Who is the first-youngest senator in US history?

Answer 1

1801-1850 November 16, 1818

Youngest Senator {| |+ align="bottom" |John Henry Eaton (TN) |- | When the Senate convened on November 16, 1818, it set a record that is never likely to be broken. Members on that occasion, however, probably did not realize they were making history-and violating the Constitution-in administering the oath of office to Tennessee's 28-year-old John Henry Eaton. The framers of the Constitution set the minimum age for Senate service at 30 years. They arrived at that number by adding five years to the 25-year minimum they had established for House members, reasoning that the deliberative nature of the "senatorial trust" called for a "greater extent of information and stability of character" than would be needed in the House. Apparently no one asked John Eaton how old he was. In those days of large families and poorly kept birth records, he may not have been able to answer that question. Perhaps it was only later that he determined the birth date which now appears on his tombstone, confirming his less-than-constitutional age. Had someone in 1818 chosen to challenge his seating, Eaton could have pointed to the Senate's 1816 decision to seat Virginia's 28-year-old Armistead Mason, or the 1806 precedent to admit 29-year-old Henry Clay. Within a few years of Eaton's swearing-in, the Senate began to pay closer attention to such matters. This issue then lay dormant for more than a century until the 1934 election of Rush Holt, a 29-year-old West Virginia Democrat. During his campaign, Holt had pledged to wait six months into the 1935 session until his 30th birthday to be sworn in. While he was waiting, his defeated Republican opponent, former incumbent Senator Henry Hatfield, filed a petition with the Senate charging that Holt's failure to meet the constitutional age requirement invalidated his election. Hatfield therefore asked that he be declared the winner, having received the highest number of votes among other eligible candidates. The Senate dismissed Hatfield's arguments, observing that the age requirement applies at the time of oath-taking rather than the time of election, or the time the term begins. It also reiterated that the ineligibility of the winning candidate gives no title to the candidate receiving the next highest number of votes. On June 21, 1935, Holt followed in the line of Eaton, Mason, and Clay as the Senate's fourth youngest member, beating by 28 days the fifth youngest member, William Wells of Delaware, who took the oath of office in 1799. In January 1973, the distinction of becoming the sixth youngest-and the youngest since Holt, at the age of 30 years, 1 month, and 14 days-went to Delaware's Joseph Biden. Reference Items:

McKellar, Kenneth. "John H. Eaton." Included in Tennessee Senators as Seen by One of their Successors. Kingsport, Tenn.: Southern Publishers, Inc., 1942). |}

Answer 2

Long after his death, Henry Clay still holds the record for the youngest person to ever serve in the US Senate. He was 29 when he was elected, which technically didn't meet the Constitutional age requirement of 30.

Answer 3

The all-time youngest US Senator was John Henry Eaton of Tennessee, who started serving on the 5th of September 1818 at the age of 28.21 years, 1.79 years before he was old enough to be a US Senator.

John H. Eaton was elected to the senate at the age of 28 even though the constitution says you must be at least 30years old.Constitution states you must be 25.

Answer 4

The all-time youngest US Senator was John Henry Eaton of Tennessee, who started serving on the 5th of September 1818 at the age of 28.21 years, 1.79 years before he was old enough to be a US Senator.

Answer 5

Bill Hammrick

As of the election of 2010-----Marco Rubio (R-FL)

Answer 6

When Florida governor Charlie Crist appointed George LeMieux to replace retiring Mel Martinez, Kristen Gillibrand became the second youngest senator.

Answer 7

John Sununu (R-NH) DOB: September 10, 1964

Answer 8

Since the 3rd of January of 2013, the youngest person serving in the U.S. Senate has been Christopher Murphy of Connecticut. He was born on the 3rd of August of 1973.

Answer 9

Barack Obama

Answer 10

John Sununu