Famous Appalachians | Robert C. Byrd
Born: November 20, 1917
Birthplace: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
First elected to Senate in 1959
Party: Democrat
Oldest member in Congress
President Pro Tempore and the highest ranking senator in office
November 2008: Stepped down as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations CommitteeABC News: 91-Year-Old Sen. Byrd Hospitalized (May 19, 2009)1
Longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history
Robert Byrd
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The Senate 1789 -1989 Addresses on the history of the United States Volume 2 Bicentennial Edition
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