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This is a list of United States Postmasters General in order of longevity. There are currently sixty-six Postmasters General on the list and three living Postmasters General. The list is in descending order and is correct as of July 13, 2024. The oldest Postmaster General is Walter F. Brown (1869 - 1961), who died at the age of 91 years, 240 days. The oldest living Postmaster General is William M. Watson. He is currently 100 years, 37 days old and has held the title of oldest living Postmaster General since July 10, 2004.

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

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Rank
 Postmaster General
 Date of Birth
 Date of Death
 Longevity
(Years, Days) 		Longevity
(Days)
1 Walter F. Brown May 31, 1869 January 26, 1961 91 years, 240 days 33,477 days
2 James Farley May 30, 1888 June 9, 1976 88 years, 10 days 32,151 days
3 William M. Watson June 6, 1924 Living 100 years, 37 days 36,562 days
4 Joseph Holt January 6, 1807 August 1, 1894 87 years, 207 days 31,984 days
5 James W. Marshall August 14, 1822 February 5, 1910 87 years, 175 days 31,951 days
6 James A. Gary October 22, 1833 October 31, 1920 87 years, 9 days 31,785 days
7 Horatio King June 21, 1811 May 20, 1897 85 years, 333 days 31,380 days
8 Thomas L. James March 29, 1831 September 11, 1916 85 years, 166 days 31,212 days
9 Jesse M. Donaldson August 17, 1885 March 25, 1970 84 years, 220 days 30,900 days
10 John Wanamaker July 11, 1838 December 12, 1922 84 years, 154 days 30,834 days
11 Albert V. Casey February 28, 1920 July 10, 2004 84 years, 133 days 30,814 days
12 Timothy Pickering July 17, 1745 January 29, 1829 83 years, 196 days 30,511 days
13 Hubert Work July 3, 1860 December 14, 1942 82 years, 164 days 30,113 days
14 James E. Day October 11, 1914 October 29, 1996 82 years, 18 days 29,969 days
15 Winton M. Blount February 1, 1921 October 24, 2002 81 years, 265 days 29,850 days
16 Charles A. Wickliffe June 8, 1788 October 31, 1869 81 years, 145 days 29,729 days
17 Elmer T. Klassen November 6, 1908 March 6, 1990 81 years, 120 days 29,705 days
18 James Campbell September 1, 1812 January 27, 1893 80 years, 148 days 29,368 days
19 Amos Kendall August 16, 1789 November 12, 1869 80 years, 88 days 29,307 days
20 Marvin T. Runyon September 16, 1924 May 3, 2004 79 years, 230 days 29,084 days
21 Preston R. Tisch April 29, 1926 November 15, 2005 79 years, 200 days 29,055 days
22 James N. Tyner January 17, 1826 December 5, 1904 78 years, 323 days 28,811 days
23 Harry S. New December 31, 1858 May 9, 1937 78 years, 129 days 28,618 days
24 George B. Cortelyou July 26, 1862 October 23, 1940 78 years, 89 days 28,578 days
25 Benjamin F. Bailar April 21, 1934 Living 90 years, 83 days 32,956 days
26 John A. Gronouski October 26, 1919 January 7, 1996 76 years, 73 days 27,832 days
27 John McLean March 11, 1785 April 4, 1861 76 years, 24 days 27,782 days
28 David M. Key January 27, 1824 February 3, 1900 76 years, 7 days 27,766 days
29 Francis Granger December 1, 1792 August 31, 1868 75 years, 274 days 27,666 days
30 Jacob Collamer January 8, 1791 November 9, 1865 74 years, 305 days 27,333 days
31 Albert S. Burleson June 7, 1863 November 24, 1937 74 years, 170 days 27,198 days
32 William H. Hays November 5, 1879 March 7, 1954 74 years, 122 days 27,150 days
33 Cave Johnson January 11, 1793 November 23, 1866 73 years, 316 days 26,978 days
34 Frank C. Walker May 30, 1886 September 13, 1959 73 years, 106 days 26,768 days
35 Lawrence F. O'Brien July 7, 1917 September 28, 1990 73 years, 83 days 26,746 days
36 Arthur Summerfield March 17, 1899 April 26, 1972 73 years, 40 days 26,703 days
37 Donald M. Dickinson January 17, 1846 October 15, 1917 71 years, 271 days 26,203 days
38 Robert Wynne November 18, 1851 March 11, 1922 70 years, 113 days 25,680 days
39 Montgomery Blair May 10, 1813 July 27, 1883 70 years, 78 days 25,645 days
40 John M. Niles August 20, 1787 May 31, 1856 68 years, 285 days 25,121 days
41 William F. Vilas July 9, 1840 August 27, 1908 68 years, 49 days 24,885 days
42 Frank H. Hitchcock October 5, 1867 August 25, 1935 67 years, 324 days 24,795 days
43 Horace Maynard August 30, 1814 May 3, 1882 67 years, 246 days 24,718 days
44 Timothy O. Howe February 24, 1816 March 25, 1883 67 years, 29 days 24,501 days
45 William Dennison November 23, 1815 June 15, 1882 66 years, 204 days 24,311 days
46 William F. Bolger March 13, 1923 August 21, 1989 66 years, 161 days 24,268 days
47 Charles E. Smith February 18, 1842 January 19, 1908 65 years, 335 days 24,075 days
48 Samuel Osgood February 3, 1748 August 12, 1813 65 years, 190 days 23,931 days
49 William J. Henderson June 16, 1947 Living 77 years, 27 days 28,152 days
50 Joseph Habersham July 28, 1751 November 17, 1815 64 years, 112 days 23,487 days
51 Nathan K. Hall March 28, 1810 March 2, 1874 63 years, 339 days 23,350 days
52 Aaron V. Brown August 15, 1795 March 8, 1859 63 years, 205 days 23,215 days
53 Walter Q. Gresham March 17, 1832 May 28, 1895 63 years, 72 days 23,082 days
54 John Creswell November 18, 1828 December 23, 1891 63 years, 35 days 23,045 days
55 Henry C. Payne November 23, 1843 October 4, 1904 60 years, 316 days 22,230 days
56 Return J. Meigs November 17, 1764 March 29, 1825 60 years, 132 days 22,046 days
57 George Meyer June 24, 1858 March 9, 1918 59 years, 258 days 21,807 days
58 William L. Wilson May 3, 1843 October 17, 1900 57 years, 167 days 20,986 days
59 Marshall Jewell October 20, 1825 February 10, 1883 57 years, 113 days 20,932 days
60 Samuel D. Hubbard August 10, 1799 October 8, 1855 56 years, 59 days 20,512 days
61 Wilson S. Bissell December 31, 1847 October 6, 1903 55 years, 279 days 20,367 days
62 Gideon Granger July 19, 1767 December 31, 1822 55 years, 165 days 20,253 days
63 Alexander Randall October 31, 1819 July 25, 1872 52 years, 268 days 19,261 days
64 William T. Barry February 5, 1784 August 30, 1835 51 years, 206 days 18,833 days
65 Frank Hatton April 28, 1846 April 30, 1894 48 years, 2 days 17,534 days
66 Robert E. Hannegan June 30, 1903 October 6, 1949 46 years, 98 days 16,900 days
Postmasters General 66
Living 3
Deceased 63
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