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List of youngest members of the United States Congress

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List of youngest members of the United States Congress

The following are historical lists of the youngest members of the United States Congress, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. These members would be the equivalent to the "Baby of the House" in the parliaments of Commonwealth countries; the U.S. Congress does not confer a similar title upon its youngest members.

The youngest U.S. congressman tends to be older than the youngest MPs in Commonwealth countries. This is partly because the minimum age requirements enumerated in Article One of the United States Constitution bar persons under the age of 25 years and 30 years from serving in the House and Senate, respectively. Additionally, the political culture of the United States encourages young politicians to gain experience in state and local offices before running for Congress. Although the vast majority of members of Congress gained state and local experience before being elected to Congress, members lacking state and local experience have increased recently. Maxwell Frost is the youngest member of the 119th Congress at age 28. He succeeded one-term representative Madison Cawthorn, who was the youngest person elected to the U.S. Congress since Jed Johnson Jr. in 1964, the second-youngest congressman in United States history. Jon Ossoff is the youngest sitting senator at 38, replacing Josh Hawley, who had been the youngest senator of the 116th Congress at age 41. Ossoff is the youngest person elected to the U.S. Senate since Don Nickles in 1980. The average age of senators is higher now than in the past. In the 19th century, several state legislatures elected senators in their late twenties despite the Constitutional minimum age of 30, such as Henry Clay, who was sworn into office at age 29, and John Henry Eaton, the youngest U.S. senator in history, who took his oath of office when he was 28 years, 4 months and 29 days old.

Tables

· List of youngest U.S. senators
James Gunn
James Gunn
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1789 – July 25, 1789
Name
James Gunn
State
GA
Party
Anti-Administration
Start age
35 years, 356 days
End age
36 years, 134 days
Rufus King
Rufus King
Duration as youngest
July 25, 1789 – December 6, 1790
Name
Rufus King
State
NY
Party
Pro-Administration
Start age
34 years, 123 days
End age
35 years, 257 days
James Monroe
James Monroe
Duration as youngest
December 6, 1790 – March 4, 1791
Name
James Monroe
State
VA
Party
Anti-Administration
Start age
32 years, 222 days
End age
32 years, 310 days
John Rutherfurd
John Rutherfurd
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1791 – December 2, 1793
Name
John Rutherfurd
State
NJ
Party
Pro-Administration
Start age
30 years, 165 days
End age
33 years, 73 days
Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin
Duration as youngest
December 2, 1793 – February 28, 1794
Name
Albert Gallatin
State
PA
Party
Anti-Administration
Start age
32 years, 307 days
End age
33 years, 30 days
John Rutherfurd
John Rutherfurd
Duration as youngest
February 28, 1794 – April 24, 1794
Name
John Rutherfurd
State
NJ
Party
Pro-Administration
Start age
33 years, 161 days
End age
33 years, 216 days
James Ross
James Ross
Duration as youngest
April 24, 1794 – December 6, 1796
Name
James Ross
State
PA
Party
Federalist
Start age
31 years, 286 days
End age
34 years, 147 days
Josiah Tattnall
Josiah Tattnall
Duration as youngest
April 12, 1796 – December 6, 1796
Name
Josiah Tattnall
State
GA
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
33–34
End age
33–34
Richard Stockton
Richard Stockton
Duration as youngest
December 6, 1796 – November 22, 1797
Name
Richard Stockton
State
NJ
Party
Federalist
Start age
32 years, 233 days
End age
33 years, 219 days
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Duration as youngest
November 22, 1797 – April 1, 1798
Name
Andrew Jackson
State
TN
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
30 years, 252 days
End age
31 years, 17 days
Ray Greene
Ray Greene
Duration as youngest
April 1, 1798 – February 4, 1799
Name
Ray Greene
State
RI
Party
Federalist
Start age
33 years, 58 days
End age
34 years, 2 days
William Wells
William Wells
Duration as youngest
February 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
Name
William Wells
State
DE
Party
Federalist
Start age
30 years, 28 days
End age
32 years, 56 days
Samuel White
Samuel White
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1801 – October 17, 1803
Name
Samuel White
State
DE
Party
Federalist
Start age
30 years, 93 days
End age
32 years, 320 days
Thomas Worthington
Thomas Worthington
Duration as youngest
October 17, 1803 – December 29, 1806
Name
Thomas Worthington
State
OH
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
30 years, 93 days
End age
33 years, 166 days
Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Duration as youngest
December 29, 1806 – March 4, 1807
Name
Henry Clay
State
KY
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
29 years, 261 days
End age
29 years, 326 days
James Fenner
James Fenner
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1807 – September 1807
Name
James Fenner
State
RI
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
36 years, 41 days
End age
36 years, 222 days
Samuel White
Samuel White
Duration as youngest
September 1807 – December 9, 1807
Name
Samuel White
State
DE
Party
Federalist
Start age
36 years, 274 days
End age
37 years, 8 days
William Crawford
William Crawford
Duration as youngest
December 9, 1807 – January 12, 1810
Name
William Crawford
State
GA
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
35 years, 288 days
End age
37 years, 322 days
Jenkin Whiteside
Jenkin Whiteside
Duration as youngest
May 26, 1809 – January 12, 1810
Name
Jenkin Whiteside
State
TN
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
36–37
End age
37–38
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell
Duration as youngest
January 12, 1810 – March 3, 1813
Name
Alexander Campbell
State
OH
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
30–31
End age
33–34
Outerbridge Horsey
Outerbridge Horsey
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1813 – May 27, 1813
Name
Outerbridge Horsey
State
DE
Party
Federalist
Start age
35 years, 364 days
End age
36 years, 80 days
William Bulloch
William Bulloch
Duration as youngest
May 24, 1813 – May 27, 1813
Name
William Bulloch
State
GA
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
35–36
End age
35–36
Robert Goldsborough
Robert Goldsborough
Duration as youngest
May 27, 1813 – December 6, 1813
Name
Robert Goldsborough
State
MD
Party
Federalist
Start age
34 years, 143 days
End age
34 years, 336 days
William Bibb
William Bibb
Duration as youngest
December 6, 1813 – April 9, 1814
Name
William Bibb
State
GA
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
32 years, 65 days
End age
32 years, 189 days
Jesse Wharton
Jesse Wharton
Duration as youngest
April 9, 1814 – February 2, 1815
Name
Jesse Wharton
State
TN
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
31 years, 254 days
End age
32 years, 188 days
William Barry
William Barry
Duration as youngest
February 2, 1815 – January 22, 1816
Name
William Barry
State
KY
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
30 years, 362 days
End age
31 years, 351 days
Armistead Mason
Armistead Mason
Duration as youngest
January 22, 1816 – March 3, 1817
Name
Armistead Mason
State
VA
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
28 years, 171 days
End age
29 years, 212 days
John Crittenden
John Crittenden
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1817 – November 16, 1818
Name
John Crittenden
State
KY
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
29 years, 175 days
End age
31 years, 67 days
John Eaton
John Eaton
Duration as youngest
November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1821
Name
John Eaton
State
TN
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
28 years, 151 days
End age
30 years, 259 days
Samuel Southard
Samuel Southard
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821
Name
Samuel Southard
State
NJ
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
33 years, 268 days
End age
34 years, 177 days
John Eaton
John Eaton
Duration as youngest
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Name
John Eaton
State
TN
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
31 years, 168 days
End age
32 years, 259 days
Robert Hayne
Robert Hayne
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Name
Robert Hayne
State
SC
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
31 years, 114 days
End age
33 years, 114 days
Elias Kane
Elias Kane
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Name
Elias Kane
State
IL
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
30 years, 270 days
End age
34 years, 270 days
John Clayton
John Clayton
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1829 – December 16, 1833
Name
John Clayton
State
DE
Party
Anti-Jacksonian
Start age
32 years, 223 days
End age
37 years, 145 days
Lewis Linn
Lewis Linn
Duration as youngest
December 16, 1833 – December 31, 1833
Name
Lewis Linn
State
MO
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
37 years, 41 days
End age
37 years, 56 days
John King
John King
Duration as youngest
December 31, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Name
John King
State
GA
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
