User:Canuckian89/United States Attorneys General

This is a list of United States Attorneys General in order of longevity. There are currently eighty Attorneys General on the list and eleven living Attorneys General. The list is in descending order and is correct as of July 13, 2024. The oldest Attorney General is William B. Saxbe (1916 - 2010), who died at the age of 94 years, 61 days. The oldest living Attorney General is Nicholas Katzenbach. He is currently 102 years, 178 days old and has held the title of oldest living Attorney General since August 24, 2010.

To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each Attorney General, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the Attorney General lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second lists the total number of days lived by the Attorney General.

List

Rank	Attorney General	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (Years, Days)	Longevity (Days)
1	William B. Saxbe	June 24, 1916	August 24, 2010	94 years, 61 days	34,394 days
2	Herbert Brownell	February 20, 1904	May 1, 1996	92 years, 71 days	33,674 days
3	Griffin Bell	October 31, 1918	January 5, 2009	90 years, 66 days	32,939 days
4	Nicholas Katzenbach	January 17, 1922	Living	102 years, 178 days	37,433 days
5	Edward H. Levi	June 26, 1911	March 7, 2000	88 years, 255 days	32,397 days
6	Roger B. Taney	March 17, 1777	October 12, 1864	87 years, 209 days	31,985 days
7	William P. Rogers	June 23, 1913	January 2, 2001	87 years, 193 days	31,970 days
8	George H. Williams	March 26, 1823	April 4, 1910	87 years, 9 days	31,785 days
9	Homer S. Cummings	April 30, 1870	September 10, 1956	86 years, 133 days	31,544 days
10	James C. McReynolds	February 3, 1862	August 24, 1946	84 years, 202 days	30,882 days
11	William R. Clark	December 18, 1927	Living	96 years, 208 days	35,272 days
12	Wayne MacVeagh	April 19, 1833	January 11, 1917	83 years, 267 days	30,582 days
13	Joseph McKenna	August 10, 1843	November 21, 1926	83 years, 103 days	30,418 days
14	William M. Evarts	February 6, 1818	February 28, 1901	83 years, 22 days	30,337 days
15	Francis Biddle	May 9, 1886	October 4, 1968	82 years, 148 days	30,098 days
16	Harry M. Daugherty	January 26, 1860	October 21, 1941	81 years, 268 days	29,853 days
17	Richard Olney	September 15, 1835	April 8, 1917	81 years, 205 days	29,790 days
18	Judson Harmon	February 3, 1846	February 22, 1927	81 years, 19 days	29,603 days
19	William D. Mitchell	September 9, 1874	August 24, 1955	80 years, 349 days	29,568 days
20	Alphonso Taft	November 5, 1810	May 21, 1891	80 years, 197 days	29,417 days
21	Edwin Meese	December 2, 1931	Living	92 years, 224 days	33,827 days
22	Reverdy Johnson	May 21, 1796	February 10, 1876	79 years, 265 days	29,118 days
23	Richard L. Thornburgh	July 16, 1932	Living	91 years, 363 days	33,600 days
24	Elliot Richardson	July 20, 1920	December 31, 1999	79 years, 164 days	29,018 days
25	Caleb Cushing	January 17, 1800	January 2, 1879	78 years, 350 days	28,839 days
26	Ebenezer R. Hoar	February 21, 1816	January 31, 1895	78 years, 344 days	28,834 days
27	Richard Rush	August 29, 1780	July 30, 1859	78 years, 335 days	28,823 days
28	John G. Sargent	October 13, 1860	March 5, 1939	78 years, 143 days	28,631 days
29	John W. Griggs	July 10, 1849	November 28, 1927	78 years, 141 days	28,629 days
30	Henry Stanbery	February 20, 1803	June 26, 1881	78 years, 126 days	28,616 days
31	Nathan Clifford	August 18, 1803	July 25, 1881	77 years, 341 days	28,466 days
32	Tom C. Clark	September 23, 1899	June 13, 1977	77 years, 263 days	28,387 days
33	George W. Wickersham	September 19, 1858	January 25, 1936	77 years, 128 days	28,251 days
34	Isaac Toucey	November 15, 1792	July 30, 1869	76 years, 257 days	28,015 days
