New Delhi, May 20 -- Barney Frank, one of the most influential liberal lawmakers in modern American politics and a key architect of post-financial crisis Wall Street reforms, has died at the age of 86.

Frank, who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades, died on Tuesday (May 19) after entering hospice care in Maine with congestive heart failure, according to his former campaign manager and close friend Jim Segel. He is survived by his husband, Jim Ready, and his family.

Known for his sharp wit, combative debating style and outspoken liberal politics, Frank became a defining figure in Democratic politics through his work on financial regulation, LGBT rights and progressive economic policy.

Frank made history in ...