Senator Robert. C. Byrd (1917-2010) Longest Serving Member of the United States Congress

Title

Senator Robert. C. Byrd (1917-2010) Longest Serving Member of the United States Congress

Description

Senator Robert Byrd was U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010. Sen. Byrd served over 51 years of continuous service with an extraordinary lifetime attendance record of nearly 99 percent. Sen. Byrd has held more elected Senate leadership posts than any other member. These include secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference, Democratic whip, majority leader, minority leader, president pro tempore, and chairman of the Committee on Appropriations.

Creator

Michael Shane Neal

Date

2007

Source

Robert C. Byrd

U.S. Senate Leadership Portrait Collection Source: United States Senate

Source: Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies See also: 1964 Civil Rights Filibuster 

See also: Biography 

Rights

U.S. Senate

Publisher

U.S. Senate

Contributor

Michael Shane Neal

Format

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Language

English

Type

Figures

Identifier

Timeline

Coverage

Historic

Files

robertbyrd.jpg

Reference

Michael Shane Neal, Senator Robert. C. Byrd (1917-2010) Longest Serving Member of the United States Congress, U.S. Senate, 2007

Cite As

Michael Shane Neal, “Senator Robert. C. Byrd (1917-2010) Longest Serving Member of the United States Congress,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 26, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/106.