Robin Beard

A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. , August 21, 1939. Attended Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, Tenn. B. A. , Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. , 1961. United States Marine Corps, first lieutenant, 1962-1965. United States Marine Corps Reserves. State commissioner of personnel, 1970-1972. Delegate to Tennessee State Republican convention, 1972. Delegate to Republican National Convention, 1972. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1983). Was not a candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1982, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. Assistant secretary general for defense support, NATO, Brussels, 1984-1987 and 1992-1995. President of an import-export company in Washington, D. C. Senior fellow, Croton Institute. Died on June 16, 2007, in Charleston, S. C. Interment at French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery, Charleston, S. C.