34 years, 272 days
End age
35 years, 335 days
Robert Walker
Robert Walker
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1835 – December 5, 1836
Name
Robert Walker
State
MS
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
33 years, 228 days
End age
35 years, 139 days
Ambrose Sevier
Ambrose Sevier
Duration as youngest
December 5, 1836 – February 2, 1837
Name
Ambrose Sevier
State
AR
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
35 years, 31 days
End age
35 years, 90 days
Alexandre Mouton
Alexandre Mouton
Duration as youngest
February 2, 1837 – March 3, 1837
Name
Alexandre Mouton
State
LA
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
32 years, 75 days
End age
32 years, 105 days
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1837 – January 11, 1841
Name
Franklin Pierce
State
NH
Party
Democratic
Start age
32 years, 101 days
End age
36 years, 49 days
Alfred Nicholson
Alfred Nicholson
Duration as youngest
January 11, 1841 – February 7, 1842
Name
Alfred Nicholson
State
TN
Party
Democratic
Start age
32 years, 133 days
End age
33 years, 160 days
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Duration as youngest
February 7, 1842 – February 28, 1842
Name
Franklin Pierce
State
NH
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 76 days
End age
37 years, 97 days
Alexandre Mouton
Alexandre Mouton
Duration as youngest
February 28, 1842 – March 1, 1842
Name
Alexandre Mouton
State
LA
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 101 days
End age
37 years, 102 days
William Graham
William Graham
Duration as youngest
March 1, 1842 – April 14, 1842
Name
William Graham
State
NC
Party
Whig
Start age
37 years, 177 days
End age
37 years, 221 days
Charles Conrad
Charles Conrad
Duration as youngest
April 14, 1842 – July 6, 1842
Name
Charles Conrad
State
LA
Party
Whig
Start age
37 years, 111 days
End age
37 years, 194 days
William Dayton
William Dayton
Duration as youngest
July 6, 1842 – March 3, 1843
Name
William Dayton
State
NJ
Party
Whig
Start age
35 years, 139 days
End age
36 years, 15 days
Ned Hannegan
Ned Hannegan
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1843 – December 4, 1843
Name
Ned Hannegan
State
IN
Party
Democratic
Start age
35 years, 252 days
End age
36 years, 162 days
David Atchison
David Atchison
Duration as youngest
December 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Name
David Atchison
State
MO
Party
Democratic
Start age
36 years, 115 days
End age
37 years, 205 days
Jesse Bright
Jesse Bright
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Name
Jesse Bright
State
IN
Party
Democratic
Start age
32 years, 76 days
End age
34 years, 76 days
Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1847 – June 26, 1848
Name
Stephen Douglas
State
IL
Party
Democratic
Start age
33 years, 315 days
End age
35 years, 64 days
Isaac Walker
Isaac Walker
Duration as youngest
June 26, 1848 – December 14, 1853
Name
Isaac Walker
State
WI
Party
Democratic
Start age
32 years, 237 days
End age
38 years, 42 days
Clement Clay
Clement Clay
Duration as youngest
December 14, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Name
Clement Clay
State
AL
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 1 day
End age
38 years, 81 days
George Pugh
George Pugh
Duration as youngest
March 3, 1855 – March 5, 1860
Name
George Pugh
State
OH
Party
Democratic
Start age
32 years, 96 days
End age
37 years, 98 days
Milton Latham
Milton Latham
Duration as youngest
March 5, 1860 – January 22, 1863
Name
Milton Latham
State
CA
Party
Democratic
Start age
32 years, 287 days
End age
35 years, 244 days
David Turpie
David Turpie
Duration as youngest
January 22, 1863 – March 3, 1863
Name
David Turpie
State
IN
Party
Democratic
Start age
34 years, 198 days
End age
34 years, 239 days
William Sprague
William Sprague
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1863 – June 23, 1868
Name
William Sprague
State
RI
Party
Republican
Start age
32 years, 173 days
End age
37 years, 285 days
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald
Duration as youngest
June 23, 1868 – June 30, 1868
Name
Alexander McDonald
State
AR
Party
Republican
Start age
36 years, 74 days
End age
36 years, 81 days
Thomas Osborn
Thomas Osborn
Duration as youngest
June 30, 1868 – July 25, 1868
Name
Thomas Osborn
State
FL
Party
Republican
Start age
35 years, 113 days
End age
35 years, 138 days
George Spencer
George Spencer
Duration as youngest
July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1873
Name
George Spencer
State
AL
Party
Republican
Start age
31 years, 267 days
End age
36 years, 123 days
Stephen Dorsey
Stephen Dorsey
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Name
Stephen Dorsey
State
AR
Party
Republican
Start age
31 years, 4 days
End age
37 years, 4 days
Blanche Bruce
Blanche Bruce
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Name
Blanche Bruce
State
MS
Party
Republican
Start age
38 years, 3 days
End age
40 years, 3 days
Arthur Gorman
Arthur Gorman
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1881 – October 11, 1881
Name
Arthur Gorman
State
MD
Party
Democratic
Start age
41 years, 358 days
End age
42 years, 214 days
Nelson Aldrich
Nelson Aldrich
Duration as youngest
October 11, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Name
Nelson Aldrich
State
RI
Party
Republican
Start age
39 years, 339 days
End age
41 years, 118 days
John Kenna
John Kenna
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1883 – December 2, 1889
Name
John Kenna
State
WV
Party
Democratic
Start age
34 years, 328 days
End age
41 years, 236 days
Richard Pettigrew
Richard Pettigrew
Duration as youngest
December 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Name
Richard Pettigrew
State
SD
Party
Republican
Start age
41 years, 132 days
End age
42 years, 224 days
John Irby
John Irby
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1891 – January 24, 1895
Name
John Irby
State
SC
Party
Democratic
Start age
36 years, 175 days
End age
40 years, 136 days
Jeter Pritchard
Jeter Pritchard
Duration as youngest
January 24, 1895 – March 3, 1895
Name
Jeter Pritchard
State
NC
Party
Republican
Start age
37 years, 196 days
End age
37 years, 235 days
Marion Butler
Marion Butler
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Name
Marion Butler
State
NC
Party
Populist
Start age
31 years, 288 days
End age
37 years, 288 days
Albert Beveridge
Albert Beveridge
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905
Name
Albert Beveridge
State
IN
Party
Republican
Start age
38 years, 149 days
End age
42 years, 149 days
TX
TX
Duration as youngest
Joseph W. Bailey
Name
TX
Col 4
Democratic
Party
38 years, 149 days
Start age
42 years, 149 days
Elmer Burkett
Elmer Burkett
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1905 – January 30, 1907
Name
Elmer Burkett
State
NE
Party
Republican
Start age
37 years, 93 days
End age
39 years, 60 days
Frederick Mulkey
Frederick Mulkey
Duration as youngest
January 30, 1907 – March 3, 1907
Name
Frederick Mulkey
State
OR
Party
Republican
Start age
33 years, 24 days
End age
33 years, 57 days
Simon Guggenheim
Simon Guggenheim
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1907 – December 11, 1907
Name
Simon Guggenheim
State
CO
Party
Republican
Start age
39 years, 64 days
End age
39 years, 346 days
Thomas Gore
Thomas Gore
Duration as youngest
December 11, 1907 – December 26, 1907
Name
Thomas Gore
State
OK
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 1 day
End age
37 years, 16 days
William Bryan
William Bryan
Duration as youngest
December 26, 1907 – March 22, 1908
Name
William Bryan
State
FL
Party
Democratic
Start age
31 years, 77 days
End age
31 years, 164 days
Thomas Gore
Thomas Gore
Duration as youngest
March 22, 1908 – January 9, 1911
Name
Thomas Gore
State
OK
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 103 days
End age
40 years, 30 days
Davis Elkins
Davis Elkins
Duration as youngest
January 9, 1911 – January 31, 1911
Name
Davis Elkins
State
WV
Party
Republican
Start age
34 years, 350 days
End age
35 years, 7 days
Thomas Gore
Thomas Gore
Duration as youngest
January 31, 1911 – March 3, 1911
Name
Thomas Gore
State
OK
Party
Democratic
Start age
40 years, 52 days
End age
40 years, 84 days
Luke Lea
Luke Lea
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917
Name
Luke Lea
State
TN
Party
Democratic
Start age
31 years, 326 days
End age
37 years, 326 days
Peter Gerry
Peter Gerry
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1917 – July 8, 1918
Name
Peter Gerry
State
RI
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 167 days
End age
38 years, 293 days
Christie Benet
Christie Benet
Duration as youngest
July 8, 1918 – November 5, 1918
Name
Christie Benet
State
SC
Party
Democratic
Start age
38 years, 194 days
End age
38 years, 314 days
Peter Gerry
Peter Gerry
Duration as youngest
November 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919
Name
Peter Gerry
State
RI
Party
Democratic
Start age
39 years, 48 days
End age
39 years, 167 days
Pat Harrison
Pat Harrison
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923
Name
Pat Harrison
State
MS
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 187 days
End age
41 years, 187 days
Clarence Dill
Clarence Dill
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Name
Clarence Dill
State
WA
Party
Democratic
Start age
38 years, 164 days
End age
40 years, 164 days
Sam Bratton
Sam Bratton
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1925 – December 7, 1925
Name
Sam Bratton
State
NM
Party
Democratic
Start age
36 years, 197 days
End age
37 years, 110 days
Bob La Follette Jr.
