 64 days 58 Robert D. Ray September 26, 1928 1969 - 1983 Iowa 83 years, 49 days 59 Albert Brewer October 26, 1928 1968 - 1971 Alabama 83 years, 19 days 60 Roy Romer October 31, 1928 1987 - 1999 Colorado 83 years, 14 days 61 David F. Cargo January 13, 1929 1967 - 1971 New Mexico 82 years, 305 days 62 Frank Farrar April 2, 1929 1969 - 1971 South Dakota 82 years, 226 days 63 Robert D. Fulton May 13, 1929 1969 Iowa 82 years, 185 days 64 Stan Stephens September 16, 1929 1989 - 1993 Montana 82 years, 59 days 65 Murphy J. Foster July 11, 1930 1996 - 2004 Louisiana 81 years, 126 days 66 David Hall October 20, 1930 1971 - 1975 Oklahoma 81 years, 25 days 67 Olene S. Walker November 15, 1930 2003 - 2005 Utah 80 years, 364 days 68 John Garrahy November 26, 1930 1977 - 1985 Rhode Island 80 years, 353 days 69 Douglas Wilder January 17, 1931 1990 - 1994 Virginia 80 years, 301 days 70 Kenneth M. Curtis February 8, 1931 1967 - 1975 Maine 80 years, 279 days 71 Julian Carroll April 16, 1931 1974 - 1979 Kentucky 80 years, 212 days 72 Lowell P. Weicker May 16, 1931 1991 - 1995 Connecticut 80 years, 182 days 73 Philip W. Noel June 5, 1931 1973 - 1977 Rhode Island 80 years, 162 days 74 Cecil D. Andrus August 25, 1931 1971 - 1977, 1987 - 1995 Idaho 80 years, 81 days 75 Zell Miller February 24, 1932 1991 - 1999 Georgia 79 years, 263 days 76 Mario Cuomo June 15, 1932 1983 - 1994 New York 79 years, 152 days 77 Dick Thornburgh July 16, 1932 1979 - 1987 Pennsylvania 79 years, 121 days 78 Thomas P. Salmon August 19, 1932 1973 - 1977 Vermont 79 years, 87 days 79 Richard Riley January 2, 1933 1979 - 1987 South Carolina 78 years, 316 days 80 Norman H. Bangerter January 4, 1933 1985 - 1993 Utah 78 years, 314 days 81 Wendell Anderson February 1, 1933 1971 - 1976 Minnesota 78 years, 286 days 82 Buddy MacKay March 22, 1933 1998 - 1999 Florida 78 years, 237 days 83 Frank Murkowski March 28, 1933 2002 - 2006 Alaska 78 years, 231 days 84 Pete Wilson August 23, 1933 1991 - 1999 California 78 years, 83 days 85 Madeleine M. Kunin September 28, 1933 1985 - 1991 Vermont 78 years, 47 days 86 Michael Dukakis November 3, 1933 1975 - 1979, 1983 - 1991 Massachusetts 78 years, 11 days 87 John Y. Brown December 28, 1933 1979 - 1983 Kentucky 77 years, 321 days 88 George Ryan February 24, 1934 1999 - 2003 Illinois 77 years, 263 days 89 Edward D. DiPrete July 8, 1934 1985 - 1991 Rhode Island 77 years, 129 days 90 David Pryor August 29, 1934 1975 - 1979 Arkansas 77 years, 77 days 91 Fob James September 15, 1934 1979 - 1983, 1995 - 1999 Alabama 77 years, 60 days 92 Arne Carlson September 24, 1934 1991 - 1999 Minnesota 77 years, 51 days 93 Jerry Apodaca October 3, 1934 1975 - 1979 New Mexico 77 years, 42 days 94 James Holshouser October 8, 1934 1973 - 1977 North Carolina 77 years, 37 days 95 Joseph E. Brennan November 2, 1934 1979 - 1987 Maine 77 years, 12 days 96 Bob Martinez December 25, 1934 1987 - 1991 Florida 76 years, 324 days 97 Ruth A. Minner January 17, 1935 2001 - 2009 Delaware 76 years, 301 days 98 Pierre S. du Pont January 22, 1935 1977 - 1985 Delaware 76 years, 296 days 99 Thomas Kean April 21, 1935 1982 - 1990 New Jersey 76 years, 207 days 100 Harvey L. Wollman May 14, 1935 1978 - 1979 South Dakota 76 years, 184 days See also
- Oldest living United States president
- List of oldest surviving members of the House of Representatives
- Dean of the United States House of Representatives
- Dean of the United States Senate
- Longest living United States Senator
- Earliest serving United States Senator
- Earliest serving United States governor
- List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service
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- Lists of United States governors
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