Claiborne Pell Senator

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 22, 1918
Birth name	Claiborne de Borda Pell
Birth place	New York City
Religion	Episcopal Church (United States)
Date of death	January 01, 2009
Place of death	Newport Rhode Island
Education	Columbia University Princeton University
Children	Julia Pell
Profession	United States Senate , United States Coast Guard , Diplomat

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Politician

military operations	World War II
military branch	United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard Reserve
military rank	Lieutenant Captain (naval)
party	Democratic Party (United States)
region	Rhode Island
seniority	United States Senator
service start	1941
service end	1941
successor	Jesse Helms Charles Mathias