Bob La Follette Jr.
Duration as youngest
December 7, 1925 – January 12, 1933
Name
Bob La Follette Jr.
State
WI
Party
Republican
Start age
30 years, 304 days
End age
37 years, 341 days
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Duration as youngest
January 12, 1933 – June 21, 1935
Name
Richard Russell
State
GA
Party
Democratic
Start age
35 years, 71 days
End age
37 years, 231 days
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
Duration as youngest
June 21, 1935 – October 17, 1940
Name
Rush Holt
State
WV
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 2 days
End age
35 years, 120 days
Joseph Ball
Joseph Ball
Duration as youngest
October 17, 1940 – December 12, 1940
Name
Joseph Ball
State
MN
Party
Republican
Start age
34 years, 349 days
End age
35 years, 39 days
Berkeley Bunker
Berkeley Bunker
Duration as youngest
December 12, 1940 – December 6, 1942
Name
Berkeley Bunker
State
NV
Party
Democratic
Start age
34 years, 122 days
End age
36 years, 116 days
Henry Lodge
Henry Lodge
Duration as youngest
December 6, 1942 – January 3, 1943
Name
Henry Lodge
State
MA
Party
Republican
Start age
40 years, 154 days
End age
40 years, 182 days
Joseph Ball
Joseph Ball
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1943 – November 14, 1944
Name
Joseph Ball
State
MN
Party
Republican
Start age
37 years, 61 days
End age
39 years, 11 days
William Jenner
William Jenner
Duration as youngest
November 14, 1944 – January 3, 1945
Name
William Jenner
State
IN
Party
Republican
Start age
36 years, 116 days
End age
36 years, 166 days
Joseph Ball
Joseph Ball
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1945 – January 18, 1945
Name
Joseph Ball
State
MN
Party
Republican
Start age
39 years, 61 days
End age
39 years, 76 days
Hugh Mitchell
Hugh Mitchell
Duration as youngest
January 18, 1945 – August 26, 1945
Name
Hugh Mitchell
State
WA
Party
Democratic
Start age
37 years, 302 days
End age
38 years, 157 days
William Knowland
William Knowland
Duration as youngest
August 26, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Name
William Knowland
State
CA
Party
Republican
Start age
37 years, 61 days
End age
38 years, 191 days
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1948
Name
Joseph McCarthy
State
WI
Party
Republican
Start age
38 years, 50 days
End age
40 years, 47 days
Russell Long
Russell Long
Duration as youngest
December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1957
Name
Russell Long
State
LA
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 58 days
End age
38 years, 61 days
Frank Church
Frank Church
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1957 – June 15, 1961
Name
Frank Church
State
ID
Party
Democratic
Start age
32 years, 162 days
End age
36 years, 325 days
John Tower
John Tower
Duration as youngest
June 15, 1961 – December 7, 1961
Name
John Tower
State
TX
Party
Republican
Start age
35 years, 259 days
End age
36 years, 69 days
Moe Murphy
Moe Murphy
Duration as youngest
December 7, 1961 – November 6, 1962
Name
Moe Murphy
State
NH
Party
Republican
Start age
34 years, 65 days
End age
35 years, 35 days
Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
Duration as youngest
November 7, 1962 – January 3, 1969
Name
Ted Kennedy
State
MA
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 258 days
End age
36 years, 316 days
Bob Packwood
Bob Packwood
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1969 – January 2, 1971
Name
Bob Packwood
State
OR
Party
Republican
Start age
36 years, 114 days
End age
38 years, 113 days
John Tunney
John Tunney
Duration as youngest
January 2, 1971 – January 3, 1973
Name
John Tunney
State
CA
Party
Democratic
Start age
36 years, 190 days
End age
38 years, 191 days
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Name
Joe Biden
State
DE
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 44 days
End age
36 years, 44 days
Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Name
Bill Bradley
State
NJ
Party
Democratic
Start age
35 years, 159 days
End age
37 years, 159 days
Don Nickles
Don Nickles
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1981 – March 11, 1987
Name
Don Nickles
State
OK
Party
Republican
Start age
32 years, 28 days
End age
38 years, 95 days
David Karnes
David Karnes
Duration as youngest
March 11, 1987 – January 3, 1989
Name
David Karnes
State
NE
Party
Republican
Start age
38 years, 89 days
End age
40 years, 22 days
Don Nickles
Don Nickles
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Name
Don Nickles
State
OK
Party
Republican
Start age
40 years, 28 days
End age
44 years, 28 days
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Name
Russ Feingold
State
WI
Party
Democratic
Start age
39 years, 307 days
End age
41 years, 307 days
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
Name
Rick Santorum
State
PA
Party
Republican
Start age
36 years, 238 days
End age
40 years, 238 days
Peter Fitzgerald
Peter Fitzgerald
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003
Name
Peter Fitzgerald
State
IL
Party
Republican
Start age
38 years, 75 days
End age
42 years, 75 days
John Sununu
John Sununu
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009
Name
John Sununu
State
NH
Party
Republican
Start age
38 years, 115 days
End age
44 years, 115 days
Mark Pryor
Mark Pryor
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2009 – January 22, 2009
Name
Mark Pryor
State
AR
Party
Democratic
Start age
45 years, 359 days
End age
46 years, 12 days
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
Duration as youngest
January 22, 2009 – January 27, 2009
Name
Michael Bennet
State
CO
Party
Democratic
Start age
44 years, 55 days
End age
44 years, 60 days
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
Duration as youngest
January 27, 2009 – September 10, 2009
Name
Kirsten Gillibrand
State
NY
Party
Democratic
Start age
42 years, 49 days
End age
42 years, 275 days
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
Duration as youngest
September 10, 2009 – July 20, 2010
Name
George LeMieux
State
FL
Party
Republican
Start age
40 years, 112 days
End age
41 years, 60 days
Carte Goodwin
Carte Goodwin
Duration as youngest
July 20, 2010 – November 15, 2010
Name
Carte Goodwin
State
WV
Party
Democratic
Start age
36 years, 143 days
End age
36 years, 261 days
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
Duration as youngest
November 15, 2010 – January 3, 2011
Name
George LeMieux
State
FL
Party
Republican
Start age
41 years, 178 days
End age
41 years, 227 days
Mike Lee
Mike Lee
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2011 – December 26, 2012
Name
Mike Lee
State
UT
Party
Republican
Start age
39 years, 213 days
End age
41 years, 205 days
Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
Duration as youngest
December 26, 2012 – January 3, 2013
Name
Brian Schatz
State
HI
Party
Democratic
Start age
40 years, 67 days
End age
40 years, 75 days
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Name
Chris Murphy
State
CT
Party
Democratic
Start age
39 years, 153 days
End age
41 years, 153 days
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Name
Tom Cotton
State
AR
Party
Republican
Start age
37 years, 235 days
End age
41 years, 235 days
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2019 – January 20, 2021
Name
Josh Hawley
State
MO
Party
Republican
Start age
39 years, 3 days
End age
41 years, 20 days
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
Duration as youngest
January 20, 2021 – present
Name
Jon Ossoff
State
GA
Party
Democratic
Start age
33 years, 339 days
End age
38 years, 262 days
Duration as youngest
Name
State
Party
Start age
End age
March 4, 1789 – July 25, 1789
James Gunn
GA
Anti-Administration
35 years, 356 days
36 years, 134 days
July 25, 1789 – December 6, 1790
Rufus King
NY
Pro-Administration
34 years, 123 days
35 years, 257 days
December 6, 1790 – March 4, 1791
James Monroe
VA
Anti-Administration
32 years, 222 days
32 years, 310 days
March 4, 1791 – December 2, 1793
John Rutherfurd
NJ
Pro-Administration
30 years, 165 days
33 years, 73 days
December 2, 1793 – February 28, 1794
Albert Gallatin
PA
Anti-Administration
32 years, 307 days
33 years, 30 days
February 28, 1794 – April 24, 1794
John Rutherfurd
NJ
Pro-Administration
33 years, 161 days
33 years, 216 days
April 24, 1794 – December 6, 1796
James Ross
PA
Federalist
31 years, 286 days
34 years, 147 days
April 12, 1796 – December 6, 1796
Josiah Tattnall
GA
Democratic-Republican
33–34
33–34
December 6, 1796 – November 22, 1797
Richard Stockton
NJ
Federalist
32 years, 233 days
33 years, 219 days
November 22, 1797 – April 1, 1798
Andrew Jackson
TN
Democratic-Republican
30 years, 252 days
31 years, 17 days
April 1, 1798 – February 4, 1799
Ray Greene
RI
Federalist
33 years, 58 days
34 years, 2 days
February 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
William Wells
DE
Federalist
30 years, 28 days
32 years, 56 days
March 4, 1801 – October 17, 1803
Samuel White
DE
Federalist
30 years, 93 days
32 years, 320 days
October 17, 1803 – December 29, 1806
Thomas Worthington
OH
Democratic-Republican
30 years, 93 days
33 years, 166 days
December 29, 1806 – March 4, 1807
Henry Clay
KY
Democratic-Republican
29 years, 261 days
29 years, 326 days
March 4, 1807 – September 1807
James Fenner
RI
Democratic-Republican
36 years, 41 days
