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 .

Longest living U.S. governors

Start Date	End Date	Governor	State	Birth Date
December 7, 1787	December 12, 1787	Thomas Collins	Delaware	1732
December 12, 1787	April 17, 1790	Benjamin Franklin	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	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

Oldest living U.S. Governors

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

Rank	Governor	Date of birth	Gubernatorial term	State
1	Buckson, DavidDavid P. Buckson	1920-07-25	1960-12-301960–1961	Delaware
2	Patterson, JohnJohn M. Patterson	1921-09-27	1959-01-191959–1963	Alabama
3	Hollings, ErnestErnest Hollings	1922-01-01	1959-01-201959–1963	South Carolina
4	Milliken, WilliamWilliam Milliken	1922-03-26	1969-01-221969–1983	Michigan
5	Mixson, WayneWayne Mixson	1922-06-16	1987-01-031987	Florida
6	Laxalt, PaulPaul Laxalt	1922-08-02	1967-01-021967–1971	Nevada
7	Winter, WilliamWilliam F. Winter	1923-02-21	1980-01-221980–1984	Mississippi
8	Quie, AlAl Quie	1923-09-18	1979-01-041979–1983	Minnesota
9	Holton Jr., A. LinwoodA. Linwood Holton, Jr.	1923-09-21	1970-01-171970–1974	Virginia
10	Thone, CharlesCharles Thone	1924-01-04	1979-01-041979–1983	Nebraska
11	Byrne, BrendanBrendan Byrne	1924-04-01	1974-01-151974–1982	New Jersey
12	Hoff, PhilipPhilip H. Hoff	1924-06-29	1963-01-101963–1969	Vermont
13	Wolf, DaleDale E. Wolf	1924-09-06	1992-12-311992–1993	Delaware
14	Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter	1924-10-01	1971-01-121971–1975	Georgia
15	Miller, KeithKeith H. Miller	1925-03-01	1969-01-291969–1970	Alaska
16	Schwinden, TedTed Schwinden	1925-08-31	1981-01-051981–1989	Montana
17	Evans, DanielDaniel J. Evans	1925-10-16	1965-01-111965–1977	Washington
18	Ariyoshi, GeorgeGeorge Ariyoshi	1926-03-12	1974-12-021974–1986	Hawaii
19	Hughes, HarryHarry Hughes	1926-11-13	1979-01-171979–1987	Maryland
20	Spellman, JohnJohn Spellman	1926-12-29	1981-01-141981–1985	Washington
21	Batt, PhilPhil Batt	1927-03-04	1995-01-021995–1999	Idaho
22	Nigh, GeorgeGeorge Nigh	1927-06-09	1963-01-061963 1979–1987	Oklahoma
23	Dunn, WinfieldWinfield Dunn	1927-07-01	1971-01-161971–1975	Tennessee
24	Edwards, EdwinEdwin Edwards	1927-08-07	1972-05-091972–1980 1984–1988 1992–1996	Louisiana
25	Sinner, GeorgeGeorge Sinner	1928-05-19	1985-01-011985–1992	North Dakota
26	Deukmejian, GeorgeGeorge Deukmejian	1928-06-06	1983-01-031983–1991	California
27	Sheffield, BillBill Sheffield	1928-06-26	1982-12-061982–1986	Alaska
28	Ray, RobertRobert D. Ray	1928-09-26	1969-01-161969–1983	Iowa
29	Brewer, AlbertAlbert Brewer	1928-10-26	1968-05-071968–1971	Alabama
30	Romer, RoyRoy Romer	1928-10-31	1987-01-131987–1999	Colorado
31	Farrar, FrankFrank Farrar	1929-04-02	1969-01-071969–1971	South Dakota
32	Fulton, Robert D.Robert D. Fulton	1929-05-13	1969-01-011969	Iowa
33	Stephens, StanStan Stephens	1929-09-16	1989-01-021989–1993	Montana
34	Foster, MurphyMurphy J. Foster	1930-07-11	1996-01-081996–2004	Louisiana
35	Wilder, DouglasDouglas Wilder	1931-01-17	1990-01-141990–1994	Virginia
36	Curtis, KennethKenneth M. Curtis	1931-02-08	1967-01-051967–1975	Maine
37	Carroll, JulianJulian Carroll	1931-04-16	1974-12-281974–1979	Kentucky
38	Weicker, LowellLowell P. Weicker	1931-05-16	1991-01-091991–1995	Connecticut
39	Noel, PhilipPhilip W. Noel	1931-06-05	1973-01-021973–1977	Rhode Island
40	Andrus, CecilCecil D. Andrus	1931-08-25	1971-01-041971–1977 1987–1995	Idaho
41	Miller, ZellZell Miller	1932-02-24	1991-01-131991–1999	Georgia
42	Thornburgh, [...][...] Thornburgh	1932-07-16	1979-01-161979–1987	Pennsylvania
43	Salmon, ThomasThomas P. Salmon	1932-08-19	1973-01-041973–1977	Vermont
44	Riley, RichardRichard Riley	1933-01-02	1979-01-101979–1987	South Carolina
45	Mackay, BuddyBuddy MacKay	1933-03-22	1998-12-121998–1999	Florida
46	Murkowski, FrankFrank Murkowski	1933-03-28	2002-12-022002–2006	Alaska
47	Wilson, PetePete Wilson	1933-08-23	1991-01-071991–1999	California
