Lloyd Bentsen

Lloyd Bentsen

Interment LocationVisited 
Houston, TXMarch 14, 2019 

Photographed March 14, 2019.
Photographed March 14, 2019.
Photographed March 14, 2019.
Photographed March 14, 2019.

Fast Facts

Born: February 11, 1921 in Mission, Texas

Spouse: Beryl Ann Longino Bentsen (m. 1943-2006)

Military Rank: Colonel — U.S. Air Force Reserve

Political Affiliation: Democratic Party

House Tenure: 1948-1955

Senate Tenure: 1971-1993

Served in Cabinet of: Bill Clinton

Cabinet Position: Secretary of the Treasury (1993-1994)

Presidential Medal of Freedom: Awarded by Bill Clinton (1999)

Died: May 23, 2006 in Houston, Texas

Cause of Death: Complications from a Stroke

Age: 85

Interment: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas

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