36 years, 222 days
September 1807 – December 9, 1807
Samuel White
DE
Federalist
36 years, 274 days
37 years, 8 days
December 9, 1807 – January 12, 1810
William Crawford
GA
Democratic-Republican
35 years, 288 days
37 years, 322 days
May 26, 1809 – January 12, 1810
Jenkin Whiteside
TN
Democratic-Republican
36–37
37–38
January 12, 1810 – March 3, 1813
Alexander Campbell
OH
Democratic-Republican
30–31
33–34
March 4, 1813 – May 27, 1813
Outerbridge Horsey
DE
Federalist
35 years, 364 days
36 years, 80 days
May 24, 1813 – May 27, 1813
William Bulloch
GA
Democratic-Republican
35–36
35–36
May 27, 1813 – December 6, 1813
Robert Goldsborough
MD
Federalist
34 years, 143 days
34 years, 336 days
December 6, 1813 – April 9, 1814
William Bibb
GA
Democratic-Republican
32 years, 65 days
32 years, 189 days
April 9, 1814 – February 2, 1815
Jesse Wharton
TN
Democratic-Republican
31 years, 254 days
32 years, 188 days
February 2, 1815 – January 22, 1816
William Barry
KY
Democratic-Republican
30 years, 362 days
31 years, 351 days
January 22, 1816 – March 3, 1817
Armistead Mason
VA
Democratic-Republican
28 years, 171 days
29 years, 212 days
March 4, 1817 – November 16, 1818
John Crittenden
KY
Democratic-Republican
29 years, 175 days
31 years, 67 days
November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1821
John Eaton
TN
Democratic-Republican
28 years, 151 days
30 years, 259 days
March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821
Samuel Southard
NJ
Democratic-Republican
33 years, 268 days
34 years, 177 days
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823
John Eaton
TN
Democratic-Republican
31 years, 168 days
32 years, 259 days
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Robert Hayne
SC
Democratic-Republican
31 years, 114 days
33 years, 114 days
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Elias Kane
IL
Jacksonian
30 years, 270 days
34 years, 270 days
March 4, 1829 – December 16, 1833
John Clayton
DE
Anti-Jacksonian
32 years, 223 days
37 years, 145 days
December 16, 1833 – December 31, 1833
Lewis Linn
MO
Jacksonian
37 years, 41 days
37 years, 56 days
December 31, 1833 – March 3, 1835
John King
GA
Jacksonian
34 years, 272 days
35 years, 335 days
March 4, 1835 – December 5, 1836
Robert Walker
MS
Jacksonian
33 years, 228 days
35 years, 139 days
December 5, 1836 – February 2, 1837
Ambrose Sevier
AR
Jacksonian
35 years, 31 days
35 years, 90 days
February 2, 1837 – March 3, 1837
Alexandre Mouton
LA
Jacksonian
32 years, 75 days
32 years, 105 days
March 4, 1837 – January 11, 1841
Franklin Pierce
NH
Democratic
32 years, 101 days
36 years, 49 days
January 11, 1841 – February 7, 1842
Alfred Nicholson
TN
Democratic
32 years, 133 days
33 years, 160 days
February 7, 1842 – February 28, 1842
Franklin Pierce
NH
Democratic
37 years, 76 days
37 years, 97 days
February 28, 1842 – March 1, 1842
Alexandre Mouton
LA
Democratic
37 years, 101 days
37 years, 102 days
March 1, 1842 – April 14, 1842
William Graham
NC
Whig
37 years, 177 days
37 years, 221 days
April 14, 1842 – July 6, 1842
Charles Conrad
LA
Whig
37 years, 111 days
37 years, 194 days
July 6, 1842 – March 3, 1843
William Dayton
NJ
Whig
35 years, 139 days
36 years, 15 days
March 4, 1843 – December 4, 1843
Ned Hannegan
IN
Democratic
35 years, 252 days
36 years, 162 days
December 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
David Atchison
MO
Democratic
36 years, 115 days
37 years, 205 days
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Jesse Bright
IN
Democratic
32 years, 76 days
34 years, 76 days
· List of youngest U.S. representatives
Richard Lee
Richard Lee
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1789 – April 19, 1790
Congress
1st
Name
Richard Lee
District
VA-04
Party
Pro-Administration
Start age
28 years, 43 days
End age
29 years, 89 days
John Steele
John Steele
Duration as youngest
April 19, 1790 – March 3, 1793
Congress
1st–2nd
Name
John Steele
District
NC-04, 01
Party
Pro-Administration
Start age
25 years, 154 days
End age
28 years, 108 days
Francis Preston
Francis Preston
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
Congress
3rd
Name
Francis Preston
District
VA-04
Party
Anti-Administration
Start age
27 years, 214 days
End age
29 years, 214 days
Nathaniel Freeman
Nathaniel Freeman
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1795 – May 5, 1796
Congress
4th
Name
Nathaniel Freeman
District
MA-05
Party
Federalist
Start age
28 years, 307 days
End age
30 years, 4 days
Richard Sprigg
Richard Sprigg
Duration as youngest
May 5, 1796 – March 3, 1797
Congress
4th
Name
Richard Sprigg
District
MD-02
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
26–27
End age
27–28
John Dennis
John Dennis
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1797 – November 23, 1797
Congress
5th
Name
John Dennis
District
MD-08
Party
Federalist
Start age
25 years, 77 days
End age
25 years, 341 days
William Claiborne
William Claiborne
Duration as youngest
November 23, 1797 – March 3, 1801
Congress
5th–6th
Name
William Claiborne
District
TN-AL
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
21–22
End age
25–26
John Stanly
John Stanly
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1801 – December 6, 1802
Congress
7th
Name
John Stanly
District
NC-10
Party
Federalist
Start age
26 years, 329 days
End age
28 years, 241 days
Samuel Thatcher
Samuel Thatcher
Duration as youngest
December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803
Congress
7th
Name
Samuel Thatcher
District
MA-12
Party
Federalist
Start age
26 years, 158 days
End age
26 years, 246 days
John Jackson
John Jackson
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805
Congress
8th–9th
Name
John Jackson
District
VA-01
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
25 years, 163 days
End age
27 years, 163 days
John Claiborne
John Claiborne
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1805 – December 1, 1806
Congress
9th
Name
John Claiborne
District
VA-17
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
27 years, 37 days
End age
28 years, 309 days
William Burwell
William Burwell
Duration as youngest
December 1, 1806 – January 26, 1807
Congress
9th
Name
William Burwell
District
VA-13
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
26 years, 261 days
End age
26 years, 317 days
William Bibb
William Bibb
Duration as youngest
January 26, 1807 – March 3, 1807
Congress
9th
Name
William Bibb
District
GA-AL
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
25 years, 116 days
End age
25 years, 153 days
Jesse Wharton
Jesse Wharton
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Congress
10th
Name
Jesse Wharton
District
TN-03
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
24 years, 218 days
End age
26 years, 218 days
William Bibb
William Bibb
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1809 – November 27, 1809
Congress
11th
Name
William Bibb
District
GA-AL
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
27 years, 153 days
End age
28 years, 56 days
Jonathan Jennings
Jonathan Jennings
Duration as youngest
November 27, 1809 – March 3, 1811
Congress
11th
Name
Jonathan Jennings
District
IN-AL
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
25 years, 245 days
End age
26 years, 342 days
William King
William King
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1811 – November 4, 1811
Congress
12th
Name
William King
District
NC-05
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
24 years, 331 days
End age
25 years, 211 days
Stevenson Archer
Stevenson Archer
Duration as youngest
November 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815
Congress
12th–13th
Name
Stevenson Archer
District
MD-06
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
25 years, 24 days
End age
28 years, 144 days
Richard Wilde
Richard Wilde
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1815 – December 17, 1816
Congress
14th
Name
Richard Wilde
District
GA-AL
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
25 years, 161 days
End age
27 years, 84 days
John Tyler
John Tyler
Duration as youngest
December 17, 1816 – March 3, 1817
Congress
14th
Name
John Tyler
District
VA-23
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
26 years, 263 days
End age
26 years, 340 days
George Robertson
George Robertson
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1817 – December 4, 1818
Congress
15th
Name
George Robertson
District
KY-07
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
26 years, 106 days
End age
28 years, 16 days
John McLean
John McLean
Duration as youngest
December 4, 1818 – March 3, 1819
Congress
15th
Name
John McLean
District
IL-AL
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
27 years, 303 days
End age
28 years, 28 days
Daniel Cook
Daniel Cook
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823
Congress
16th–17th
Name
Daniel Cook
District
IL-AL
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
24–25
End age
28–29
Andrew Govan
Andrew Govan
Duration as youngest
December 4, 1822 – March 3, 1823
Congress
17th
Name
Andrew Govan
District
SC-04
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
28 years, 325 days
End age
29 years, 50 days
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Congress
18th
Name
Thomas Moore
District
KY-07
Party
Democratic-Republican
Start age
