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. state governor is John M. Patterson, aged, Governor of Alabama from 1959 to 1963. The second oldest living U.S. state governor is William Winter, aged, Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984. Albert Rosellini, the Governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965, lived the longest lifespan of any governor, having died at the age of.
Territorial governors are included in italics.

Longest living U.S. governors

Start DateEnd DateGovernorStateBirth Date
December 7, 1787December 12, 1787Thomas CollinsDelaware1732
December 12, 1787April 17, 1790Benjamin FranklinPennsylvaniaJanuary 17, 1706
April 17, 1790July 25, 1790William LivingstonNew JerseyNovember 30, 1723
July 25, 1790October 8, 1793Josiah BartlettNew HampshireNovember 21, 1729
October 8, 1793October 2, 1803Samuel AdamsMassachusettsSeptember 27, 1722
October 2, 1803February 13, 1813Samuel AsheNorth CarolinaMarch 24, 1725
February 13, 1813August 17, 1816Samuel JohnstonNorth CarolinaDecember 15, 1733
August 17, 1816June 24, 1817Thomas McKeanPennsylvaniaMarch 19, 1734
June 24, 1817September 18, 1819John LangdonNew HampshireJune 26, 1741
September 18, 1819March 19, 1829John TaylerNew YorkJuly 4, 1742
March 19, 1829May 17, 1829John JayNew YorkDecember 12, 1745
May 17, 1829June 10, 1832Joseph HiesterPennsylvaniaNovember 18, 1752
June 10, 1832September 24, 1834Jonas GalushaVermontFebruary 11, 1753
September 24, 1834December 11, 1838Isaac TichenorVermontFebruary 8, 1754
December 11, 1838April 7, 1844Morgan LewisNew YorkOctober 16, 1754
April 7, 1844December 22, 1850William PlumerNew HampshireJune 25, 1759
December 22, 1850December 25, 1862Joshua HallMaineOctober 22, 1768
December 25, 1862October 16, 1869Joseph RitnerPennsylvaniaMarch 25, 1780
October 16, 1869February 3, 1870Allen TrimbleOhioNovember 24, 1783
February 3, 1870October 10, 1870Mordecai BartleyOhioDecember 16, 1783
October 10, 1870November 1, 1874Enos T. ThroopNew YorkAugust 21, 1784
November 1, 1874February 27, 1877Joseph JohnsonVirginiaDecember 19, 1785
February 27, 1877December 18, 1885Hiland HallVermontJuly 20, 1795
December 18, 1885April 27, 1894Nathaniel S. BerryNew HampshireSeptember 1, 1796
April 27, 1894June 13, 1896Alpheus FelchMichiganSeptember 28, 1804
June 13, 1896August 23, 1898Moody CurrierNew HampshireApril 22, 1806
August 23, 1898February 28, 1899James Madison WellsLouisianaJanuary 8, 1808
February 28, 1899July 9, 1902William MarvinFloridaApril 14, 1808
July 9, 1902April 27, 1909Frederick HolbrookVermontFebruary 15, 1813
April 27, 1909February 3, 1912Frederick RobieMaineAugust 12, 1822
February 3, 1912June 4, 1912Royal C. TaftRhode IslandFebruary 14, 1823
June 4, 1912January 8, 1914Simon Bolivar BucknerKentuckyApril 1, 1823
January 8, 1914May 16, 1920Levi P. MortonNew YorkMay 16, 1824
May 16, 1920April 4, 1923Horace BoiesIowaDecember 7, 1827
April 4, 1923April 3, 1924Ebenezer J. OrmsbeeVermontJune 8, 1834
April 3, 1924January 28, 1925Augustus O. BournRhode IslandOctober 1, 1834
January 28, 1925April 12, 1933Adelbert AmesMississippiOctober 31, 1835
April 12, 1933October 30, 1939Roswell K. ColcordNevadaApril 25, 1839
October 30, 1939August 23, 1945Martin Frederick AnselSouth CarolinaDecember 12, 1850
August 23, 1945September 6, 1946John I. CoxTennesseeNovember 23, 1855
September 6, 1946April 11, 1949Chase OsbornMichiganJanuary 22, 1860
April 11, 1949May 9, 1958Fenimore ChattertonWyomingJuly 21, 1860
May 9, 1958August 12, 1958Augustus Owsley StanleyKentuckyMay 21, 1867
August 12, 1958May 19, 1966Theodore F. GreenRhode IslandOctober 2, 1867
May 19, 1966June 12, 1969Percival Proctor BaxterMaineNovember 22, 1876
June 12, 1969December 19, 1977Nellie Tayloe RossWyomingNovember 29, 1876
December 19, 1977March 3, 1980Forrest C. DonnellMissouriAugust 20, 1884
March 3, 1980October 12, 1987Alf LandonKansasSeptember 9, 1887
October 12, 1987April 21, 1990Frank LauscheOhioNovember 14, 1895
April 21, 1990June 10, 1993Milward SimpsonWyomingNovember 12, 1897
June 10, 1993October 20, 1996J. Bracken LeeUtahJanuary 7, 1899
October 20, 1996November 5, 2000Jimmie DavisLouisianaSeptember 11, 1899
November 5, 2000June 26, 2003Strom ThurmondSouth CarolinaDecember 5, 1902
June 26, 2003April 19, 2004Frank B. MorrisonNebraskaMay 20, 1905
April 19, 2004November 15, 2004Elmer L. AndersenMinnesotaJune 17, 1909
November 15, 2004October 10, 2011Albert RoselliniWashingtonJanuary 21, 1910
October 10, 2011April 10, 2015Raúl Héctor CastroArizonaJune 12, 1916
April 10, 2015February 4, 2016Edgar WhitcombIndianaNovember 6, 1917
February 4, 2016January 17, 2017David P. BucksonDelawareJuly 25, 1920
January 17, 2017John Malcolm PattersonAlabamaSeptember 27, 1921

Oldest living U.S. Governors

These are the 100 oldest living United States governors. The longevity in this table is calculated as of. Territorial governors are included but not ranked.