List of oldest living United States governors

The following are lists of the politicians who were or are the longest living and oldest still-living governors of each U.S. state. The current oldest living U.S. governor is David P. Buckson of Delaware. Albert Rosellini (1910–2011), the governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965, lived the longest lifespan of any governor, having died at the age of 101 years, 262 days.

Longest living U.S. governors

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 South Carolina December 12, 1850
August 23, 1945 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 Fenimore Chatterton Wyoming 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 April 10, 2015 Raúl Héctor Castro Arizona June 12, 1916
April 10, 2015 February 4, 2016 Edgar Whitcomb Indiana November 6, 1917
February 4, 2016 David P. Buckson Delaware July 25, 1920
  1. ↑ First governor.
  2. ↑ Became oldest living governor upon Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution.
  3. ↑ Became oldest living governor upon taking office.

Oldest living U.S. Governors

These are the 100 oldest living United States governors. The longevity in this table is calculated as of December 7, 2016.

Rank
 Governor
 Date of birth
 Gubernatorial term
 State
 Lifespan
1 David P. Buckson July 25, 1920 1960–1961 Delaware 96 years, 135 days
2 John M. Patterson September 27, 1921 1959–1963 Alabama 95 years, 71 days
3 Ernest Hollings January 1, 1922 1959–1963 South Carolina 94 years, 341 days
4 William Milliken March 26, 1922 1969–1983 Michigan 94 years, 256 days
5 Wayne Mixson June 16, 1922 1987 Florida 94 years, 174 days
6 Paul Laxalt August 2, 1922 1967–1971 Nevada 94 years, 127 days
7 William F. Winter February 21, 1923 1980–1984 Mississippi 93 years, 290 days
8 Al Quie September 18, 1923 1979–1983 Minnesota 93 years, 80 days
9 A. Linwood Holton, Jr. September 21, 1923 1970–1974 Virginia 93 years, 77 days
10 Charles Thone January 4, 1924 1979–1983 Nebraska 92 years, 338 days
11 Brendan Byrne April 1, 1924 1974–1982 New Jersey 92 years, 250 days
12 Philip H. Hoff June 29, 1924 1963–1969 Vermont 92 years, 161 days
13 Dale E. Wolf September 6, 1924 1992–1993 Delaware 92 years, 92 days
14 Jimmy Carter October 1, 1924 1971–1975 Georgia 92 years, 67 days
15 Keith H. Miller March 1, 1925 1969–1970 Alaska 91 years, 281 days
16 Ted Schwinden August 31, 1925 1981–1989 Montana 91 years, 98 days
17 Daniel J. Evans October 16, 1925 1965–1977 Washington 91 years, 52 days
18 George Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 1974–1986 Hawaii 90 years, 270 days
19 Harry Hughes November 13, 1926 1979–1987 Maryland 90 years, 24 days
20 John Spellman December 29, 1926 1981–1985 Washington 89 years, 344 days
21 Phil Batt March 4, 1927 1995–1999 Idaho 89 years, 278 days
22 George Nigh June 9, 1927 1963
1979–1987		 Oklahoma 89 years, 181 days
23 Winfield Dunn July 1, 1927 1971–1975 Tennessee 89 years, 159 days
24 Edwin Edwards August 7, 1927 1972–1980
1984–1988
1992–1996		 Louisiana 89 years, 122 days
25 George Sinner May 19, 1928 1985–1992 North Dakota 88 years, 202 days
26 George Deukmejian June 6, 1928 1983–1991 California 88 years, 184 days
27 Bill Sheffield June 26, 1928 1982–1986 Alaska 88 years, 164 days
28 Robert D. Ray September 26, 1928 1969–1983 Iowa 88 years, 72 days
29 Albert Brewer October 26, 1928 1968–1971 Alabama 88 years, 42 days
30 Roy Romer October 31, 1928 1987–1999 Colorado 88 years, 37 days
31 Frank Farrar April 2, 1929 1969–1971 South Dakota 87 years, 249 days
32 Robert D. Fulton May 13, 1929 1969 Iowa 87 years, 208 days
33 Stan Stephens September 16, 1929 1989–1993 Montana 87 years, 82 days
34 Murphy J. Foster July 11, 1930 1996–2004 Louisiana 86 years, 149 days
35 Douglas Wilder January 17, 1931 1990–1994 Virginia 85 years, 325 days
36 Kenneth M. Curtis February 8, 1931 1967–1975 Maine 85 years, 303 days
37 Julian Carroll April 16, 1931 1974–1979 Kentucky 85 years, 235 days
38 Lowell P. Weicker May 16, 1931 1991–1995 Connecticut 85 years, 205 days
39 Philip W. Noel June 5, 1931 1973–1977 Rhode Island 85 years, 185 days
40 Cecil D. Andrus August 25, 1931 1971–1977
1987–1995		 Idaho 85 years, 104 days
41 Zell Miller February 24, 1932 1991–1999 Georgia 84 years, 287 days
