List of United States Senators who were born or died in the 1950s
This is a list of the 54 United States Senators who were born in the 1950s and of the 91 senators who died in the same period. There are 19 senators listed in bold who died in office.
Births
Senator |
State |
Served |
Party |
Date of birth |
Date of death |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Blunt |
Missouri |
2011– |
|Republican |
January 10, 1950 |
Living |
|
Debbie Stabenow |
Michigan |
2001– |
|Democratic |
April 29, 1950 |
Living |
|
Mike Johanns |
Nebraska |
2009– |
|Republican |
June 18, 1950 |
Living |
|
Mark Udall |
Colorado |
2009– |
|Democratic |
July 18, 1950 |
Living |
|
Dean Barkley |
Minnesota |
2002–2003 |
|Independence |
August 31, 1950 |
Living |
|
Patty Murray |
Washington |
1993– |
|Democratic |
October 11, 1950 |
Living |
|
Chuck Schumer |
New York |
1999– |
|Democratic |
November 23, 1950 |
Living |
|
John Boozman |
Arkansas |
2011– |
|Republican |
December 10, 1950 |
Living |
|
Deb Fischer |
Nebraska |
2013– |
|Republican |
March 1, 1951 |
Living |
|
Mike Crapo |
Idaho |
1999– |
|Republican |
May 20, 1951 |
Living |
|
Al Franken |
Minnesota |
2009– |
|Democratic |
May 21, 1951 |
Living |
|
Roger Wicker |
Mississippi |
2007– |
|Republican |
July 5, 1951 |
Living |
|
Robert Torricelli |
New Jersey |
1997–2003 |
|Democratic |
August 27, 1951 |
Living |
|
Jim DeMint |
South Carolina |
2005–2013 |
|Republican |
September 2, 1951 |
Living |
|
Dirk Kempthorne |
Idaho |
1993–1999 |
|Republican |
October 29, 1951 |
Living |
|
John Cornyn |
Texas |
2002– |
|Republican |
February 2, 1952 |
Living |
|
Bill Frist |
Tennessee |
1995–2007 |
|Republican |
February 22, 1952 |
Living |
|
George Allen |
Virginia |
2001–2007 |
|Republican |
March 8, 1952 |
Living |
|
Gordon H. Smith |
Oregon |
1997–2009 |
|Republican |
May 25, 1952 |
Living |
|
Spencer Abraham |
Michigan |
1995–2001 |
|Republican |
June 12, 1952 |
Living |
|
John Barrasso |
Wyoming |
2007– |
|Republican |
July 21, 1952 |
Living |
|
Bob Corker |
Tennessee |
2007– |
|Republican |
August 24, 1952 |
Living |
|
Sherrod Brown |
Ohio |
2007– |
|Democratic |
November 9, 1952 |
Living |
|
Susan Collins |
Maine |
1997– |
|Republican |
December 7, 1952 |
Living |
|
Russ Feingold |
Wisconsin |
1993–2011 |
|Democratic |
March 2, 1953 |
Living |
|
Lincoln Chafee |
Rhode Island |
1999–2007 |
|Republican |
March 26, 1953 |
Living |
|
Kay Hagan |
North Carolina |
2009– |
|Democratic |
May 26, 1953 |
Living |
|
John Edwards |
North Carolina |
1999–2005 |
|Democratic |
June 10, 1953 |
Living |
|
Claire McCaskill |
Missouri |
2007– |
|Democratic |
July 24, 1953 |
Living |
|
Bob Menendez |
New Jersey |
2006– |
|Democratic |
January 1, 1954 |
Living |
|
Jerry Moran |
Kansas |
2011– |
|Republican |
May 29, 1954 |
Living |
|
Mark Warner |
Virginia |
2009– |
|Democratic |
December 15, 1954 |
Living |
|
Ken Salazar |
Colorado |
2005–2009 |
|Democratic |
March 2, 1955 |
Living |
|
Ron Johnson |
Wisconsin |
2011– |
|Republican |
April 8, 1955 |
Living |
|
Lindsey Graham |
South Carolina |
2003– |
|Republican |
July 9, 1955 |
Living |
|
Joe Donnelly |
Indiana |
2013– |
|Democratic |
September 29, 1955 |
Living |
|
Sheldon Whitehouse |
Rhode Island |
2007– |
|Democratic |
October 20, 1955 |
Living |
|
Heidi Heitkamp |
North Dakota |
2013– |
|Democratic |
October 30, 1955 |
Living |
|
Mary Landrieu |
Louisiana |