25–26
End age
27–28
John Bryan
John Bryan
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Congress
19th
Name
John Bryan
District
NC-04
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
26 years, 120 days
End age
28 years, 120 days
William Nuckolls
William Nuckolls
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1827 – February 13, 1828
Congress
20th
Name
William Nuckolls
District
SC-07
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
26 years, 9 days
End age
26 years, 355 days
Ambrose Sevier
Ambrose Sevier
Duration as youngest
February 13, 1828 – March 3, 1829
Congress
20th
Name
Ambrose Sevier
District
AR-AL
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
26 years, 101 days
End age
27 years, 120 days
Dixon Lewis
Dixon Lewis
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Congress
21st
Name
Dixon Lewis
District
AL-03
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
26 years, 206 days
End age
28 years, 206 days
Albert Hawes
Albert Hawes
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Congress
22nd
Name
Albert Hawes
District
KY-11
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
26 years, 337 days
End age
28 years, 337 days
David Dickinson
David Dickinson
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Congress
23rd
Name
David Dickinson
District
TN-08
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
24 years, 267 days
End age
26 years, 267 days
John Claiborne
John Claiborne
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Congress
24th
Name
John Claiborne
District
MS-AL
Party
Jacksonian
Start age
25 years, 314 days
End age
27 years, 314 days
Joseph Williams
Joseph Williams
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Congress
25th
Name
Joseph Williams
District
TN-03
Party
Whig
Start age
26 years, 132 days
End age
28 years, 132 days
Albert Brown
Albert Brown
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
Congress
26th
Name
Albert Brown
District
MS-AL
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 277 days
End age
27 years, 277 days
John Mason
John Mason
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Congress
27th
Name
John Mason
District
MD-06
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 299 days
End age
27 years, 299 days
Alexander Ramsey
Alexander Ramsey
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Congress
28th
Name
Alexander Ramsey
District
PA-14
Party
Whig
Start age
27 years, 177 days
End age
29 years, 177 days
Lucien Chase
Lucien Chase
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Congress
29th
Name
Lucien Chase
District
TN-09
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 89 days
End age
29 years, 89 days
Richard Donnell
Richard Donnell
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Congress
30th
Name
Richard Donnell
District
NC-08
Party
Whig
Start age
26 years, 165 days
End age
28 years, 165 days
James Orr
James Orr
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Congress
31st
Name
James Orr
District
SC-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 296 days
End age
28 years, 296 days
William Churchwell
William Churchwell
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Congress
32nd
Name
William Churchwell
District
TN-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 12 days
End age
27 years, 12 days
Milton Latham
Milton Latham
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Congress
33rd
Name
Milton Latham
District
CA-AL
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 285 days
End age
27 years, 285 days
William Cumback
William Cumback
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1855 – July 23, 1856
Congress
34th
Name
William Cumback
District
IN-04
Party
People's
Start age
25 years, 345 days
End age
27 years, 121 days
Miguel Otero
Miguel Otero
Duration as youngest
July 23, 1856 – March 3, 1857
Congress
34th
Name
Miguel Otero
District
NM-AL
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 32 days
End age
27 years, 256 days
Albert Jenkins
Albert Jenkins
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1857 – December 3, 1860
Congress
35th–36th
Name
Albert Jenkins
District
VA-11
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 114 days
End age
30 years, 23 days
John Brown
John Brown
Duration as youngest
December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861
Congress
36th
Name
John Brown
District
KY-05
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 158 days
End age
25 years, 249 days
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1861 – January 13, 1862
Congress
37th
Name
Edward McPherson
District
PA-17
Party
Republican
Start age
30 years, 216 days
End age
31 years, 166 days
Andrew Clements
Andrew Clements
Duration as youngest
January 13, 1862 – March 3, 1863
Congress
37th
Name
Andrew Clements
District
TN-04
Party
Union
Start age
29 years, 21 days
End age
30 years, 71 days
John McBride
John McBride
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Congress
38th
Name
John McBride
District
OR-AL
Party
Republican
Start age
30 years, 194 days
End age
32 years, 194 days
Thomas Noell
Thomas Noell
Duration as youngest
March 3, 1865 – March 3, 1867
Congress
39th
Name
Thomas Noell
District
MO-03
Party
Republican
Start age
25 years, 335 days
End age
27 years, 335 days
Thomas Noell
Thomas Noell
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1867 – October 3, 1867
Congress
40th
Name
Thomas Noell
District
MO-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 335 days
End age
28 years, 183 days
Charles Haight
Charles Haight
Duration as youngest
October 3, 1867 – June 24, 1868
Congress
40th
Name
Charles Haight
District
NJ-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
29 years, 272 days
End age
30 years, 172 days
Logan Roots
Logan Roots
Duration as youngest
June 24, 1868 – March 3, 1869
Congress
40th
Name
Logan Roots
District
AR-01
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 90 days
End age
27 years, 343 days
Clinton Cobb
Clinton Cobb
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1869 – March 31, 1870
Congress
41st
Name
Clinton Cobb
District
NC-01
Party
Republican
Start age
26 years, 191 days
End age
27 years, 218 days
John Conner
John Conner
Duration as youngest
March 31, 1870 – March 3, 1871
Congress
41st
Name
John Conner
District
TX-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 178 days
End age
28 years, 151 days
Josiah Walls
Josiah Walls
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1871 – January 29, 1873
Congress
42nd
Name
Josiah Walls
District
FL-AL
Party
Republican
Start age
28 years, 64 days
End age
30 years, 20 days
John Conner
John Conner
Duration as youngest
January 29, 1873 – March 3, 1873
Congress
42nd
Name
John Conner
District
TX-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 107 days
End age
30 years, 151 days
John Smith
John Smith
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Congress
43rd
Name
John Smith
District
VA-03
Party
Republican
Start age
25 years, 162 days
End age
27 years, 162 days
John White
John White
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Congress
44th
Name
John White
District
KY-09
Party
Republican
Start age
26 years, 47 days
End age
28 years, 47 days
John Kenna
John Kenna
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1877 – February 20, 1878
Congress
45th
Name
John Kenna
District
WV-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 328 days
End age
29 years, 316 days
Joseph Acklen
Joseph Acklen
Duration as youngest
February 20, 1878 – March 3, 1879
Congress
45th
Name
Joseph Acklen
District
LA-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 276 days
End age
28 years, 288 days
Richard Frost
Richard Frost
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Congress
46th
Name
Richard Frost
District
MO-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 65 days
End age
29 years, 65 days
Henry Dugro
Henry Dugro
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Congress
47th
Name
Henry Dugro
District
NY-07
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 152 days
End age
27 years, 152 days
George Post
George Post
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1883 – December 1, 1884
Congress
48th
Name
George Post
District
PA-15
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 184 days
End age
30 years, 91 days
Benjamin Shively
Benjamin Shively
Duration as youngest
December 1, 1884 – March 3, 1885
Congress
48th
Name
Benjamin Shively
District
IN-13
Party
Anti-Monopoly
Start age
27 years, 256 days
End age
27 years, 349 days
Bob La Follette
Bob La Follette
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1885 – February 2, 1887
Congress
49th
Name
Bob La Follette
District
WI-03
Party
Republican
Start age
29 years, 263 days
End age
31 years, 233 days
Hugh Price
Hugh Price
Duration as youngest
February 2, 1887 – March 3, 1887
Congress
49th
Name
Hugh Price
District
WI-08
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 62 days
End age
27 years, 92 days
Benjamin Shively
Benjamin Shively
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Congress
50th
Name
Benjamin Shively
District
IN-13
Party
Democratic
Start age
29 years, 349 days
End age
31 years, 349 days
Thomas Magner
Thomas Magner
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1889 – December 9, 1889
Congress
51st
Name
