Claiborne Pell
| Claiborne Pell | |
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| Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Lugar |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Helms |
| Chair of the Senate Rules Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1978 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Cannon |
| Succeeded by | Charles Mathias |
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United States Senator from Rhode Island |
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In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore Green |
| Succeeded by | Jack Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Claiborne de Borda Pell November 22, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2009 (aged 90) Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nuala O'Donnell |
| Children | 4 (including Julia) |
| Education |
Princeton University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Coast Guard
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| Years of service | 1941–1945 (Active) 1945–1978 (Reserve) |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant (Active) Captain (Reserve)
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| Unit | United States Coast Guard Reserve |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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 the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to American college students. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Senate longer than anyone else from Rhode Island.
Claiborne Pell was born on November 22, 1918 in New York City, the son of Matilda Bigelow and diplomat and congressman Herbert Pell.
Pell's family members included John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, George Mifflin Dallas, William Charles Cole Claiborne, and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne. He was a direct descendant of mathematician John Pell.
During 1927 Pell's parents divorced and his mother was re-married to Commander Hugo W. Koehler of the United States Navy. Koehler served as a military attache to Russia and was rumored to be the illegitimate son of Archduke Rudolph, the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, although no confirming evidence has been found for this theory.
He attended St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island and received an A.B. in history from Princeton University during 1940. While at Princeton, he was a member of Colonial Club and the American Whig-Cliosophic Society, and played as part of the rugby team.
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