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Robert Byrd

Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom West Virginia's 6th districtIn officeJanuary 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959Preceded byErland HedrickSucceeded byJohn SlackMember of the West Virginia Senatefrom the 9th districtIn officeDecember 1, 1950 – December 23, 1952Preceded byEugene ScottSucceeded byJack NuckolsMember of the West Virginia House of Delegatesfrom Raleigh CountyIn officeJanuary 1947 – December 1950Preceded byMulti-member districtSucceeded byMulti-member districtPersonal detailsBornCornelius Calvin Sale Jr.(1917-11-20)November 20, 1917North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.DiedJune 28, 2010(2010-06-28) (aged 92)Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.Resting placeColumbia Gardens CemeteryPartyDemocraticSpouseErma James​​(m. 1936; died 2006)​Children2EducationMarshall University (BA)American University (JD)SignatureByrd discussing early Senate history during a special bicentennial sessionRecorded April 6, 1989Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia from 1959 until his death in 2010.

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