Claiborne de Borda Pell (born November 22, 1918) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1961 to 1997. A Democrat, he was that state's longest serving senator. Born in New York City, Pell attended St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University in 1940, and a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1946. While in Princeton, he was a member of Colonial Club. He served in the United States Coast Guard and United States Coast Guard Reserve, and from 1945 to 1952, he served in the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer in Czechoslovakia, Italy, and Washington, D.C.. http://bioguide. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. 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In 1960, Pell won the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Theodore Francis Green after defeating (as an unendorsed outside candidate) two former Governors, Dennis J. Roberts and former U.S. Sen. J. Howard McGrath in the Democratic primary. Theodore Francis Green (October 2, 1867–May 19, 1966) was an American politician who served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1933 until 1937, when he was elected as a United States Senator from that state, serving until 1961. ... Dennis Joseph Roberts (April 8, 1903 - June 30, 1994) was an American politician, member of the Democratic Party, who served as 63rd Governor of Rhode Island. ... McGrath (middle left) with Theodore Francis Green (right) and Harry S. Truman (far right). ...

Pell is largely responsible for the creation of Pell Grants in 1973 (originally known as "Basic Educational Opportunity Grants"), which provide financial aid funds to U.S. college students. He was also the main sponsor of the bill that created the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and was active as an advocate for mass transportation initiatives and domestic legislation facilitating and conforming to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. He served as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1987-1994. The Pell Grant program is a type of post-secondary, educational federal grant program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. ... The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ... The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Pub. ... United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Opened for signature December 10, 1982 in Montego Bay (Jamaica) Entered into force November 16, 1994[1] Conditions for entry into force 60 ratifications Parties 149[2] For maritime law in general see Admiralty law. ... U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ...

Pell is the son of former United States Representative Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr., great-great-grandson of former Congressman John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, great-great-grandnephew of former Senator and Vice President of the United States George Mifflin Dallas and great-great-great-grandnephew of former Senator and Representative William Charles Cole Claiborne and of former Congressman Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne. He is also a direct descendant of mathematician John Pell, who is said to have originated the modern division symbol. The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. ... John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (April 24, 1809 - May 17, 1884) He was a nephew of William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne, grandnephew of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812), great-grandfather of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. ... The Vice President of the United States[1] (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS,[2] Veep, or VP) is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. ... For other persons named George Dallas, see George Dallas (disambiguation). ... William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775 - 23 November 1817) was a United States politican, best known as the first U.S. governor of Louisiana. ... Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne (November 14, 1777 - August 15, 1859) He was brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne, nephew of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812), uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, and great-great-great granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs). ... John Pell (March 1, 1610 - December 12, 1685), was an English mathematician. ...

Pell is married to the former Nuala O'Donnell, a descendant of the Hartford family and, as such, one of the heirs to the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company fortune. Pell himself is one of the heirs to what started out as the Lorillard tobacco fortune, although the family has been out of the Lorillard firm for generations. Their primary residence is the house known as "Pelican Ledge" overlooking Newport, Rhode Island's Bailey's Beach. For other uses, see A&P. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a 340-store supermarket chain with locations in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi, the District of Columbia, and Ontario. ...

Upon his retirement from the Senate, Rhode Island's Newport Bridge was redesignated the "Claiborne Pell Bridge" and the Pell Center of International Relations and Public Policy was established at Salve Regina University, in Newport, Rhode Island, Pell's home town. The Claiborne Pell (Newport) Bridge. ... Ochre Court, Salves administrative building Salve Regina University is a university in Newport, Rhode Island. ...

In 1993, during the bitter confirmation battle over Roberta Achtenberg, a lesbian, to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Pell stated that his daughter was a lesbian, and that he hoped that it would not be a barrier to federal employment for her. Many agree that Pell, arguably one of the most popular U.S. Senators of the later years of the 20th century, helped secure Achtenberg's nomination, making her the first openly gay person to be confirmed by the United States Senate. Pell now suffers from advanced Parkinson's Disease.^[1] Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950) was the first openly lesbian or gay public official in the United States whose appointment to a federal position was confirmed by the United States Senate. ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ... The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. ... Parkinsons disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferers motor skills and speech, as well as other functions. ...

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External links

• Official Senate Biography
• Pell Center at Salve Regina University

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