Conrad R. Burns

A Senator from Montana. Born in Gallatin, Davies County, Mo. , January 25, 1935. Attended the Gallatin public schools. Attended the University of Missouri 1953-1954. United States Marine Corps 1955-1957. Farm broadcaster and auctioneer. Yellowstone (Mont. ) County Commissioner 1986. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1988. Reelected in 1994 and 2000, and served from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 2007. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2006. Was a resident of Billings, Mont. , until his death on April 28, 2016. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.