35	William Miller	September 6, 1840	May 25, 1917	76 years, 261 days	28,019 days
36	Benjamin Civiletti	July 17, 1935	Living	88 years, 362 days	32,504 days
37	Richard Kleindienst	August 5, 1923	February 3, 2000	76 years, 182 days	27,941 days
38	John J. Crittenden	September 10, 1787	July 26, 1863	75 years, 319 days	27,712 days
39	Edward Bates	September 4, 1793	March 25, 1869	75 years, 202 days	27,595 days
40	James Speed	March 11, 1812	June 25, 1887	75 years, 106 days	27,499 days
41	John N. Mitchell	September 15, 1913	November 9, 1988	75 years, 55 days	27,449 days
42	Edwards Pierrepont	March 4, 1817	March 6, 1892	75 years, 2 days	27,396 days
43	John M. Berrien	August 23, 1781	January 1, 1856	74 years, 131 days	27,158 days
44	Janet Reno	July 21, 1938	Living	85 years, 358 days	31,404 days
45	Jeremiah S. Black	January 10, 1810	August 19, 1883	73 years, 221 days	26,884 days
46	Harlan F. Stone	October 11, 1872	April 22, 1946	73 years, 193 days	26,855 days
47	William F. Smith	August 26, 1917	October 29, 1990	73 years, 64 days	26,727 days
48	Benjamin H. Brewster	October 13, 1816	April 4, 1888	71 years, 174 days	26,106 days
49	Thomas W. Gregory	November 6, 1861	February 26, 1933	71 years, 112 days	26,044 days
50	Levi Lincoln	May 15, 1749	April 14, 1820	70 years, 335 days	25,901 days
51	Charles Devens	April 4, 1820	January 7, 1891	70 years, 278 days	25,845 days
52	Michael Mukasey	July 28, 1941	Living	82 years, 351 days	30,301 days
53	Charles J. Bonaparte	June 9, 1851	June 28, 1921	70 years, 19 days	25,586 days
54	John Ashcroft	May 9, 1942	Living	82 years, 65 days	30,016 days
55	John Nelson	June 1, 1791	January 18, 1860	68 years, 231 days	25,067 days
56	Philander C. Knox	May 6, 1853	October 12, 1921	68 years, 159 days	24,995 days
57	James P. McGranery	July 8, 1895	December 23, 1962	67 years, 168 days	24,639 days
58	Augustus H. Garland	June 11, 1832	January 26, 1899	66 years, 229 days	24,335 days
59	Alexander M. Palmer	May 4, 1872	May 11, 1936	64 years, 7 days	23,382 days
60	William H. Moody	December 23, 1853	July 2, 1917	63 years, 191 days	23,201 days
61	Felix Grundy	September 11, 1777	December 19, 1840	63 years, 99 days	23,109 days
62	Benjamin F. Butler	December 17, 1795	November 8, 1858	62 years, 326 days	22,971 days
63	James H. McGrath	November 28, 1903	September 2, 1966	62 years, 278 days	22,924 days
64	Robert H. Jackson	February 13, 1892	October 9, 1954	62 years, 238 days	22,883 days
65	William P. Barr	May 23, 1950	Living	74 years, 51 days	27,080 days
66	William Wirt	November 8, 1772	February 18, 1834	61 years, 102 days	22,381 days
67	Eric Holder	January 21, 1951	Living	73 years, 174 days	26,837 days
68	John Y. Mason	April 18, 1799	October 3, 1859	60 years, 168 days	22,082 days
69	Edmund Randolph	August 10, 1753	September 12, 1813	60 years, 33 days	21,947 days
70	Amos T. Akerman	February 23, 1821	December 21, 1880	59 years, 302 days	21,851 days
71	Frank Murphy	April 13, 1890	July 19, 1949	59 years, 97 days	21,646 days
72	Henry D. Gilpin	April 14, 1801	January 29, 1860	58 years, 290 days	21,474 days
73	William Pinkney	March 17, 1764	February 25, 1822	57 years, 345 days	21,163 days
74	Alberto Gonzales	August 4, 1955	Living	68 years, 344 days	25,181 days
75	Edwin M. Stanton	December 19, 1814	December 24, 1869	55 years, 5 days	20,094 days
76	Caesar A. Rodney	January 4, 1772	June 10, 1824	52 years, 158 days	19,150 days
77	Hugh S. Legaré	January 2, 1797	June 20, 1843	46 years, 169 days	16,969 days
78	John Breckinridge	December 2, 1760	December 14, 1806	46 years, 12 days	16,812 days
79	Robert F. Kennedy	November 20, 1925	June 6, 1968	42 years, 199 days	15,539 days
80	William Bradford	September 14, 1755	August 23, 1795	39 years, 343 days	14,588 days

Attorneys General	80
Living	11
Deceased	69