Frederick H. Gillett

Frederick H. Gillett
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	David I. Walsh
Succeeded by	Marcus A. Coolidge
37th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 5, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	Champ Clark
Succeeded by	Nicholas Longworth
In office May 19, 1919 – December 3, 1923
Preceded by	multi-ballot election
Succeeded by	vacancy resolved
Leader of the House Republican Conference
In office May 19, 1919 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	James Robert Mann
Succeeded by	Nicholas Longworth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	Elijah A. Morse
Succeeded by	George B. Churchill
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1890–1891
Personal details
Born	Frederick Huntington Gillett (1851-10-16)October 16, 1851 Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 31, 1935(1935-07-31) (aged 83) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Christine Rice Hoar
Education	Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer

Frederick Huntington Gillett (/dʒɪˈlɛt/; October 16, 1851 – July 31, 1935) was an American politician who served as the 42nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1925 and as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from 1925 to 1931. A Republican, Gillett first began his career in politics when he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1890 to 1891, and would go on to serve in the House from 1893 to 1925. In 1924, he became the oldest individual elected to a first term in the U.S. Senate, a record that he would hold until Peter Welch's victory in the 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont 98 years later.