42 Dick Thornburgh July 16, 1932 1979–1987 Pennsylvania 84 years, 144 days
43 Thomas P. Salmon August 19, 1932 1973–1977 Vermont 84 years, 110 days
44 Richard Riley January 2, 1933 1979–1987 South Carolina 83 years, 340 days
45 Buddy MacKay March 22, 1933 1998–1999 Florida 83 years, 260 days
46 Frank Murkowski March 28, 1933 2002–2006 Alaska 83 years, 254 days
47 Pete Wilson August 23, 1933 1991–1999 California 83 years, 106 days
48 Madeleine M. Kunin September 28, 1933 1985–1991 Vermont 83 years, 70 days
49 Michael Dukakis November 3, 1933 1975–1979
1983–1991		 Massachusetts 83 years, 34 days
50 John Y. Brown December 28, 1933 1979–1983 Kentucky 82 years, 345 days
51 George Ryan February 24, 1934 1999–2003 Illinois 82 years, 287 days
52 Edward D. DiPrete July 8, 1934 1985–1991 Rhode Island 82 years, 152 days
53 David Pryor August 29, 1934 1975–1979 Arkansas 82 years, 100 days
54 Fob James September 15, 1934 1979–1983
1995–1999		 Alabama 82 years, 83 days
55 Arne Carlson September 24, 1934 1991–1999 Minnesota 82 years, 74 days
56 Jerry Apodaca October 3, 1934 1975–1979 New Mexico 82 years, 65 days
57 Joseph E. Brennan November 2, 1934 1979–1987 Maine 82 years, 35 days
58 Bob Martinez December 25, 1934 1987–1991 Florida 81 years, 348 days
59 Ruth A. Minner January 17, 1935 2001–2009 Delaware 81 years, 325 days
60 Pierre S. du Pont January 22, 1935 1977–1985 Delaware 81 years, 320 days
61 Thomas Kean April 21, 1935 1982–1990 New Jersey 81 years, 230 days
62 Harvey L. Wollman May 14, 1935 1978–1979 South Dakota 81 years, 207 days
63 Jane D. Hull August 8, 1935 1997–2003 Arizona 81 years, 121 days
64 Richard Lamm September 12, 1935 1975–1987 Colorado 81 years, 86 days
65 James G. Martin December 11, 1935 1985–1993 North Carolina 80 years, 362 days
66 Jere Beasley December 12, 1935 1972 Alabama 80 years, 361 days
67 Joe F. Harris February 16, 1936 1983–1991 Georgia 80 years, 295 days
68 Don Sundquist March 15, 1936 1995–2003 Tennessee 80 years, 267 days
69 Anthony S. Earl April 12, 1936 1983–1987 Wisconsin 80 years, 239 days
70 James R. Thompson May 8, 1936 1977–1991 Illinois 80 years, 213 days
71 Lincoln Almond June 16, 1936 1995–2003 Rhode Island 80 years, 174 days
72 Robert List September 1, 1936 1979–1983 Nevada 80 years, 97 days
73 Bob Graham November 9, 1936 1979–1987 Florida 80 years, 28 days
74 Martha L. Collins December 7, 1936 1983–1987 Kentucky 80 years, 0 days
75 Barbara Roberts December 21, 1936 1991–1995 Oregon 79 years, 352 days
76 James B. Hunt May 16, 1937 1977–1985
1993–2001		 North Carolina 79 years, 205 days
77 Paul E. Patton May 26, 1937 1995–2003 Kentucky 79 years, 195 days
78 John D. Rockefeller June 18, 1937 1977–1985 West Virginia 79 years, 172 days
79 Richard Bryan July 16, 1937 1983–1989 Nevada 79 years, 144 days
80 James Florio August 29, 1937 1990–1994 New Jersey 79 years, 100 days
81 Richard F. Celeste November 11, 1937 1983–1991 Ohio 79 years, 26 days
82 Jerry Brown April 7, 1938 1975–1983
2011 -		 California 78 years, 244 days
83 Neil Abercrombie June 26, 1938 2010–2014 Hawaii 78 years, 164 days
84 Bruce Babbitt June 27, 1938 1978–1987 Arizona 78 years, 163 days
85 Steve Cowper August 21, 1938 1986–1990 Alaska 78 years, 108 days
86 Allen I. Olson November 5, 1938 1981–1985 North Dakota 78 years, 32 days
87 Kay Orr January 2, 1939 1987–1991 Nebraska 77 years, 340 days
88 Kit Bond March 6, 1939 1973–1977
1981–1985		 Missouri 77 years, 276 days
89 Mike Lowry March 8, 1939 1993–1997 Washington 77 years, 274 days
90 Martin J. Schreiber April 8, 1939 1977–1979 Wisconsin 77 years, 243 days
91 Chuck Robb June 26, 1939 1982–1986 Virginia 77 years, 164 days
92 Brereton Jones June 27, 1939 1991–1995 Kentucky 77 years, 163 days
93 John H. Sununu July 2, 1939 1983–1989 New Hampshire 77 years, 158 days
94 Michael Castle July 2, 1939 1985–1992 Delaware 77 years, 158 days
95 Garrey Carruthers August 29, 1939 1987–1991 New Mexico 77 years, 100 days
96 Mike Sullivan September 22, 1939 1987–1995 Wyoming 77 years, 76 days
97 Ben Cayetano November 14, 1939 1994–2002 Hawaii 77 years, 23 days
98 Gaston Caperton February 21, 1940 1989–1997 West Virginia 76 years, 290 days
99 Mark White March 17, 1940 1983–1987 Texas 76 years, 265 days
100 Neil Goldschmidt June 16, 1940 1987–1991 Oregon 76 years, 174 days

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