Robert C. Byrd served 51 years in the United States Senate, longer than anyone else in history, and with his six years in the House of Representatives, he was the longest-serving member of Congress.

Updated: July 19, 2010 Robert C. Byrd, a Democrat from West Virginia, was a Senator for 51 years and a member of the House for 6, making him the longest-serving member of the Senate and Congress ...

Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving member of the Senate, has died. The West Virginia Democrat cast more than 18,500 votes -- more than any other senator to-date. Byrd, an outspoken critic of the ...

Senator Robert C. Byrd, democrat from West Virgina and the longest-serving senator in American history, died Monday at the age of 92. Jan. 30, 2003: Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va, left, and Sen. Edward ...

A couple years after completing his tenure as the first official historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ray Smock ...

Robert C. Byrd, the longest serving member of the U.S. Senate, a fiery orator and hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to his beloved West Virginia, died Monday. He ...

Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV died early Monday morning after a legendary career in Washington, here are some facts and remembrances from covering the 92-year old senator for years on Capitol Hill.

The late Robert C. Byrd will make one last visit to his beloved Senate chamber Thursday, when his body will lie in repose in a ritual the Senate has not witnessed in more than 50 years.

Robert Byrd, who rose from an impoverished childhood to become the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history, died Monday at the age of 92. Byrd, a Democrat, held his seat for more than 50 years ...