Harry F. Byrd

American politician and newspaper publisher (1887–1966)

Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher and political leader of the Democratic Party. H was Governor of Virginia from 1926 until 1930. He was then a United States Senator from 1933 until 1965. He was a critic of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, largely blocking most liberal legislation after 1937.[1]

Harry F. Byrd
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1933 – November 10, 1965
Preceded byClaude A. Swanson
Succeeded byHarry F. Byrd Jr.
50th Governor of Virginia
In office
February 1, 1926 – January 15, 1930
LieutenantJunius Edgar West
Preceded byElbert Lee Trinkle
Succeeded byJohn Garland Pollard
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 9, 1924 – February 1, 1926
Preceded byJames M. Dickerson
Succeeded byJoseph S. Denny
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 12, 1916 – January 9, 1924
Preceded byFrank S. Tavenner
Succeeded byMarshall B. Booker
Personal details
Born
Harry Flood Byrd

(1887-06-10)June 10, 1887
Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 1966(1966-10-20) (aged 79)
Berryville, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Anne Douglas Beverley
Children4, including Harry Jr.
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His son Harry Jr. replaced him as U.S. Senator, but ran as an Independent following the decline of the Byrd Organization.

Although Byrd never announced as a presidential candidate, he received many votes in the 1956 presidential election and 15 electoral votes in the 1960 election.

Byrd died in Berryville, Virginia on October 20, 1966 at the age of 79.[2]

References change

  1. Mordecai Lee (2012). Congress Vs. the Bureaucracy: Muzzling Agency Public Relations. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 211.
  2. "Byrd, Harry Flood". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005. p. 761. ISBN 9780160731761. Retrieved September 19, 2017.