Oldest Living United States Governor
The following are lists of the politicians who were or are the longest living and oldest still-living governors of each U.S. state. The current oldest living U.S. governor is Raul Castro of Arizona; Albert Rosellini (1910–2011), the governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965, lived the longest lifespan of any governor, having died at the age of 7002101000000000000101 years, 7002262000000000000262 days.
A list of earliest serving United States governors is also available.
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