List of United States Senators who were born or died in the 1920s

This is a list of the 71 United States Senators who were born in the 1920s and of the 100 senators who died in the same period. There are 26 senators listed in bold who died in office.

Births

Senator	State	Served	Party	Date of birth	Date of death	Age
James B. Pearson	Kansas	1962–1978	Republican	May 7, 1920	January 13, 2009
William B. Spong, Jr.	Virginia	1966–1973	Democratic	September 29, 1920	October 8, 1997
Lloyd Bentsen	Texas	1971–1993	Democratic	February 11, 1921	May 23, 2006
Howell Heflin	Alabama	1979–1997	Democratic	June 19, 1921	March 29, 2005
John Glenn	Ohio	1974–1999	Democratic	July 18, 1921	Living
William V. Roth, Jr.	Delaware	1971–2001	Republican	July 22, 1921	December 13, 2003
J. James Exon	Nebraska	1979–1997	Democratic	August 9, 1921	June 10, 2005
Henry Bellmon	Oklahoma	1969–1981	Republican	September 3, 1921	September 29, 2009
Jesse Helms	North Carolina	1973–2003	Republican	October 18, 1921	July 4, 2008
Ernest Hollings	South Carolina	1966–2005	Democratic	January 1, 1922	Living
Jocelyn Burdick	North Dakota	1992	Democratic	February 6, 1922	Living
Harold Hughes	Iowa	1969–1975	Democratic	February 10, 1922	October 23, 1996
Mark Hatfield	Oregon	1967–1997	Republican	July 12, 1922	August 7, 2011
George McGovern	South Dakota	1963–1981	Democratic	July 19, 1922	October 21, 2012
Charles Mathias	Maryland	1969–1987	Republican	July 24, 1922	January 25, 2010
Paul Laxalt	Nevada	1974–1987	Republican	August 2, 1922	Living
John Chafee	Rhode Island	1976–1999	Republican	October 22, 1922	October 24, 1999
James Abdnor	South Dakota	1981–1987	Republican	February 13, 1923	May 16, 2012
James L. Buckley	New York	1971–1977	Conservative	March 9, 1923	Living
Bob Dole	Kansas	1969–1996	Republican	July 22, 1923	Living
Robert P. Griffin	Michigan	1966–1979	Republican	November 6, 1923	April 17, 2015
Ted Stevens	Alaska	1968–2009	Republican	November 18, 1923	August 9, 2010
Daniel Brewster	Maryland	1963–1969	Democratic	November 23, 1923	August 19, 2007
Frank Lautenberg	New Jersey	1982–2001 2003–2013	Democratic	January 23, 1924	June 3, 2013
William Hathaway	Maine	1973–1979	Democratic	February 21, 1924	June 24, 2013
Jeremiah Denton	Alabama	1981–1987	Republican	July 15, 1924	March 28, 2014
Frank Church	Idaho	1957–1981	Democratic	July 25, 1924	April 7, 1984
John Melcher	Montana	1977–1989	Democratic	September 6, 1924	Living
Daniel Inouye	Hawaii	1963–2012	Democratic	September 7, 1924	December 17, 2012
Wendell H. Ford	Kentucky	1974–1999	Democratic	September 8, 1924	January 22, 2015
Daniel Akaka	Hawaii	1990–2013	Democratic	September 11, 1924	Living
James A. McClure	Idaho	1973–1991	Republican	December 27, 1924	February 26, 2011
Pierre Salinger	California	1964	Democratic	June 14, 1925	October 16, 2004