Thomas Magner
District
NY-05
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 361 days
End age
29 years, 276 days
Charles Turner
Charles Turner
Duration as youngest
December 9, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Congress
51st
Name
Charles Turner
District
NY-06
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 197 days
End age
29 years, 282 days
Joseph W. Bailey
Joseph W. Bailey
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1891 – May 5, 1892
Congress
52nd
Name
Joseph W. Bailey
District
TX-05
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 149 days
End age
29 years, 212 days
Joseph Kendall
Joseph Kendall
Duration as youngest
May 5, 1892 – March 3, 1893
Congress
52nd
Name
Joseph Kendall
District
KY-10
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 359 days
End age
29 years, 296 days
Thomas Settle
Thomas Settle
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Congress
53rd
Name
Thomas Settle
District
NC-05
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 359 days
End age
29 years, 359 days
Norman Mozley
Norman Mozley
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1895 – December 19, 1896
Congress
54th
Name
Norman Mozley
District
MO-14
Party
Republican
Start age
29 years, 83 days
End age
31 years, 8 days
Charles Crisp
Charles Crisp
Duration as youngest
December 19, 1896 – March 3, 1897
Congress
54th
Name
Charles Crisp
District
GA-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 61 days
End age
26 years, 136 days
Thomas Bradley
Thomas Bradley
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
Congress
55th
Name
Thomas Bradley
District
NY-09
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 61 days
End age
29 years, 61 days
John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
Congress
56th
Name
John Fitzgerald
District
NY-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 359 days
End age
28 years, 359 days
John Feely
John Feely
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Congress
57th
Name
John Feely
District
IL-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 215 days
End age
27 years, 215 days
Burton French
Burton French
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Congress
58th
Name
Burton French
District
ID-AL
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 215 days
End age
29 years, 215 days
Anthony Michalek
Anthony Michalek
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Congress
59th
Name
Anthony Michalek
District
IL-05
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 47 days
End age
29 years, 47 days
Harry Wolf
Harry Wolf
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Congress
60th
Name
Harry Wolf
District
MD-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 261 days
End age
28 years, 261 days
Charles Edwards
Charles Edwards
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1909 – November 23, 1909
Congress
61st
Name
Charles Edwards
District
GA-01
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 245 days
End age
31 years, 144 days
Manuel Quezon
Manuel Quezon
Duration as youngest
November 23, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Congress
61st
Name
Manuel Quezon
District
PH-AL
Party
Nacionalista
Start age
31 years, 96 days
End age
32 years, 197 days
James Byrnes
James Byrnes
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1911 – June 2, 1911
Congress
62nd
Name
James Byrnes
District
SC-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 306 days
End age
29 years, 31 days
William Reyburn
William Reyburn
Duration as youngest
June 2, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Congress
62nd
Name
William Reyburn
District
PA-02
Party
Republican
Start age
28 years, 167 days
End age
30 years, 77 days
Clyde Kelly
Clyde Kelly
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1913 – December 7, 1914
Congress
63rd
Name
Clyde Kelly
District
PA-30
Party
Republican
Start age
29 years, 212 days
End age
31 years, 125 days
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Duration as youngest
December 7, 1914 – March 3, 1915
Congress
63rd
Name
Carl Vinson
District
GA-10
Party
Democratic
Start age
31 years, 19 days
End age
31 years, 106 days
Thomas Miller
Thomas Miller
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917
Congress
64th
Name
Thomas Miller
District
DA-AL
Party
Republican
Start age
28 years, 251 days
End age
30 years, 251 days
Marvin Jones
Marvin Jones
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1917 – August 10, 1917
Congress
65th
Name
Marvin Jones
District
TX-13
Party
Democratic
Start age
35 years, 6 days
End age
35 years, 165 days
John Baer
John Baer
Duration as youngest
August 10, 1917 – August 19, 1919
Congress
65th–66th
Name
John Baer
District
ND-01
Party
Republican
Start age
31 years, 134 days
End age
33 years, 143 days
King Swope
King Swope
Duration as youngest
August 19, 1919 – December 6, 1920
Congress
66th
Name
King Swope
District
KY-08
Party
Republican
Start age
26 years, 9 days
End age
27 years, 118 days
Clarence McLeod
Clarence McLeod
Duration as youngest
December 6, 1920 – March 3, 1921
Congress
66th
Name
Clarence McLeod
District
MI-13
Party
Republican
Start age
25 years, 156 days
End age
25 years, 244 days
Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Congress
67th
Name
Thomas Ryan
District
NY-15
Party
Republican
Start age
32 years, 260 days
End age
34 years, 260 days
Clarence McLeod
Clarence McLeod
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Congress
68th
Name
Clarence McLeod
District
MI-13
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 244 days
End age
29 years, 244 days
Samuel Montgomery
Samuel Montgomery
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927
Congress
69th
Name
Samuel Montgomery
District
OK-01
Party
Republican
Start age
28 years, 93 days
End age
30 years, 93 days
George Combs
George Combs
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
Congress
70th
Name
George Combs
District
MO-05
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 306 days
End age
29 years, 306 days
Fred Hartley
Fred Hartley
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1929 – March 7, 1932
Congress
71st–72nd
Name
Fred Hartley
District
NJ-08
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 10 days
End age
30 years, 14 days
Carlton Mobley
Carlton Mobley
Duration as youngest
March 7, 1932 – March 3, 1933
Congress
72nd
Name
Carlton Mobley
District
GA-06
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 91 days
End age
26 years, 87 days
Joseph Monaghan
Joseph Monaghan
Duration as youngest
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Congress
73rd
Name
Joseph Monaghan
District
MT-01
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 343 days
End age
28 years, 283 days
Elmer Ryan
Elmer Ryan
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Congress
74th
Name
Elmer Ryan
District
MN-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 222 days
End age
29 years, 222 days
Jerry O'Connell
Jerry O'Connell
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Congress
75th
Name
Jerry O'Connell
District
MT-01
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 203 days
End age
29 years, 203 days
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Beckworth
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
Congress
76th
Name
Lindley Beckworth
District
TX-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 187 days
End age
27 years, 187 days
William Stratton
William Stratton
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
Congress
77th
Name
William Stratton
District
IL-AL
Party
Republican
Start age
26 years, 312 days
End age
28 years, 311 days
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Beckworth
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1943 – January 21, 1943
Congress
78th
Name
Lindley Beckworth
District
TX-03
Party
Democratic
Start age
29 years, 187 days
End age
29 years, 205 days
Marion T. Bennett
Marion T. Bennett
Duration as youngest
January 21, 1943 – January 3, 1947
Congress
78th–79th
Name
Marion T. Bennett
District
MO-06
Party
Republican
Start age
28 years, 229 days
End age
32 years, 211 days
George Sarbacher
George Sarbacher
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1947 – December 4, 1948
Congress
80th
Name
George Sarbacher
District
PA-05
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 95 days
End age
29 years, 65 days
Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen
Duration as youngest
December 4, 1948 – January 3, 1949
Congress
80th
Name
Lloyd Bentsen
District
TX-15
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 297 days
End age
27 years, 327 days
Hugo Sims
Hugo Sims
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
Congress
81st
Name
Hugo Sims
District
SC-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 81 days
End age
29 years, 81 days
Patrick Hillings
Patrick Hillings
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
Congress
82nd
Name
Patrick Hillings
District
CA-12
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 318 days
End age
29 years, 319 days
William Wampler
William Wampler
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Congress
83rd
Name
William Wampler
District
VA-09
Party
Republican
Start age
26 years, 277 days
End age
28 years, 277 days
Kenneth Gray
Kenneth Gray
