Oldest living United States governor
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 Albert Rosellini. For a list of earliest serving governors... see Earliest serving United States governor.
under construction — May 9, 1958 — Fenimore Chatterton — Wyoming
May 9, 1958–May 19, 1966 — Theodore F. Green — Rhode Island
May 19, 1966–September 14, 1968 — William Henry McMaster — South Dakota
September 14, 1968–May 11, 1984 — George Alexander Parks — Alaska
May 11, 1984–October 12, 1987 — Alfred M. Landon — Kansas
October 12, 1987–June 11, 1993 — Milward L. Simpson — Wyoming
June 11, 1993–October 25, 1996 — J. Bracken Lee — Utah
October 25, 1996–November 5, 2000 — Jimmie Davis — Louisiana
November 5, 2000–June 26, 2003 — J. Strom Thurmond — South Carolina
June 26, 2003–October 21, 2003 — Luis A. Ferré — Puerto Rico
October 21, 2003–April 19, 2004 — Frank Morrison — Nebraska
April 19, 2004–November 15, 2004 — Elmer Lee Andersen — Minnesota
November 15, 2004–present — Albert Rosellini — Washington
Current oldest living U.S. Governors
Rank |
United States |
Date of Birth |
Gubernatorial Term |
State |
Age (Years/Days) |
1 |
Albert Rosellini |
January 21 1910 |
1957 - 1965 |
Washington |
|
2 |
William H. Avery |
August 11 1911 |
1965 - 1967 |
Kansas |
|
3 |
Clifford Hansen |
October 16 1912 |
1963 - 1967 |
Wyoming |
|
4 |
Arthur A. Link |
May 24 1914 |
1973 - 1981 |
North Dakota |
|
5 |
Raul Hector Castro |
June 12 1916 |
1975 - 1977 |
Arizona |
|
6 |
Russell W. Peterson |
October 3 1916 |
1969 - 1973 |
Delaware |
|
7 |
Bill Clements |
April 17 1917 |
1979 - 1933/ 1987- 1991 |
Texas |
|
8 |
John Anderson, Jr. |
May 8 1917 |
1961 - 1965 |
Kansas |
|
9 |
William Scranton |
July 19 1917 |
1963 - 1967 |
Pennsylvania |
|
10 |
Edgar Whitcomb |
November 6 1917 |
1969 - 1973 |
Indiana |
|
11 |
George M. Leader |
January 17 1918 |
1955 - 1959 |
Pennsylvania |
|
12 |
Otis R. Bowen |
February 26 1918 |
1973 - 1981 |
Indiana |
|
13 |
Patrick Joseph Lucey |
March 21 1918 |
1971 - 1977 |
Wisconsin |
|
14 |
Hulett C. Smith |
October 21 1918 |
1965 - 1969 |
West Virginia |
|
15 |
Michael Anthony Stepovich |
March 12 1919 |
1957 - 1958 |
Alaska |
|
16 |
Hugh Carey |
April 11 1919 |
1975 - 1982 |
New York |
|
17 |
Walter Joseph Hickel |
August 18 1919 |
1966 - 1969 / 1990- 1994 |
Alaska |
|
18 |
William L. Guy |
September 30 1919 |
1961 - 1973 |
North Dakota |
|
19 |
Tim M. Babcock |
October 27 1919 |
1962 - 1969 |
Montana |
|
20 |
Bruce G. Sundlun |
January 19 1920 |
1991 - 1995 |
Rhode Island |
|
21 |
Marvin Mandel |
April 19 1920 |
1969 - 1979 |
Maryland |
|
22 |
David P. Buckson |
July 25 1920 |
December 30 1960 – January 17 1961 |
Delaware |
|
23 |
John H. Reed |
January 5 1921 |
1959 - 1967 |
Maine |
|
24 |
John J. Gilligan |
March 22 1921 |
1971 - 1975 |
Ohio |
|
25 |
Henry Bellmon |
September 7 1921 |
1987 - 1991 |
Oklahoma |
|
26 |
John Malcolm Patterson |
September 27 1921 |
1959 - 1963 |
Alabama |
|
27 |
William D. Schaefer |
November 2 1921 |
1987 - 1995 |
Maryland |
|
28 |
Ernest Hollings |
January 1 1922 |
1959 - 1963 |
South Carolina |
|
29 |
William Milliken |
March 26 1922 |
1969 - 1983 |
Michigan |
|
30 |
John Vanderhoof |
May 27 1922 |
1973 - 1975 |
Colorado |
|
31 |
Rose Mofford |
June 10 1922 |
1988 - 1991 |
Arizona |
|
32 |
Wayne Mixson |
June 16 1922 |
January 3 1987 - January 6 1987 |
Florida |
|
33 |
Mark Hatfield |
July 12 1922 |
1959 - 1967 |
Oregon |
|
34 |
Paul Laxalt |
August 2 1922 |
1975 - 1987 |
Nevada |
|
35 |
Daniel Walker |
September 6 1922 |
1973 - 1977 |
Illinois |
|
36 |
Walter R. Peterson |
September 19 1922 |
1969 - 1973 |
New Hampshire |
|
37 |
Cecil H. Underwood |
November 5 1922 |
1957 - 1961/ 1997 – 2001 |
West Virginia |
|
38 |
Sherman W. Tribbitt |
November 9 1922 |
1973 - 1977 |
Delaware |
|
39 |
Victor Atiyeh |
February 20 1923 |
1979 - 1987 |
Oregon |
|
40 |
William Winter (politician) |
February 21 1923 |
1980 - 1984 |
Mississippi |
|
41 |
Arch A. Moore |
April 16 1923 |
1969 - 1977/ 1985 – 1989 |
West Virginia |
|
42 |
Dolph Briscoe |
April 23 1923 |
1973 - 1979 |
Texas |
|
43 |
Warren E. Hearnes |
July 24 1923 |
1965 - 1973 |
Missouri |
|
44 |
Albert Harold Quie |
September 18 1923 |
1979 - 1983 |
Minnesota |
|
45 |
A. Linwood Holton Jr |
September 21 1923 |
1970 - 1974 |
Virginia |
|
46 |
Charles Thone |
January 4 1924 |
1979 - 1983 |
Nebraska |
|
47 |
Brendan T. Byrne |
April 1 1924 |
1974 - 1982 |
New Jersey |
|
48 |
Bruce King |
April 6 1924 |
1971 - 1975/ 1979 –1983/ 1991 – 1995 |
New Mexico |
|
49 |
Evan Mecham |
May 12 1924 |
January 61987 – April 4 1988 |
Arizona |
|
50 |
Philip H. Hoff |
June 29 1924 |
1963 - 1969 |
Vermont |
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