1997– |
|Democratic |
November 23, 1955 |
Living |
|
Richard Burr |
North Carolina |
2005– |
|Republican |
November 30, 1955 |
Living |
|
Rob Portman |
Ohio |
2011– |
|Republican |
December 19, 1955 |
Living |
|
Evan Bayh |
Indiana |
1999–2011 |
|Democratic |
December 26, 1955 |
Living |
|
Jon Tester |
Montana |
2007– |
|Democratic |
August 21, 1956 |
Living |
|
Sam Brownback |
Kansas |
1996–2011 |
|Republican |
September 12, 1956 |
Living |
|
Jim Talent |
Missouri |
2002–2007 |
|Republican |
October 18, 1956 |
Living |
|
Jeff Merkley |
Oregon |
2009– |
|Democratic |
October 24, 1956 |
Living |
|
John Hoeven |
North Dakota |
2011– |
|Republican |
March 13, 1957 |
Living |
|
Lisa Murkowski |
Alaska |
2002– |
|Republican |
May 22, 1957 |
Living |
|
Tim Kaine |
Virginia |
2013– |
|Democratic |
February 26, 1958 |
Living |
|
John Ensign |
Nevada |
2001–2011 |
|Republican |
March 25, 1958 |
Living |
|
Rick Santorum |
Pennsylvania |
1995–2007 |
|Republican |
May 10, 1958 |
Living |
|
Maria Cantwell |
Washington |
2001– |
|Democratic |
October 13, 1958 |
Living |
|
Scott Brown |
Massachusetts |
2010–2013 |
|Republican |
September 12, 1959 |
Living |
|
Mark Kirk |
Illinois |
2010– |
|Republican |
September 15, 1959 |
Living |
Deaths
Senator |
State |
Served |
Party |
Date of birth |
Date of death |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Justin Allen |
Kansas |
1929–1931 |
|Republican |
September 11, 1868 |
January 17, 1950 |
|
Tasker Oddie |
Nevada |
1921–1933 |
|Republican |
October 20, 1870 |
February 17, 1950 |
|
Howard Sutherland |
West Virginia |
1917–1923 |
|Republican |
September 8, 1865 |
March 12, 1950 |
|
William Emerson Brock |
Tennessee |
1929–1931 |
|Democratic |
March 14, 1872 |
August 5, 1950 |
|
Edward H. Moore |
Oklahoma |
1943–1949 |
|Republican |
November 19, 1871 |
September 2, 1950 |
|
Hattie Caraway |
Arkansas |
1931–1945 |
|Democratic |
February 1, 1878 |
December 21, 1950 |
|
John W. Harreld |
Oklahoma |
1921–1927 |
|Republican |
January 24, 1872 |
December 26, 1950 |
|
Daniel F. Steck |
Iowa |
1926–1931 |
|Democratic |
December 16, 1881 |
December 31, 1950 |
|
William Luther Hill |
Florida |
1936 |
|Democratic |
October 17, 1873 |
January 5, 1951 |
|
Virgil Chapman |
Kentucky |
1949–1951 |
|Democratic |
March 15, 1895 |
March 8, 1951 |
|
Samuel D. Jackson |
Indiana |
1944 |
|Democratic |
May 28, 1895 |
March 8, 1951 |
|
Thomas G. Burch |
Virginia |
1946 |
|Democratic |
July 3, 1869 |
March 20, 1951 |
|
Christie Benet |
South Carolina |
1918 |
|Democratic |
December 26, 1879 |
March 30, 1951 |
|
Arthur H. Vandenberg |
Michigan |
1928–1951 |
|Republican |
March 22, 1884 |
April 18, 1951 |
|
James Thomas Heflin |
Alabama |
1920–1931 |
|Democratic |
April 9, 1869 |
April 22, 1951 |
|
Joseph Rosier |
West Virginia |
1941–1942 |
|Democratic |
January 24, 1870 |
October 7, 1951 |
|
Kenneth S. Wherry |
Nebraska |
1943–1951 |
|Republican |
February 28, 1892 |
November 29, 1951 |
|
Arthur Capper |
Kansas |
1919–1949 |
|Republican |
July 14, 1865 |
December 19, 1951 |
|
Samuel M. Shortridge |
California |
1921–1933 |
|Republican |
August 3, 1861 |
January 15, 1952 |
|
Wallace H. White, Jr. |
Maine |
1931–1949 |
|Republican |
August 6, 1877 |
March 31, 1952 |
|
James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. |
New York |
1915–1927 |
|Republican |
August 12, 1877 |
June 21, 1952 |
|
Brien McMahon |
