Robert Byrd
Biography
Robert Carlyle Byrd was a renowned American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat and former U.S. representative for six years, Byrd remains the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history, having previously held the record for the longest-serving member in Congress. He also holds the distinction of being the only West Virginian to have served in both chambers of the state legislature and both chambers of Congress.