Robert Byrd

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Beckley_College
gptkb:American_University
gptkb:Marshall_University
gptkbp:apologyBy Publicly apologized for KKK membership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-11-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:North_Wilkesboro,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marjorie_Byrd_Moore
gptkb:Mona_Byrd_Fatemi
gptkbp:deathDate 2010-06-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Falls_Church,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Carlyle_Byrd
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Robert_C._Byrd_Bridge
gptkb:Robert_C._Byrd_Green_Bank_Telescope
gptkb:Robert_C._Byrd_Highway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Byrd
gptkbp:longestServingSenator true
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army_Reserve
1942–1945
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor Opposition to Iraq War
Former member of the Ku Klux Klan
Historian of the U.S. Senate
Longest-serving member of the United States Congress
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate
gptkb:Senate_Majority_Whip
gptkb:Senate_Minority_Whip
CEO
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Senate Minority Leader
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Losing_America:_Confronting_a_Reckless_and_Arrogant_Presidency
gptkb:Robert_C._Byrd:_Child_of_the_Appalachian_Coalfields
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Columbia_Gardens_Cemetery,_Arlington,_Virginia
gptkbp:signature Robert Byrd signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Erma_Ora_James
gptkbp:stateRepresented gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:termEnd 2010-06-28
gptkbp:termStart 1959-01-03
gptkbp:website byrd.senate.gov
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_University
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4