Claiborne Pell
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Claiborne Pell | |
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Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee | |
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Richard Lugar |
Succeeded by | Jesse Helms |
Chair of the Senate Rules Committee | |
In office January 3, 1978 – January 3, 1981 | |
Preceded by | Howard Cannon |
Succeeded by | Charles Mathias |
United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Theodore Green |
Succeeded by | Jack Reed |
Personal details | |
Born | Claiborne de Borda Pell November 22, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 1, 2009 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 90)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Nuala O'Donnell |
Children | 4 |
Father | Herbert Pell |
Relatives | John Pell (ancestor) William C. C. Claiborne (great-great-great-granduncle) Clay Pell (grandson) |
Education | Princeton University (AB) Columbia University (MA) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1941–1945 (Active) 1945–1978 (Reserve) |
Rank | |
Unit | United States Coast Guard Reserve |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Claiborne de Borda Pell GCC GCM (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer. He was a United States Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Pell is the longest serving U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
He retired from the U.S. Senate because of bad health since he had Parkinson's disease.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Associated Press, Sen. Claiborne Pell Says He Has Parkinson's Disease, April 10, 1995
Other websites
[change | change source]- Claiborne Pell at Congressional Biographical Directory
- Claiborne Pell at Find A Grave Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
- New England Cable News, Video, Bill Clinton Eulogy, Something 'magical' about Claiborne Pell, January 5, 2009
- WPRI-TV, Video, Joe Biden Eulogy, VP-Elect Joe Biden Eulogizes Sen. Pell, January 5, 2009
- WPRI-TV, Video, Ted Kennedy Eulogy, Sen. Kennedy eulogizes former Sen. Pell, January 5, 2009
- WPRI-TV, Video, Jack Reed Eulogy, Sen. Reed: Pell Was Ideal Public Servant, January 5, 2009
- Appearances on C-SPAN