Robert Byrd
American politician (1917-2010) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 92
Robert Carlyle Byrd was an American politician 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.
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Byrd's mother, Ada Mae Kirby
Senator Byrd, his wife, Erma, and dog, Trouble
Byrd and President John F. Kennedy at his 1963 American University commencement ceremony
Byrd official portrait as a congressman
Byrd early in his Senate career
Senate Majority Whip Byrd meeting with President Gerald Ford
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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 West Virginia legislature and in both chambers of Congress.
