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Claiborne Pell

Claiborne Pell ist vor allem bekannt für 60 Minutes. Claiborne Pell wurde am 22. November 1918 geboren. Claiborne Pell starb am 1. Januar 2009 im Alter von 90 Jahren.

Geboren: 22. November 1918
Geburtsort: New York City, New York, USA
Gestorben: 1. Januar 2009 (90 Jahre)

Biografie

Claiborne de Borda Pell GCC GCM (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, which provides financial aid funding to American college students; the grant was given Pell's name in 1980 in honor of his work in education legislation.

A member of the Democratic Party, Pell remains the longest serving U.S. senator from Rhode Island.