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Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

Interment LocationVisitedSequence in Graves I Have Visited
Arlington, VAAugust 14, 202228th President Pro Tempore visited

Photographed August 14, 2022.
Photographed August 14, 2022.
Photographed August 14, 2022.

Fast Facts

Born: November 20, 1917 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Spouse: Erma James Byrd (m. 1937-2006)

Political Affiliation: Democratic Party

House Tenure: 1953-1959

Senatorial Tenure: 1959-2010

Senate Democratic Caucus Leader Tenure: 1977-1989

Senate President Pro Tempore Tenure: 1989-1995; 2001; 2001-2003; 2007-2010

Died: June 28, 2010 in Falls Church, Virginia

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Age: 92

Interment: Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

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