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About Claiborne Pell
Claiborne de Borda Pell 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.
Everything about Claiborne Pell →- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, military officer, businessperson
- Position held
- Foreign Service officer, chairperson, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States, Australia
- Born
- November 22, 1918
- Died
- January 1, 2009