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Byrd passed away on March 25, 2006 after battling a long illness. Robert Byrd could not afford college. In fact, his diploma from Marshall University would have to wait until 60 years after high school, when Senator Byrd was 77 years old. In between high school and his undergraduate degree, though, Byrd enrolled in law school and, after ten ...
May 2, 2024 · Robert C. Byrd was an American Democratic politician who served as a representative from West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–59) and as a U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959–2010). Byrd was the longest-serving member of the Senate and longest-serving member of Congress in
The longest serving senator in history, Robert C. Byrd gained his higher education in the United States Senate. Rising from an impoverished childhood in the coalfields of West Virginia, Byrd entered public office in 1947 without a college degree. As a senator he earned a law degree by attending classes in the evenings, and he never stopped ...
Jun 28, 2010 · Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history known for passionate rhetoric and insider knowledge of Washington's power corridors, died early Monday at age 92.
Oct 7, 2020 · Robert Byrd served as U.S. Representative for the state of West Virginia from 1953 to 1959, and as a U.S. Senator from 1959, until his death in 2010 ( here ). Biden did deliver a eulogy for Byrd ...
Aug 15, 2016 · Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) holds the distinguished honor of being both the longest serving U.S. Senator and the longest serving member of Congress. Byrd was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of West Virginia in 1952 and took office on January 3, 1953. In 1958 Byrd was elected to the first of nine terms as U.S. Senator from West Virginia. He continued to ...
Aug 9, 2019 · The New York Times, "Robert C. Byrd, a pillar of the Senate, dies at 92," June 28, 2010 The White House, "President Obama on the loss of Senator Robert Byrd: ‘A voice of principle and reason ...