Dale Bumpers	Arkansas	1975–1999	Democratic	August 12, 1925	January 1, 2016
J. Howard Edmondson	Oklahoma	1963–1964	Democratic	September 27, 1925	November 17, 1971
John Tower	Texas	1961–1985	Republican	September 29, 1925	April 5, 1991
Robert B. Morgan	North Carolina	1975–1981	Democratic	October 5, 1925	Living
Daniel J. Evans	Washington	1983–1989	Republican	October 16, 1925	Living
Howard Baker	Tennessee	1967–1985	Republican	November 15, 1925	June 26, 2014
Robert F. Kennedy	New York	1965–1968	Democratic	November 20, 1925	June 6, 1968
Maryon Pittman Allen	Alabama	1978	Democratic	November 30, 1925	Living
Charles Goodell	New York	1968–1971	Republican	March 16, 1926	January 21, 1987
Harris Wofford	Pennsylvania	1991–1995	Democratic	April 9, 1926	Living
Walter Huddleston	Kentucky	1973–1985	Democratic	April 15, 1926	Living
Mark Andrews	North Dakota	1981–1987	Republican	May 19, 1926	Living
Richard Schweiker	Pennsylvania	1969–1981	Republican	June 1, 1926	July 31, 2015
Marlow Cook	Kentucky	1968–1974	Republican	July 27, 1926	February 4, 2016
Brock Adams	Washington	1987–1993	Democratic	January 13, 1927	September 10, 2004
Harlan Mathews	Tennessee	1993–1994	Democratic	January 17, 1927	May 9, 2014
Paula Hawkins	Florida	1981–1987	Republican	January 24, 1927	December 4, 2009
John Warner	Virginia	1979–2009	Republican	February 18, 1927	Living
Daniel Patrick Moynihan	New York	1977–2001	Democratic	March 16, 1927	March 26, 2003
John Glenn Beall, Jr.	Maryland	1971–1977	Republican	June 19, 1927	March 24, 2006
Alan J. Dixon	Illinois	1981–1993	Democratic	July 7, 1927	July 6, 2014
Jim Broyhill	North Carolina	1986	Republican	August 19, 1927	Living
Maurice J. Murphy, Jr.	New Hampshire	1961–1962	Republican	October 3, 1927	October 27, 2002
Walter Mondale	Minnesota	1964–1976	Democratic	January 5, 1928	Living
Slade Gorton	Washington	1981–1987 1989–2001	Republican	January 8, 1928	Living
Lauch Faircloth	North Carolina	1993–1999	Republican	January 14, 1928	Living
Birch Bayh	Indiana	1963–1981	Democratic	January 22, 1928	Living
Paul G. Hatfield	Montana	1978	Democratic	April 29, 1928	July 3, 2000
Joseph Tydings	Maryland	1965–1971	Democratic	May 4, 1928	Living
Dick Clark	Iowa	1973–1979	Democratic	September 14, 1928	Living
Richard Stone	Florida	1975–1980	Democratic	September 22, 1928	Living
Edward Zorinsky	Nebraska	1976–1987	Democratic	November 11, 1928	March 6, 1987
Paul Simon	Illinois	1985–1997	Democratic	November 29, 1928	December 9, 2003
Chic Hecht	Nevada	1983–1989	Republican	November 30, 1928	May 15, 2006
Roger Jepsen	Iowa	1979–1985	Republican	December 23, 1928	Living
Elaine S. Edwards	Louisiana	1972	Democratic	March 8, 1929	Living
Thomas Eagleton	Missouri	1968–1987	Democratic	September 4, 1929	March 4, 2007
David H. Gambrell	Georgia	1971–1972	Democratic	December 20, 1929	Living