Connecticut |
1945–1952 |
|Democratic |
October 6, 1903 |
July 28, 1952 |
|
A. Harry Moore |
New Jersey |
1935–1938 |
|Democratic |
July 3, 1879 |
November 18, 1952 |
|
Edward James Gay |
Louisiana |
1918–1921 |
|Democratic |
May 5, 1878 |
December 1, 1952 |
|
Alexander G. Barry |
Oregon |
1938–1939 |
|Republican |
August 23, 1892 |
December 28, 1952 |
|
David A. Reed |
Pennsylvania |
1922–1935 |
|Republican |
December 21, 1880 |
February 10, 1953 |
|
Elbert D. Thomas |
Utah |
1933–1951 |
|Democratic |
June 17, 1883 |
February 11, 1953 |
|
Ralph H. Cameron |
Arizona |
1921–1927 |
|Republican |
October 21, 1863 |
February 12, 1953 |
|
Robert M. La Follette, Jr. |
Wisconsin |
1925–1947 |
|Republican, Progressive |
February 6, 1895 |
February 24, 1953 |
|
Garrett L. Withers |
Kentucky |
1949–1950 |
|Democratic |
June 21, 1884 |
April 30, 1953 |
|
Robert F. Wagner |
New York |
1927–1949 |
|Democratic |
June 8, 1877 |
May 4, 1953 |
|
Willis Smith |
North Carolina |
1950–1953 |
|Democratic |
December 19, 1887 |
June 26, 1953 |
|
Edward L. Leahy |
Rhode Island |
1949–1950 |
|Democratic |
February 9, 1886 |
July 22, 1953 |
|
Charles W. Tobey |
New Hampshire |
1939–1953 |
|Republican |
July 22, 1880 |
July 24, 1953 |
|
Robert Taft |
Ohio |
1939–1953 |
|Republican |
September 8, 1889 |
July 31, 1953 |
|
Holm O. Bursum |
New Mexico |
1921–1925 |
|Republican |
February 10, 1867 |
August 7, 1953 |
|
Cameron A. Morrison |
North Carolina |
1930–1932 |
|Democratic |
October 5, 1869 |
August 20, 1953 |
|
James H. Hughes |
Delaware |
1937–1943 |
|Democratic |
January 14, 1867 |
August 29, 1953 |
|
George A. Wilson |
Iowa |
1943–1949 |
|Republican |
April 1, 1884 |
September 8, 1953 |
|
Scott Loftin |
Florida |
1936 |
|Democratic |
September 14, 1878 |
September 22, 1953 |
|
Hugh Ike Shott |
West Virginia |
1942–1943 |
|Republican |
September 3, 1866 |
October 12, 1953 |
|
Dwight Griswold |
Nebraska |
1952–1954 |
|Republican |
November 27, 1893 |
April 12, 1954 |
|
Clyde R. Hoey |
North Carolina |
1945–1954 |
|Democratic |
December 11, 1877 |
May 12, 1954 |
|
Lester C. Hunt |
Wyoming |
1949–1954 |
|Democratic |
July 8, 1892 |
June 19, 1954 |
|
Hugh A. Butler |
Nebraska |
1941–1954 |
|Republican |
February 28, 1878 |
July 1, 1954 |
|
Bennett Champ Clark |
Missouri |
1933–1945 |
|Democratic |
January 8, 1890 |
July 13, 1954 |
|
Blair Moody |
Michigan |
1951–1952 |
|Democratic |
February 13, 1902 |
July 20, 1954 |
|
Joseph E. Ransdell |
Louisiana |
1913–1931 |
|Democratic |
October 7, 1858 |
July 27, 1954 |
|
Guy V. Howard |
Minnesota |
1936–1937 |
|Republican |
November 28, 1879 |
August 20, 1954 |
|
Burnet R. Maybank |
South Carolina |
1941–1954 |
|Democratic |
March 7, 1899 |
September 1, 1954 |
|
Pat McCarran |
Nevada |
1933–1954 |
|Democratic |
August 8, 1876 |
September 28, 1954 |
|
Roscoe C. Patterson |
Missouri |
1929–1935 |
|Republican |
September 15, 1876 |
October 22, 1954 |
|
William B. Umstead |
North Carolina |
1946–1948 |
|Democratic |
May 13, 1895 |
November 7, 1954 |
|
Charles Henderson |
Nevada |
1918–1921 |
|Democratic |
June 8, 1873 |
November 8, 1954 |
|
Fred H. Brown |
New Hampshire |
1933–1939 |
|Democratic |
April 12, 1879 |
February 3, 1955 |
|
Rush D. Holt, Sr. |
West Virginia |
1935–1941 |
|Democratic |
June 19, 1905 |
February 8, 1955 |
|
David Baird, Jr. |
New Jersey |
1929–1930 |
|Republican |
October 10, 1881 |
