Robert Byrd
Former United States Senator
Robert Carlyle Byrd was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat, Byrd also served as a U.S. representative for six years, from... Wikipedia
Born: November 20, 1917, North Wilkesboro, NC
Died: June 28, 2010 (age 92 years), Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Annandale, VA
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Majority Leader of the United States Senate (1987–1989), Minority Leader of the United States Senate (1981–1987), Majority Leader of the United States Senate (1977–1981), and more
Education: Marshall University (1994), American University Washington College of Law (1963), Concord University, and more
Descendants: Mona Byrd, Marjorie Byrd, Mary Anne Moore Clarkson, and more
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