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Jun 30, 2010 · Transcript. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W. Va) died Monday at the age of 92. He spent 51 years in the Senate, and is remembered for bringing money back to his home state of West Virginia. "They can call ...
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 1953 until 1959. He remains the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history; he was the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress ...
Jul 2, 2010 · President Barack Obama and thousands of ordinary West Virginians honored the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd, America's longest-serving senator, at a memorial service in the late senator's home state ...
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 ...
Jun 29, 2010 · According to the Senate Historical Office, Robert Byrd was the 1,579 th person to become a United States Senator. Since he was elected to the Senate, another 335 individuals have become United States Senators. All in all, Robert Byrd served with over 400 other Senators.
Jun 29, 2010 · June 29, 2010 12 AM PT. Reporting from Washington —. Robert Carlyle Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who was often called the conscience of the Senate for his devotion to the system of ...
