Frederick H. Gillett | |
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| 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 October 16, 1851 Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1935 (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.