Claiborne Pell

Claiborne de Borda Pell GCC GCM (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.

Claiborne Pell
Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Richard Lugar
Succeeded by	Jesse Helms
Chair of the Senate Rules Committee
In office January 3, 1978 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Howard Cannon
Succeeded by	Charles Mathias
United States Senator from Rhode Island
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Theodore Green
Succeeded by	Jack Reed
Personal details
Born	Claiborne de Borda Pell (1918-11-22)November 22, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 1, 2009(2009-01-01) (aged 90) Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Nuala O'Donnell
Children	4
Father	Herbert Pell
Relatives	John Pell (ancestor) William C. C. Claiborne (great-great-great-granduncle) Clay Pell (grandson)
Education	Princeton University (AB) Columbia University (MA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1941–1945 (Active) 1945–1978 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant (Active) Captain (Reserve)
Unit	United States Coast Guard Reserve
Battles/wars	World War II

He retired from the U.S. Senate because of bad health since he had Parkinson's disease.[1]