List of United States senators born outside the United States
This is a list of United States senators born outside the United States. It includes senators born in foreign countries (whether to American or foreign parents). The list also includes senators born in territories outside the United States that were later incorporated into the United States (except for those born in the British colonies and territories in North America (or in the temporarily independent former British colonies and territories in North America) that would go on to form the United States of America).
Name | Birthplace (current country) |
State or province | Then the territory of | State(s) represented | Party | Years |
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David H. Armstrong | Canada[a] | Nova Scotia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Missouri | Democratic | 1877–1879 |
David Baird | United Kingdom[b] | Ulster Northern Ireland |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | New Jersey | Republican | 1918–1919 |
Edward Baker | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Oregon | Republican | 1860–1861 |
James B. Beck | United Kingdom | Scotland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Kentucky | Democratic | 1877–1890 |
Judah P. Benjamin | U.S. Virgin Islands [c] | District of Saint Croix | Danish Virgin Islands | Louisiana | Whig | 1853–1859 |
Democratic | 1859–1861 | |||||
Michael Bennet | India | Delhi | India | Colorado | Democratic | 2009–present |
Hiram Bingham | United States[d] | Hawaii | Kingdom of Hawaii | Connecticut | Republican | 1924–1933 |
Rudy Boschwitz | Germany | Berlin | Weimar Germany | Minnesota | Republican | 1978–1991 |
Charles Bouligny | United States[e] | Louisiana | Spanish Empire | Louisiana | Democratic-Republican | 1824–1828 |
National Republican | 1828–1829 | |||||
Pierce Butler | Ireland | Leinster | Kingdom of Ireland | South Carolina | Pro-Administration | 1789–1791 |
Anti-Administration | 1791–1795 | |||||
Democratic-Republican | 1795–1796, 1802–1804 | |||||
George W. Campbell | United Kingdom | Scotland | Great Britain | Tennessee | Democratic-Republican | 1811–1814, 1815–1818 |
Eugene Casserly | Ireland | Leinster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | California | Democratic | 1869–1873 |
Charles W. Cathcart | Portugal[f] | Madeira | Kingdom of Portugal | Indiana | Democratic | 1852–1853 |
John Conness | Ireland | Connacht | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | California | Democratic | 1863–1869 |
James Couzens | Canada | Ontario | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Michigan | Republican | 1922–1936 |
Ted Cruz | Canada | Alberta | Canada | Texas | Republican | 2013–present |
James J. Davis | United Kingdom | Wales | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Pennsylvania | Republican | 1930–1945 |
Jean Destréhan | United States[g] | Louisiana | New France | Louisiana | Democratic-Republican | 1812 |
Tammy Duckworth | Thailand | Bangkok | Thailand | Illinois | Democratic | 2017–present |
Charles E. Dudley | United Kingdom | England | Great Britain | New York | Jacksonian Democrat | 1829–1833 |
James Graham Fair | United Kingdom | Ulster Northern Ireland[h] |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Nevada | Democratic | 1881–1887 |
Eligius Fromentin | France | Kingdom of France | Louisiana | Democratic-Republican | 1813–1819 | |
Albert Gallatin | Switzerland[i] | Canton of Geneva | Republic of Geneva | Pennsylvania | Democratic-Republican | 1793–1794[j] |
Jacob Gallinger | Canada[k] | Ontario | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | New Hampshire | Republican | 1891–1918 |
Frank Gooding | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Idaho | Republican | 1921–1928 |
William Harper | Antigua and Barbuda[l] | Antigua | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | South Carolina | Jacksonian Democrat | 1826 |
S. I. Hayakawa | Canada | British Columbia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | California | Republican | 1977–1983 |
Felix Hebert | Canada | Quebec | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Rhode Island | Republican | 1929–1935 |
Mazie Hirono | Japan | Fukushima Prefecture | Japan | Hawaii | Democratic | 2013–present |
William Hughes | Ireland | Leinster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | New Jersey | Democratic | 1913–1918 |
James Jackson | United Kingdom | England | Great Britain | Georgia | Anti-Administration | 1793–1795 |
Democratic-Republican | 1801–1806 | |||||
Magnus Johnson | Sweden | Province of Värmland | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Minnesota | Farmer-Labor | 1923–1925 |
Samuel Johnston | United Kingdom | Scotland | Great Britain | North Carolina | Pro-Administration | 1789–1793 |
Charles Jones | Ireland | Leinster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Florida | Democratic | 1875–1887 |
John Jones | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Nevada | Republican | 1873–1895 |
Silver | 1895–1901 | |||||
Republican | 1901–1903 | |||||
Thomas Kearns | Canada | Ontario | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Utah | Republican | 1901–1905 |
Octaviano Larrazolo | Mexico | Chihuahua | Second Federal Republic of Mexico | New Mexico | Republican | 1928–1929 |
John Laurance | United Kingdom | England | Great Britain | New York | Federalist | 1796–1800 |
William Lorimer | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Illinois | Republican | 1909–1912 |
Walter Lowrie | United Kingdom | Scotland | Great Britain | Pennsylvania | Democratic-Republican | 1819–1825 |
Stephen Mallory | Trinidad and Tobago[m] | Trinidad | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Florida | Democratic | 1851–1861 |
Lee Mantle | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Montana | Republican | 1895–1896 |
Silver Republican | 1896–1899 | |||||
Mel Martínez | Cuba | Province of Santa Clara | Republic of Cuba | Florida | Republican | 2005–2009 |
John McCain | Panama[n] | Province of Colón | Panama Canal Zone | Arizona | Republican | 1987–2018 |
James McMillan | Canada[k] | Ontario | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Michigan | Republican | 1889–1902 |
