Robert Byrd
Sign in to saveAmerican politician (1917–2010)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1917-11-20
- Died
- 2010-06-28
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Detective of London
- Liberty Arrives!
- Brave Chicken Little
- Charles Rat's picnic
- Believe Me
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA
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…
Known for
- Riotsville, USA — Self (archive footage)2022
- The World According to Dick Cheney — Self (archive footage)2013
- Body of War — Self2007
- Why We Fight — Self (archive footage)2005
- The World According To Bush — Self2004
- Gods and Generals — Confederate General2003
via TMDB
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- Listeners
- 53
- Total plays
- 730
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was a senior United States Senator from West Virginia, and a member and former Senate Leader of the Democratic Party. Byrd had been a Senator since January 3, 1959, and was the longest-serving Senator as well as the longest-serving member in congressional history. Byrd was an avid fiddle player for most of his life, starting in his teens when he played in various square dance bands. Once he entered politics, he used his fiddling skill
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,771x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,716x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,245x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,737x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,081x
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Ted Stevens
- Succeeded by
- Daniel Inouye
- Whip
- Alan Cranston
- Leader
- Mike Mansfield
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 20 November 1917
- Died
- 28 June 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- North Wilkesboro
- Place of death
- Merrifield
- Position held
- senator
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Instrument
- fiddle
Article
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 6th district In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 Preceded byErland Hedrick Succeeded byJohn Slack Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 9th district In office December 1, 1950 – December 23, 1952 Preceded byEugene Scott Succeeded byJack Nuckols Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Raleigh County In office January 1947 – December 1950 Preceded byMulti-member district Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details BornCornelius Calvin Sale Jr. (1917-11-20)November 20, 1917 North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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