Born in Roanoke, Virginia on October 6, 1943; educated at Patrick Henry High School, 1962; Princeton University (A.B., 1966, cum laude); Union Theological Seminary (N.Y.), Rockefeller Brothers Theological Fellowship, 1966-67; University of Virginia Law School (J.D., 1970) ; Attorney At Law; married Catherine Dabney Edwards; Lutheran; member: Lutheran Church (ELCA); Member of the Senate: 1996-