Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. Dwyer then served as the 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania from January 20, 1981, to January 22, 1987, when he committed suicide during a live press conference.
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Robert `Budd` Dwyer 21 November 1939 St. Charles, Missouri
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Died |
22 January 1987 (aged 47) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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