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1955 – December 13, 1955
Congress
84th
Name
Kenneth Gray
District
IL-25
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 50 days
End age
31 years, 29 days
John Dingell
John Dingell
Duration as youngest
December 13, 1955 – January 3, 1959
Congress
84th–85th
Name
John Dingell
District
MI-15
Party
Democratic
Start age
29 years, 158 days
End age
32 years, 179 days
Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
Congress
86th
Name
Dan Rostenkowski
District
IL-08
Party
Democratic
Start age
31 years, 1 day
End age
33 years, 1 day
Ralph Harding
Ralph Harding
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
Congress
87th
Name
Ralph Harding
District
ID-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
31 years, 116 days
End age
33 years, 116 days
Ed Foreman
Ed Foreman
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1963 – May 12, 1964
Congress
88th
Name
Ed Foreman
District
TX-16
Party
Republican
Start age
29 years, 12 days
End age
30 years, 142 days
William Green
William Green
Duration as youngest
May 12, 1964 – January 3, 1965
Congress
88th
Name
William Green
District
PA-05
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 323 days
End age
26 years, 193 days
Jed Johnson
Jed Johnson
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Congress
89th
Name
Jed Johnson
District
OK-06
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 7 days
End age
27 years, 7 days
William Green
William Green
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1967 – April 3, 1969
Congress
90th–91st
Name
William Green
District
PA-05
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 193 days
End age
30 years, 283 days
Dave Obey
Dave Obey
Duration as youngest
April 3, 1969 – November 16, 1970
Congress
91st
Name
Dave Obey
District
WI-07
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 182 days
End age
32 years, 44 days
Robert Steele
Robert Steele
Duration as youngest
November 16, 1970 – January 3, 1971
Congress
91st
Name
Robert Steele
District
CT-02
Party
Republican
Start age
32 years, 13 days
End age
32 years, 61 days
Dawson Mathis
Dawson Mathis
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1971 – April 29, 1971
Congress
92nd
Name
Dawson Mathis
District
GA-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 34 days
End age
30 years, 150 days
Mendel Davis
Mendel Davis
Duration as youngest
April 29, 1971 – October 12, 1972
Congress
92nd
Name
Mendel Davis
District
SC-01
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 188 days
End age
29 years, 355 days
John Breaux
John Breaux
Duration as youngest
October 12, 1972 – January 3, 1975
Congress
92nd–93rd
Name
John Breaux
District
LA-07
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 225 days
End age
30 years, 308 days
Thomas Downey
Thomas Downey
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977
Congress
94th
Name
Thomas Downey
District
NY-02
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 340 days
End age
27 years, 341 days
Nick Rahall
Nick Rahall
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Congress
95th
Name
Nick Rahall
District
WV-04
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 228 days
End age
29 years, 228 days
James Shannon
James Shannon
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Congress
96th
Name
James Shannon
District
MA-05
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 274 days
End age
28 years, 274 days
John LeBoutillier
John LeBoutillier
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
Congress
97th
Name
John LeBoutillier
District
NY-06
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 222 days
End age
29 years, 222 days
Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
Congress
98th
Name
Jim Cooper
District
TN-04
Party
Democratic
Start age
28 years, 198 days
End age
30 years, 198 days
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
Duration as youngest
November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1985
Congress
98th
Name
Carl Perkins
District
KY-07
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 92 days
End age
30 years, 150 days
John Rowland
John Rowland
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1985 – March 20, 1990
Congress
99th–101st
Name
John Rowland
District
CT-05
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 224 days
End age
32 years, 300 days
Susan Molinari
Susan Molinari
Duration as youngest
March 20, 1990 – January 3, 1991
Congress
101st
Name
Susan Molinari
District
NY-14
Party
Republican
Start age
31 years, 358 days
End age
32 years, 282 days
Jim Nussle
Jim Nussle
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Congress
102nd
Name
Jim Nussle
District
IA-02
Party
Republican
Start age
30 years, 190 days
End age
32 years, 190 days
Cleo Fields
Cleo Fields
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Congress
103rd
Name
Cleo Fields
District
LA-04
Party
Democratic
Start age
30 years, 42 days
End age
32 years, 42 days
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Congress
104th
Name
Patrick Kennedy
District
RI-01
Party
Democratic
Start age
27 years, 173 days
End age
29 years, 173 days
Harold Ford Jr.
Harold Ford Jr.
Duration as youngest
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001
Congress
105th–106th
Name
Harold Ford Jr.
District
TN-09
Party
Democratic
Start age
26 years, 237 days
End age
30 years, 237 days
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2005
Congress
107th–108th
Name
Adam Putnam
District
FL-12
Party
Republican
Start age
26 years, 156 days
End age
30 years, 156 days
Patrick McHenry
Patrick McHenry
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009
Congress
109th–110th
Name
Patrick McHenry
District
NC-10
Party
Republican
Start age
29 years, 73 days
End age
33 years, 73 days
Aaron Schock
Aaron Schock
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013
Congress
111th–112th
Name
Aaron Schock
District
IL-18
Party
Republican
Start age
27 years, 220 days
End age
31 years, 220 days
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Congress
113th
Name
Patrick Murphy
District
FL-18
Party
Democratic
Start age
29 years, 279 days
End age
31 years, 279 days
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Congress
114th–115th
Name
Elise Stefanik
District
NY-21
Party
Republican
Start age
30 years, 185 days
End age
34 years, 185 days
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Congress
116th
Name
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
District
NY-14
Party
Democratic
Start age
29 years, 82 days
End age
31 years, 82 days
Madison Cawthorn
Madison Cawthorn
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Congress
117th
Name
Madison Cawthorn
District
NC-11
Party
Republican
Start age
25 years, 155 days
End age
27 years, 155 days
Maxwell Frost
Maxwell Frost
Duration as youngest
January 3, 2023 – present
Congress
118th–119th
Name
Maxwell Frost
District
FL-10
Party
Democratic
Start age
25 years, 351 days
End age
28 years, 292 days
Duration as youngest
Congress
Name
District
Party
Start age
End age
March 4, 1789 – April 19, 1790
1st
Richard Lee
VA-04
Pro-Administration
28 years, 43 days
29 years, 89 days
April 19, 1790 – March 3, 1793
1st–2nd
John Steele
NC-04, 01
Pro-Administration
25 years, 154 days
28 years, 108 days
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
3rd
Francis Preston
VA-04
Anti-Administration
27 years, 214 days
29 years, 214 days
March 4, 1795 – May 5, 1796
4th
Nathaniel Freeman
MA-05
Federalist
28 years, 307 days
30 years, 4 days
May 5, 1796 – March 3, 1797
4th
Richard Sprigg
MD-02
Democratic-Republican
26–27
27–28
March 4, 1797 – November 23, 1797
5th
John Dennis
MD-08
Federalist
25 years, 77 days
25 years, 341 days
November 23, 1797 – March 3, 1801
5th–6th
William Claiborne
TN-AL
Democratic-Republican
21–22
25–26
March 4, 1801 – December 6, 1802
7th
John Stanly
NC-10
Federalist
26 years, 329 days
28 years, 241 days
December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803
7th
Samuel Thatcher
MA-12
Federalist
26 years, 158 days
26 years, 246 days
March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805
8th–9th
John Jackson
VA-01
Democratic-Republican
25 years, 163 days
27 years, 163 days
March 4, 1805 – December 1, 1806
9th
John Claiborne
VA-17
Democratic-Republican
27 years, 37 days
28 years, 309 days
December 1, 1806 – January 26, 1807
9th
William Burwell
VA-13
Democratic-Republican
26 years, 261 days
26 years, 317 days
January 26, 1807 – March 3, 1807
9th
William Bibb
GA-AL
Democratic-Republican
25 years, 116 days
25 years, 153 days
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
10th
Jesse Wharton
TN-03
Democratic-Republican
24 years, 218 days
26 years, 218 days
March 4, 1809 – November 27, 1809
11th
William Bibb
GA-AL
Democratic-Republican
27 years, 153 days
28 years, 56 days
November 27, 1809 – March 3, 1811
11th
Jonathan Jennings
IN-AL
Democratic-Republican
25 years, 245 days
26 years, 342 days
March 4, 1811 – November 4, 1811
12th
William King
NC-05
Democratic-Republican
24 years, 331 days
25 years, 211 days
November 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815
12th–13th
Stevenson Archer
MD-06
Democratic-Republican
25 years, 24 days
28 years, 144 days
March 4, 1815 – December 17, 1816
14th
Richard Wilde
GA-AL
Democratic-Republican