48	Kunin, MadeleineMadeleine M. Kunin	1933-09-28	1985-01-101985–1991	Vermont
49	Dukakis, MichaelMichael Dukakis	1933-11-03	1975-01-021975–1979 1983–1991	Massachusetts
50	Brown, JohnJohn Y. Brown	1933-12-28	1979-12-111979–1983	Kentucky
51	Ryan, GeorgeGeorge Ryan	1934-02-24	1999-01-111999–2003	Illinois
52	Diprete, EdwardEdward D. DiPrete	1934-07-08	1985-01-011985–1991	Rhode Island
53	Pryor, DavidDavid Pryor	1934-08-29	1975-01-141975–1979	Arkansas
54	James, FobFob James	1934-09-15	1979-01-151979–1983 1995–1999	Alabama
55	Carlson, ArneArne Carlson	1934-09-24	1991-01-071991–1999	Minnesota
56	Apodaca, JerryJerry Apodaca	1934-10-03	1975-01-011975–1979	New Mexico
57	Brennan, JosephJoseph E. Brennan	1934-11-02	1979-01-031979–1987	Maine
58	Martinez, BobBob Martinez	1934-12-25	1987-01-061987–1991	Florida
59	Minner, RuthRuth A. Minner	1935-01-17	2001-01-032001–2009	Delaware
60	Du Pont, PierrePierre S. du Pont	1935-01-22	1977-01-181977–1985	Delaware
61	Kean, ThomasThomas Kean	1935-04-21	1982-01-191982–1990	New Jersey
62	Wollman, HarveyHarvey L. Wollman	1935-05-14	1978-07-241978–1979	South Dakota
63	Hull, JaneJane D. Hull	1935-08-08	1997-09-051997–2003	Arizona
64	Lamm, RichardRichard Lamm	1935-09-12	1975-01-141975–1987	Colorado
65	Martin, JamesJames G. Martin	1935-12-11	1985-01-051985–1993	North Carolina
66	Beasley, JereJere Beasley	1935-12-12	1972-06-051972	Alabama
67	Harris, Joe F.Joe F. Harris	1936-02-16	1983-01-111983–1991	Georgia
68	Sundquist, DonDon Sundquist	1936-03-15	1995-01-211995–2003	Tennessee
69	Earl, Anthony S.Anthony S. Earl	1936-04-12	1983-01-031983–1987	Wisconsin
70	Thompson, James R.James R. Thompson	1936-05-08	1977-01-101977–1991	Illinois
71	Almond, LincolnLincoln Almond	1936-06-16	1995-01-031995–2003	Rhode Island
72	List, RobertRobert List	1936-09-01	1979-01-011979–1983	Nevada
73	Graham, BobBob Graham	1936-11-09	1979-01-021979–1987	Florida
74	Collins, Martha L.Martha L. Collins	1936-12-07	1983-12-131983–1987	Kentucky
75	Roberts, BarbaraBarbara Roberts	1936-12-21	1991-01-141991–1995	Oregon
76	Hunt, James B.James B. Hunt	1937-05-16	1977-01-081977–1985 1993–2001	North Carolina
77	Patton, Paul E.Paul E. Patton	1937-05-26	1995-12-121995–2003	Kentucky
78	Rockefeller, John D.John D. Rockefeller	1937-06-18	1977-01-171977–1985	West Virginia
79	Bryan, RichardRichard Bryan	1937-07-16	1983-01-031983–1989	Nevada
80	Florio, JamesJames Florio	1937-08-29	1990-01-161990–1994	New Jersey
81	Celeste, Richard F.Richard F. Celeste	1937-11-11	1983-01-101983–1991	Ohio
82	Brown, JerryJerry Brown	1938-04-07	1975-01-061975–1983 2011 -	California
83	Abercrombie, NeilNeil Abercrombie	1938-06-26	2010-12-062010–2014	Hawaii
84	Babbitt, BruceBruce Babbitt	1938-06-27	1978-03-041978–1987	Arizona
85	Cowper, SteveSteve Cowper	1938-08-21	1986-12-011986–1990	Alaska
86	Olson, Allen I.Allen I. Olson	1938-11-05	1981-01-061981–1985	North Dakota
87	Orr, KayKay Orr	1938-06-27	1987-01-091987–1991	Nebraska
88	Bond, KitKit Bond	1939-03-06	1973-01-081973–1977 1981–1985	Missouri
89	Lowry, MikeMike Lowry	1939-03-08	1993-01-131993–1997	Washington
90	Schreiber, Martin J.Martin J. Schreiber	1939-04-08	1977-07-061977–1979	Wisconsin
91	Robb, ChuckChuck Robb	1939-06-26	1982-01-161982–1986	Virginia
92	Jones, BreretonBrereton Jones	1939-06-27	1991-12-101991–1995	Kentucky
93	Sununu, John H.John H. Sununu	1939-07-02	1983-01-061983–1989	New Hampshire
94	Castle, MichaelMichael Castle	1939-07-02	1985-01-151985–1992	Delaware
95	Carruthers, GarreyGarrey Carruthers	1939-08-29	1987-01-011987–1991	New Mexico
96	Sullivan, MikeMike Sullivan	1939-09-22	1987-01-051987–1995	Wyoming
97	Cayetano, BenBen Cayetano	1939-11-14	1994-12-021994–2002	Hawaii
98	Caperton, GastonGaston Caperton	1940-02-21	1989-01-161989–1997	West Virginia
99	White, MarkMark White	1940-03-17	1989-01-181983–1987	Texas
100	Goldschmidt, NeilNeil Goldschmidt	1940-06-16	1987-01-121987–1991	Oregon

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