List of British supercentenarians
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As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of 154 British persons who have become "supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age. This number includes emigrants who died in other nations. The oldest known British person ever is Ethel Caterham, who is currently living at the age of 117 years, 33 days, and is additionally the oldest living person in the world. The oldest man from the United Kingdom is Henry Allingham, who died in 2009 at the age of 113 years and 42 days.
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Betsy Baker
Betsy Ann Baker (née Russell; born 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955) was born in Great Brington, Northamptonshire in England, immigrated to the United States, settled in Nebraska, and became the world's oldest person. She lived for 65 years in Johnson County, where she was called "the Queen mother of the Johnson County Fair" in 1953. At age 107, she received a congratulatory letter from president Harry S. Truman. On her 112th birthday, she was featured in the US Army magazine Stars and Stripes. She died in Tecumseh, aged 113 years and 65 days.
Baker was the first supercentenarian listed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person.
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