Beard Jr., Robin Leo b. August 21, 1939 d. June 17, 2007 US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1973 to 1983. He was succeeded in Congress by Al Gore. A Republican, he also ran as a Candidate for United States Senator from Tennessee in 1982, and served as NATO's Assistant Secretary-General. He died from complications from a malignant brain tumor. (Bio by: K) French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA