Claiborne Pell

Claiborne de Borda Pell   (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer. He was a United States Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Pell is the longest serving U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.

He retired from the U.S. Senate because of bad health since he had Parkinson's disease.Associated Press, Sen. Claiborne Pell Says He Has Parkinson's Disease, April 10, 1995

References

Other websites
 Claiborne Pell at Congressional Biographical Directory
 Claiborne Pell at Find A Grave 
 New England Cable News, Video, Bill Clinton Eulogy, Something 'magical' about Claiborne Pell, January 5, 2009
 WPRI-TV, Video, Joe Biden Eulogy, VP-Elect Joe Biden Eulogizes Sen. Pell, January 5, 2009
 WPRI-TV, Video, Ted Kennedy Eulogy, Sen. Kennedy eulogizes former Sen. Pell, January 5, 2009
 WPRI-TV, Video, Jack Reed Eulogy, Sen. Reed: Pell Was Ideal Public Servant, January 5, 2009


Category:1918 births
Category:2009 deaths
Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Category:United States senators from Rhode Island
Category:Politicians from New York City
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians