Lloyd Bentsen
69th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office January 20, 1993 – December 22, 1994
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Nicholas F. Brady
Succeeded by	Robert Rubin
Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
In office January 3, 1987 – January 20, 1993
Preceded by	Bob Packwood
Succeeded by	Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United States Senator from Texas
In office January 3, 1971 – January 20, 1993
Preceded by	Ralph Yarborough
Succeeded by	Bob Krueger
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 15th district
In office December 4, 1948 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Milton West
Succeeded by	Joe M. Kilgore
Personal details
Born	Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (1921-02-11)February 11, 1921 Mission, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 23, 2006(2006-05-23) (aged 85) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Beryl Ann Longino ​ (m. 1943)​
Children	3
Education	University of Texas, Austin (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army  • United States Army Air Forces  United States Air Force  • United States Air Force Reserve
Years of service	1942–1947 (Active) 1950–1959 (Reserve)
Rank	Colonel
Unit	15th Air Force  • 449th Bombardment Group
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (4)

Lloyd Bentsen (February 11, 1921 — May 23, 2006) was a Senator from Texas from 1971 to 1993 and was the United States Secretary of the Treasury under the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1994. He was a congressman from Texas from 1948 to 1955. He was also chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance from 1987 to 1993. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

He was the Vice Presidential running mate in the 1988 United States presidential election, but lost to Dan Quayle. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He died on May 23, 2006 in his home in Houston, Texas from a stroke, aged 85.^[1][2][3]

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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• Lloyd Bentsen at Find a Grave, retrieved on 2013-02-03
• Oral History Interview with Lloyd Bentsen, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library Archived 2001-11-26 at the Library of Congress Web Archives

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