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- Birth nameClaiborne deBorda Pell
- Claiborne Pell was born on November 22, 1918 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Nuala O'Donnell. He died on January 1, 2009 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- SpouseNuala O'Donnell(December 16, 1944 - January 1, 2009) (his death, 4 children)
- Former representative who represented the State of Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives.
- United States Senator from 1960-1996, and son of Congressman Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. Introduced legislation in 1972 for a program to help underprivileged youngsters attend college, nicknamed "The Pell Grant".
- Sponsor of the legislation that created the Pell Grant program, which provides financial aid to college students.
- Democrat U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. Term of service: 3 January 1961 - 3 January 1997.
- Four months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Coast Guard. He served on convoy and patrol duty in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He retired from the Reserve in 1978 as a captain.
- [response to being asked in a 1996 interview how the BEOG grant program came to be known as the Pell Grant. Actually, the name was officially changed to Pell Grant in 1980 by his colleagues in Congress.] Because there was no Senator Beog!
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