Deaths

Senator	State	Served	Party	Date of birth	Date of death	Age
John H. Bankhead	Alabama	1907–1920	Democratic	September 13, 1842	March 1, 1920
Henry W. Blair	New Hampshire	1879–1891	Republican	December 6, 1834	March 14, 1920
Nathan Goff, Jr.	West Virginia	1913–1919	Republican	February 9, 1843	April 24, 1920
Winthrop M. Crane	Massachusetts	1904–1913	Republican	April 23, 1853	October 2, 1920
Paris Gibson	Montana	1901–1905	Democratic	July 1, 1830	December 16, 1920
Thomas H. Paynter	Kentucky	1907–1913	Democratic	December 9, 1851	March 8, 1921
Levi Ankeny	Washington	1903–1909	Republican	August 1, 1844	March 29, 1921
Jeter Connelly Pritchard	North Carolina	1895–1903	Republican	July 12, 1857	April 10, 1921
Thomas B. Catron	New Mexico	1912–1917	Republican	October 6, 1840	May 15, 1921
Edward Douglass White	Louisiana	1891–1894	Democratic	November 3, 1845	May 19, 1921
Murphy J. Foster	Louisiana	1901–1913	Democratic	January 12, 1849	June 12, 1921
William E. Mason	Illinois	1897–1903	Republican	July 7, 1850	June 16, 1921
George P. Wetmore	Rhode Island	1895–1907 1908–1913	Republican	August 2, 1846	September 11, 1921
Philander C. Knox	Pennsylvania	1904–1909 1917–1921	Republican	May 6, 1853	October 12, 1921
Boies Penrose	Pennsylvania	1897–1921	Republican	November 1, 1860	December 31, 1921
Joseph Millard	Nebraska	1901–1907	Republican	April 20, 1836	January 13, 1922
John F. Shafroth	Colorado	1913–1919	Democratic	June 9, 1854	February 20, 1922
Irving W. Drew	New Hampshire	1918	Republican	January 8, 1845	April 10, 1922
Asle Gronna	North Dakota	1911–1921	Republican	December 10, 1858	May 4, 1922
William P. Pollock	South Carolina	1918–1919	Democratic	December 9, 1870	June 2, 1922
Newton C. Blanchard	Louisiana	1894–1897	Democratic	January 29, 1849	June 22, 1922
Francis S. White	Alabama	1914–1915	Democratic	March 13, 1847	August 1, 1922
William E. Crow	Pennsylvania	1921–1922	Republican	March 10, 1870	August 2, 1922
Albert J. Hopkins	Illinois	1903–1909	Republican	August 15, 1846	August 23, 1922
Thomas E. Watson	Georgia	1921–1922	Democratic	September 5, 1856	September 26, 1922
Morgan Bulkeley	Connecticut	1905–1911	Republican	December 26, 1837	November 6, 1922
Frank B. Gary	South Carolina	1908–1909	Democratic	March 9, 1860	December 7, 1922
James A. Hemenway	Indiana	1905–1909	Republican	March 8, 1860	February 10, 1923
Thomas C. Power	Montana	1890–1895	Republican	May 22, 1839	February 16, 1923
George Clement Perkins	California	1893–1915	Republican	August 23, 1839	February 26, 1923
Joseph R. Burton	Kansas	1901–1906	Republican	November 16, 1852	February 27, 1923
Samuel D. Nicholson	Colorado	1921–1923	Republican	February 22, 1859	March 24, 1923
Knute Nelson	Minnesota	1895–1923	Republican	February 2, 1843	April 28, 1923
William P. Dillingham	Vermont	1900–1923	Republican	December 12, 1843	July 12, 1923
Warren G. Harding	Ohio	1915–1921	Republican	November 2, 1865	August 2, 1923
Nathan B. Scott	West Virginia	1899–1911	Republican	December 18, 1842	January 2, 1924
William V. Allen	Nebraska	1893–1899 1899–1901	Populist	January 28, 1847	January 12, 1924
Joseph M. Carey	Wyoming	1890–1895	Republican	January 19, 1845	February 5, 1924
Marcus A. Smith	Arizona	1912–1921	Democratic	January 24, 1851	April 7, 1924
Charles Henry Dietrich	Nebraska	1901–1905	Republican	November 26, 1853	April 10, 1924
Frederick W. Mulkey	Oregon	1907, 1918	Republican	January 6, 1874	May 5, 1924
Charles E. Townsend	Michigan	1911–1923	Republican	August 15, 1856	August 3, 1924
LeBaron Bradford Colt	Rhode Island	1913–1924	Republican	June 25, 1846	August 18, 1924
Robert J. Gamble	South Dakota	1901–1913	Republican	February 7, 1851	September 22, 1924
Joseph Millard	Connecticut	1905–1924	Republican	July 8, 1864	October 14, 1924
Cornelius Cole	California	1867–1873	Republican	September 17, 1822	November 3, 1924
Henry Cabot Lodge	Massachusetts	1893–1924	Republican	May 12, 1850	November 9, 1924
Joseph M. McCormick	Illinois	1919–1925	Republican	May 16, 1877	February 25, 1925
James Edgar Martine	New Jersey	1911–1917	Democratic	August 25, 1850	February 26, 1925
William A. Clark	Montana	1899–1900 1901–1907	Democratic	January 8, 1839	March 2, 1925
Charles Allen Culberson	Texas	1899–1923	Democratic	June 10, 1855	March 19, 1925
