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Bookmark or Share- Sen. Pell: Life and legacy - newportri.com1:34. NEWPORT — One hundred years ago tomorrow, on Nov. 22, 1918, Claiborne Pell was born in New York City. In his 90 years, the late senator’s life traced the arc of the American experience. One century after his birth, we can see the familiar milestones of American history set against his remarkable life.
- Claiborne Pell, Patrician Senator Behind College Grant Program, Dies at ...Jan. 1, 2009. Claiborne Pell, the quirky, patrician former senator from Rhode Island who created the college grant program that bears his name and wrote the legislation that established the...
- Celebrating the Centennial of Claiborne Pell’s BirthWhen Claiborne Pell was first elected to the United States Senate in 1960, his friend, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, described Pell as “the least electable man in America.” In fact, Pell would win six elections to the United States Senate with an average of 64% of the vote over three decades.
- Claiborne Pell dies at 90; former Rhode Island senator, creator of Pell ...Claiborne Pell, the quirky blueblood who represented blue-collar Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate for 36 years and was the force behind a grant program that has helped tens of millions of...
- Ex-Sen. Claiborne Pell, proponent of student grants, dies(CNN) -- Former U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell, who was largely responsible for the Pell grant program for U.S. college students, died Thursday morning at his Rhode Island home, his family said....
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