25 years, 161 days
27 years, 84 days
December 17, 1816 – March 3, 1817
14th
John Tyler
VA-23
Democratic-Republican
26 years, 263 days
26 years, 340 days
March 4, 1817 – December 4, 1818
15th
George Robertson
KY-07
Democratic-Republican
26 years, 106 days
28 years, 16 days
December 4, 1818 – March 3, 1819
15th
John McLean
IL-AL
Democratic-Republican
27 years, 303 days
28 years, 28 days
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823
16th–17th
Daniel Cook
IL-AL
Democratic-Republican
24–25
28–29
December 4, 1822 – March 3, 1823
17th
Andrew Govan
SC-04
Democratic-Republican
28 years, 325 days
29 years, 50 days
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
18th
Thomas Moore
KY-07
Democratic-Republican
25–26
27–28
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
19th
John Bryan
NC-04
Jacksonian
26 years, 120 days
28 years, 120 days
March 4, 1827 – February 13, 1828
20th
William Nuckolls
SC-07
Jacksonian
26 years, 9 days
26 years, 355 days
February 13, 1828 – March 3, 1829
20th
Ambrose Sevier
AR-AL
Jacksonian
26 years, 101 days
27 years, 120 days
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
21st
Dixon Lewis
AL-03
Jacksonian
26 years, 206 days
28 years, 206 days
Spencer Pettis
MO-AL
Jacksonian
26–27
28–29
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
22nd
Albert Hawes
KY-11
Jacksonian
26 years, 337 days
28 years, 337 days
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
23rd
David Dickinson
TN-08
Jacksonian
24 years, 267 days
26 years, 267 days
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
24th
John Claiborne
MS-AL
Jacksonian
25 years, 314 days
27 years, 314 days
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
25th
Joseph Williams
TN-03
Whig
26 years, 132 days
28 years, 132 days
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
26th
Albert Brown
MS-AL
Democratic
25 years, 277 days
27 years, 277 days
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
27th
John Mason
MD-06
Democratic
25 years, 299 days
27 years, 299 days
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
28th
Alexander Ramsey
PA-14
Whig
27 years, 177 days
29 years, 177 days
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
29th
Lucien Chase
TN-09
Democratic
27 years, 89 days
29 years, 89 days
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
30th
Richard Donnell
NC-08
Whig
26 years, 165 days
28 years, 165 days
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
31st
James Orr
SC-02
Democratic
26 years, 296 days
28 years, 296 days
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
William Churchwell
TN-03
Democratic
25 years, 12 days
27 years, 12 days
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd
Milton Latham
CA-AL
Democratic
25 years, 285 days
27 years, 285 days
March 4, 1855 – July 23, 1856
34th
William Cumback
IN-04
People's
25 years, 345 days
27 years, 121 days
July 23, 1856 – March 3, 1857
34th
Miguel Otero
NM-AL
Democratic
27 years, 32 days
27 years, 256 days
March 4, 1857 – December 3, 1860
35th–36th
Albert Jenkins
VA-11
Democratic
26 years, 114 days
30 years, 23 days
December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861
36th
John Brown
KY-05
Democratic
25 years, 158 days
25 years, 249 days
March 4, 1861 – January 13, 1862
37th
Edward McPherson
PA-17
Republican
30 years, 216 days
31 years, 166 days
January 13, 1862 – March 3, 1863
37th
Andrew Clements
TN-04
Union
29 years, 21 days
30 years, 71 days
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
38th
John McBride
OR-AL
Republican
30 years, 194 days
32 years, 194 days

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  1. Some resources regard Gallatin only as a senator-elect because of the challenge to his credentials, hence Rutherfurd cou
  2. Tattnall's precise birthdate in 1762 is unknown. Since both he and Ross were born the same year, they are both credited
  3. Clay was elected and served in the U.S. Senate while under the Constitutional age requirement of 30 at the age of 29 yea
  4. Whiteside's precise birth date in 1772 is unknown. Since both he and Crawford were born the same year, they are both cre
  5. Bulloch's precise birth date in 1777 is unknown. Since both he and Horsey were born the same year, they are both credite
  6. Bibb was the first person to be both the youngest member of the U.S. House and the youngest senator.
  7. Also held title of youngest member of the U.S. House.
  8. Mason was elected and served in the U.S. Senate while under the Constitutional age requirement of 30 at the age of 28 ye
  9. Crittenden was elected and served in the U.S. Senate while under the Constitutional age requirement of 30 at the age of
  10. Eaton was elected and served in the U.S. Senate while under the Constitutional age requirement of 30. At 28 years, 4 mon
  11. Bruce became the first non-white youngest senator.
  12. Beveridge and Bailey were both born on October 6, 1862.
  13. Bryan was the youngest U.S. senator to die in office, at the age of 31.
  14. Holt was the youngest popularly elected senator at 29 years and 4 months in November 1934. He was not permitted to take
  15. Long held the longest uninterrupted tenure as youngest U.S. senator, eight years and three days. He was surpassed by Nic
  16. Biden was elected at the age of 29 years, 11 months, but turned 30 before the start of his term.
  17. Nickles served the longest period as the youngest senator, ten years, two months and eight days, though this combined te
  18. Pryor set the record as the oldest youngest senator in the body's history, at 45 years.
  19. Until about the 34th Congress and rarely after, some members did not have birth years or birthdates listed. The approxim
  20. Claiborne was the youngest-ever elected and seated member of Congress at approximately the age of 22, despite being belo
  21. Also held title of youngest member of the U.S. Senate.
  22. Although Wharton was 24 at the time of the official start of the 10th Congress in March 1807, it did not convene until O
  23. Indiana was not yet a state and this member was a non-voting U.S. Delegate.
  24. Although King was 24 at the time of the official start of the 12th Congress in March 1811, it did not convene until Nove
  25. During part of the 17th Congress, credited Cook and Govan with sharing the title of youngest member. Both were born in 1
  26. Arkansas was not yet a state and Sevier was a non-voting U.S. Delegate.
  27. Lewis and Pettis were both born in 1802, but unknown birthdate for Pettis, so credited both with youngest for the 21st C
  28. Although Dickinson was 24 at the time of the official start of the 23rd Congress in March 1833, it did not convene until
  29. Otero was the first Hispanic youngest member of the U.S. House.
  30. New Mexico was not yet a state and Otero was a non-voting U.S. Delegate.
  31. Although Brown was elected at the start of the 36th Congress, being just 24 at the time of the election, he was not perm
  32. Noell was elected as a Republican to the 39th Congress and reelected to the 40th Congress as a Democrat.
  33. Noell was the youngest known member of Congress to die in office at 28 while holding the youngest title.
  34. Walls was the first Black youngest member of the U.S. House.
  35. Shively was elected to a vacancy in the 48th Congress as an Anti-Monopolist/Greenbacker-supported candidate. He was elec
  36. As the Philippines was a territory of the U.S., Quezon was a non-voting member of Congress.
  37. Bentsen served the shortest period as the youngest member of the U.S. House at just 31 days.
  38. Perkins was elected to Congress to fill a vacancy on November 6, 1984, and was younger than titleholder Cooper, but owin
  39. Rowland served the longest period as the youngest member of the U.S. House at 5 years, 2 months.
  40. Molinari was the first woman to hold the title of youngest member of the U.S. House.
  41. Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and the first Hispanic woman to hold the title of youngest
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/us/politics/12freshman.html
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    https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/america-s-youngest-congressman-what-maxwell-frost-is-most-looking-forward-to-153302085815
  44. Associated Press
    https://apnews.com/article/georgia-elections-jon-ossoff-4309ebcfbbfe8d5c4156653ebe970fe4
  45. Republican Josh Hawley unseats Democratic McCaskill in U.S. Senate battle. Fox News.
    https://fox2now.com/2018/11/07/republican-josh-hawley-unseats-democratic-mccaskill-in-u-s-senate-battle/
  46. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/ossoff-perdue-georgia-election-news/index.html
  47. Business Insider India
    https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/jon-ossoff-is-the-youngest-democrat-elected-to-the-senate-since-joe-biden-in-1973/articleshow/80134660.cms
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    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/01/average-age-of-members-of-u-s-congress-are-our-senators-and-representatives-getting-older.html
  49. "Youngest Senator"
    https://www.cop.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Youngest_Senator.htm
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