Joseph Millard | Canada[k] | Ontario | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Nebraska | Republican | 1901–1907 |
Robert Morris | United Kingdom | England | Great Britain | Pennsylvania | Pro-Administration | 1789–1795 |
John Moses | Norway | County of Rogaland | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | North Dakota | Democratic | 1945 |
James E. Murray | Canada | Ontario | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Montana | Democratic | 1934–1961 |
Knute Nelson | Norway | County of Hordaland | United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | Minnesota | Republican | 1895–1923 |
James Nesmith | Canada[o] | New Brunswick | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Oregon | Democratic | 1861–1867 |
Samuel Nicholson | Canada[p] | Prince Edward Island | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Colorado | Republican | 1921–1923 |
George T. Oliver | United Kingdom | Ulster Northern Ireland[q] |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Pennsylvania | Republican | 1909–1917 |
Samuel Pasco | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Florida | Democratic | 1887–1899 |
William Paterson | United Kingdom | Ulster Northern Ireland[r] |
Kingdom of Ireland | New Jersey | Pro-Administration | 1789–1790 |
Thomas Patterson | Ireland | Leinster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Colorado | Democratic | 1901–1907 |
Alexander Porter | Ireland | Ulster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Louisiana | Whig | 1833–1837 |
Edward Robertson | United Kingdom | Wales | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wyoming | Republican | 1943–1949 |
Carl Schurz | Germany[s] | North Rhine-Westphalia | German Confederation | Missouri | Republican | 1869–1875 |
William Joyce Sewell | Ireland | Connacht | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | New Jersey | Republican | 1881–1887, 1895–1901 |
James Shields | United Kingdom | Ulster Northern Ireland[t] |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Illinois | Democratic | 1849–1855 |
Minnesota | 1858–1859 | |||||
Missouri | 1879 | |||||
Joseph Simon | Germany[u] | Hesse | Grand Duchy of Hesse | Oregon | Republican | 1898–1903 |
Pierre Soulé | France | Department of Ariège | First French Republic | Louisiana | Democratic | 1847, 1849–1853 |
Isaac Stephenson | Canada[v] | New Brunswick | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wisconsin | Republican | 1907–1915 |
Patrick Joseph Sullivan | Ireland | Munster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wyoming | Republican | 1929–1930 |
George Sutherland | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Utah | Republican | 1905–1917 |
Thomas Taggart | Ireland | Ulster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Indiana | Democratic | 1916 |
Edward Tiffin | United Kingdom | England | Great Britain | Ohio | Democratic-Republican | 1807–1809 |
Chris Van Hollen | Pakistan | Sindh | Pakistan | Maryland | Democratic | 2017–present |
Robert Wagner | Germany | Hesse | Prussia | New York | Democratic | 1927–1949 |
Patrick Walsh | Ireland | Munster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Georgia | Democratic | 1894–1895 |
Lowell Weicker | France | Paris Department | French Third Republic | Connecticut | Republican | 1971–1989 |
George Wetmore | United Kingdom | England | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Rhode Island | Republican | 1895–1907, 1908–1913 |
David Levy Yulee | U.S. Virgin Islands[w] | District of Saint Thomas | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Florida | Democratic | 1845–1851, 1855–1861 |
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet
Texas Senator Ted Cruz
Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Born in the British colony of Nova Scotia, in present-day Canada.
- ^ Born in County Londonderry, Ireland, at the time part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- ^ Born in Saint Croix, at the time part of the Danish West Indies under British occupation, in what is now the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- ^ Born in what was then the independent Kingdom of Hawaii.
- ^ Born in the Spanish colony of Louisiana.
- ^ Born in Funchal, on Madeira Island, to American parents.
- ^ Born in the French colony of Louisiana.
- ^ Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, at the time part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- ^ Born in Geneva, at the time part of the Republic of Geneva and now part of Switzerland.
- ^ Gallatin won election to the Senate in 1793, and took the oath of office, but on the same day a petition was filed by nineteen Pennsylvania Federalists protesting that Gallatin did not have the minimum nine years of citizenship required to be a senator. After two months of deliberation, the matter went before a Senate vote where Gallatin was removed from the Senate with a party-line vote of 14–12.
- ^ a b c Born in the British colony of Upper Canada, in present-day Canada.
- ^ Born in the British colony of Antigua, in what is now the independent country of Antigua and Barbuda.
- ^ Born in the British colony of Trinidad, in present-day Trinidad and Tobago.
- ^ Born in the Panama Canal Zone, a U.S. territory in present-day Panama.
- ^ Born in the British colony of New Brunswick, in present-day Canada, to American parents.
- ^ Born in the British colony of Prince Edward Island, in present-day Canada.
- ^ Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, to American parents.
- ^ Born in County Antrim, Ireland.
- ^ Born in the Kingdom of Prussia, in present-day Germany.
- ^ Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, at the time part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- ^ Born in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, in present-day Germany.
- ^ Born in the British colony of New Brunswick, in present-day Canada.
- ^ Born in Saint Thomas, at the time part of the Danish West Indies under British occupation, in what is now the U.S. Virgin Islands.
References[]
- Senators Born Outside the United States – United States Senate
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