What is R. Budd Dwyer's middle name?
Budd
What is R. Budd Dwyer's full name?
Robert `Budd` Dwyer
R. Budd Dwyer nickname(s):
Budd Dwyer
R. Budd Dwyer date of birth:
November 21, 1939
How old was R. Budd Dwyer when died?
47
Where was R. Budd Dwyer born?
St. Charles, Missouri
When did R. Budd Dwyer die?
January 22, 1987
Where did R. Budd Dwyer die?
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Why did R. Budd Dwyer die?
shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver
R. Budd Dwyer body shape:
Large
What color is R. Budd Dwyer's hair?
Bald
What is R. Budd Dwyer's ethnicity?
White
What is R. Budd Dwyer nationality?
American
Where did R. Budd Dwyer go to school?
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
What is R. Budd Dwyer's occupation?
Politician
R. Budd Dwyer claim to fame:
Republican PA state treasurer who committed suicide during a televised press conference
Short Biography
Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served from 1971 to 1981 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. He served as the 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania from January 20, 1981 to January 22, 1987. On that day, Dwyer called a news conference in the Pennsylvania state capital of Harrisburg where he killed himself in front of the gathered reporters with a .357 caliber revolver. Dwyer's suicide was broadcast later that day to a wide television audience across the state of Pennsylvania.