William J. McConnell	Idaho	1890–1891	Republican	September 18, 1839	March 30, 1925
John Walter Smith	Maryland	1908–1921	Democratic	February 5, 1845	April 19, 1925
Selden P. Spencer	Missouri	1918–1925	Republican	September 16, 1862	May 16, 1925
Robert M. La Follette, Sr.	Wisconsin	1906–1925	Republican Progressive	June 14, 1855	June 18, 1925
Edwin F. Ladd	North Dakota	1921–1925	Republican	December 13, 1859	June 22, 1925
George Gray	Delaware	1885–1899	Democratic	May 4, 1840	August 7, 1925
Samuel M. Ralston	Indiana	1923–1925	Democratic	December 1, 1857	October 14, 1925
Carroll S. Page	Vermont	1908–1923	Republican	January 10, 1843	December 3, 1925
Rienzi Melville Johnston	Texas	1913	Democratic	September 9, 1849	February 28, 1926
Joseph Lafayette Rawlins	Utah	1897–1903	Democratic	March 28, 1850	May 24, 1926
Watson C. Squire	Washington	1889–1897	Republican	May 18, 1838	June 7, 1926
John W. Weeks	Massachusetts	1913–1919	Republican	April 11, 1860	July 12, 1926
Albert B. Cummins	Iowa	1908–1926	Republican	February 15, 1850	July 30, 1926
Bert M. Fernald	Maine	1916–1926	Republican	April 3, 1858	August 23, 1926
Richard F. Pettigrew	South Dakota	1889–1901	Republican	July 23, 1848	October 5, 1926
Lafayette Young	Iowa	1910–1911	Republican	May 10, 1848	November 15, 1926
William B. McKinley	Illinois	1921–1926	Republican	September 5, 1856	December 7, 1926
William R. Webb	Tennessee	1913	Democratic	November 11, 1842	December 19, 1926
Henry A. du Pont	Delaware	1906–1917	Republican	July 30, 1838	December 31, 1926
Walter Guion	Louisiana	1918	Democratic	April 3, 1849	February 7, 1927
Willard Saulsbury, Jr.	Delaware	1913–1919	Democratic	April 17, 1861	February 20, 1927
David Baird	New Jersey	1918–1919	Republican	April 7, 1839	February 25, 1927
George L. Wellington	Maryland	1897–1903	Republican	January 28, 1852	March 20, 1927
James Smith, Jr.	New Jersey	1893–1899	Democratic	June 12, 1851	April 1, 1927
Albert J. Beveridge	Indiana	1899–1911	Republican	October 6, 1862	April 27, 1927
William Joseph Deboe	Kentucky	1897–1903	Republican	June 30, 1849	June 15, 1927
B. B. Comer	Alabama	1920	Democratic	November 7, 1848	August 15, 1927
Andrieus A. Jones	New Mexico	1917–1927	Democratic	May 16, 1862	December 20, 1927
William Howard Thompson	Kansas	1913–1919	Democratic	October 14, 1871	February 9, 1928
Woodbridge Nathan Ferris	Michigan	1923–1928	Democratic	January 6, 1853	March 23, 1928
Frank B. Willis	Ohio	1921–1928	Republican	December 28, 1871	March 30, 1928
Chauncey Depew	New York	1899–1911	Republican	April 23, 1834	April 5, 1928
John D. Works	California	1911–1917	Republican	March 29, 1847	June 6, 1928
Henry A. Richardson	Delaware	1907–1913	Republican	January 1, 1853	June 16, 1928
Frank R. Gooding	Idaho	1921–1928	Republican	September 16, 1859	June 24, 1928
George Earle Chamberlain	Oregon	1909–1921	Democratic	January 1, 1854	July 9, 1928
Charles A. Towne	Minnesota	1900–1901	Democratic	November 21, 1858	October 22, 1928
William E. Purcell	North Dakota	1910–1911	Democratic	August 3, 1856	November 23, 1928
Charles James Faulkner	West Virginia	1887–1899	Democratic	September 21, 1847	January 13, 1929
Oscar Underwood	Alabama	1915–1927	Democratic	May 6, 1862	January 25, 1929
Frank Putnam Flint	California	1905–1911	Republican	July 15, 1862	February 11, 1929
Moses E. Clapp	Minnesota	1901–1917	Republican	May 21, 1851	March 6, 1929
Thomas Taggart	Indiana	1916	Democratic	November 17, 1856	March 6, 1929
Joseph Weldon Bailey	Texas	1901–1913	Democratic	October 6, 1862	April 13, 1929
Cyrus Locher	Ohio	1928	Democratic	March 8, 1878	August 17, 1929
Lawrence Tyson	Tennessee	1925–1929	Democratic	July 4, 1861	August 24, 1929
Theodore E. Burton	Ohio	1909–1915 1928–1929	Republican	December 20, 1851	October 28, 1929
Francis E. Warren	Wyoming	1890–1893 1895–1929	Republican	June 20, 1844	November 24, 1929
LeRoy Percy	Mississippi	1910–1913	Democratic	November 9, 1860	December 24, 1929

See also

• List of longest-living United States Senators
• List of living former United States Senators
• Earliest serving United States Senator
• List of former United States Senators

External links

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• The Political Graveyard