Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22 1918 – January 1 2009) was a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island serving six terms from 1961 to 1997 and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant which provides financial aid funding to American college students. A member of the Democratic Party he was Rhode Island’s longest serving senator.
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active years end date
1981-01-03, 1995-01-03, 1997-01-03
active years start date
1961-01-03, 1978-01-03, 1987-01-03
alma mater
Columbia University, Princeton University
battle
World War II
birth date
1918-11-22
birth name
Claiborne de Borda Pell
birth place
New York City
child
Julia Pell
country
United States
death date
2009-01-01
death place
Newport Rhode Island
military branch
United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard Reserve
military rank
Lieutenant, Captain (naval)
order in office
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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