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Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) 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 1953 until 1959.
May 17, 2022 · Raised in a West Virginia coal mining community, the future senator often said that his childhood experiences helped shape his political beliefs. While working as a butcher in the early 1940s, Byrd formed a new chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Sophia, West Virginia. In his 2005 book, Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields, Byrd ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Robert C. Byrd is best known as the longest-serving senator and longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress. ... Robert Byrd was born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. on November ...
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 ...
Jun 28, 2010 · Biden remembers Byrd as mentor and ‘dear friend’. by Sam Youngman - 06/28/10 4:29 PM ET. Biden, speaking in Louisville, Ky., recalled that Byrd acted as a mentor when Biden. joined the Senate ...
Jun 28, 2010 · 1 of 8. i. View slideshow. Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history and an ardent defender of the chamber's traditions, died Monday. He was 92. Byrd was best known for his ...
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Jun 29, 2010 · Robert C. Byrd served 51 years in the United States Senate, longer than anyone else in history, and with his six years in the House of Representatives, he was the longest-serving member of Congress.