February 28, 1955 |
|
Arthur E. Nelson |
Minnesota |
1942–1943 |
|Republican |
May 10, 1892 |
April 11, 1955 |
|
Henry H. Schwartz |
Wyoming |
1937–1943 |
|Democratic |
May 18, 1869 |
April 24, 1955 |
|
David Worth Clark |
Idaho |
1939–1945 |
|Democratic |
April 2, 1902 |
June 19, 1955 |
|
Cordell Hull |
Tennessee |
1931–1933 |
|Democratic |
October 2, 1871 |
July 23, 1955 |
|
William H. Smathers |
New Jersey |
1937–1943 |
|Democratic |
January 7, 1891 |
September 24, 1955 |
|
Harley M. Kilgore |
West Virginia |
1941–1956 |
|Democratic |
January 11, 1893 |
February 28, 1956 |
|
Raymond E. Willis |
Indiana |
1941–1947 |
|Republican |
August 11, 1875 |
March 21, 1956 |
|
Alben W. Barkley |
Kentucky |
1927–1949, 1955–1956 |
|Democratic |
November 24, 1877 |
April 30, 1956 |
|
Hiram Bingham III |
Connecticut |
1924–1933 |
|Republican |
November 19, 1875 |
June 6, 1956 |
|
Edward P. Carville |
Nevada |
1945–1947 |
|Democratic |
May 14, 1885 |
June 27, 1956 |
|
Thomas R. Underwood |
Kentucky |
1951–1952 |
|Democratic |
March 3, 1898 |
June 29, 1956 |
|
Francis J. Myers |
Pennsylvania |
1945–1951 |
|Democratic |
December 18, 1901 |
July 5, 1956 |
|
Walter Walker |
Colorado |
1932 |
|Democratic |
April 3, 1883 |
October 8, 1956 |
|
Walter Evans Edge |
New Jersey |
1919–1929 |
|Republican |
November 20, 1873 |
October 29, 1956 |
|
Charles W. Brooks |
Illinois |
1940–1949 |
|Republican |
March 8, 1897 |
January 14, 1957 |
|
Joseph McCarthy |
Wisconsin |
1947–1957 |
|Republican |
November 14, 1908 |
May 2, 1957 |
|
Walter F. George |
Georgia |
1922–1957 |
|Democratic |
January 29, 1878 |
August 4, 1957 |
|
Kenneth McKellar |
Tennessee |
1917–1953 |
|Democratic |
January 29, 1869 |
October 25, 1957 |
|
Herman Welker |
Idaho |
1951–1957 |
|Republican |
December 11, 1906 |
October 30, 1957 |
|
Peter G. Gerry |
Rhode Island |
1917–1929, 1935–1947 |
|Democratic |
September 18, 1879 |
October 31, 1957 |
|
James M. Tunnell |
Delaware |
1941–1947 |
|Democratic |
August 2, 1879 |
November 14, 1957 |
|
Matthew M. Neely |
West Virginia |
1923–1929, 1931–1941, 1949–1958 |
|Democratic |
November 9, 1874 |
January 18, 1958 |
|
Herbert E. Hitchcock |
South Dakota |
1936–1938 |
|Democratic |
August 22, 1867 |
February 17, 1958 |
|
Lawrence C. Phipps |
Colorado |
1919–1931 |
|Republican |
August 30, 1862 |
March 1, 1958 |
|
Roscoe C. McCulloch |
Ohio |
1929–1930 |
|Republican |
November 27, 1880 |
March 17, 1958 |
|
W. Kerr Scott |
North Carolina |
1954–1958 |
|Democratic |
April 17, 1896 |
April 16, 1958 |
|
Eugene Millikin |
Colorado |
1941–1957 |
|Republican |
February 12, 1891 |
July 26, 1958 |
|
Augustus Owsley Stanley |
Kentucky |
1919–1925 |
|Democratic |
May 21, 1867 |
August 12, 1958 |
|
Davis Elkins |
West Virginia |
1911, 1919–1925 |
|Republican |
January 24, 1876 |
January 5, 1959 |
|
Joseph F. Guffey |
Pennsylvania |
1935–1947 |
|Democratic |
December 29, 1870 |
March 6, 1959 |
|
Otis F. Glenn |
Illinois |
1928–1933 |
|Republican |
August 27, 1879 |
March 11, 1959 |
|
John Foster Dulles |
New York |
1949 |
|Republican |
February 25, 1888 |
May 24, 1959 |
|
William Langer |
North Dakota |
1941–1959 |
|Republican |
September 30, 1886 |
November 8, 1959 |
|
Rufus C. Holman |
Oregon |
1939–1945 |
|Republican |
October 14, 1877 |
November 27, 1959 |
See also
- List of the oldest United States Senators
- 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