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Gender
Male
Birthday
November 20, 1917
Died
June 28, 2010
Age
92
Place of Birth
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA
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Robert Byrd
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Biography
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. He remains the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history; he was the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress until surpassed by Representative John Dingell of Michigan. Byrd is the only West Virginian to have served in both chambers of the stat…
Also known as
Robert Carlyle Byrd
