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30 de jul. de 2013 · Former Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. of Virginia dies at 98. By BOB LEWIS. Updated 4:40 PM PDT, July 30, 2013. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Harry F. Byrd Jr., a 20th century champion of racial segregation and fiscal restraint who followed his father into the U.S. Senate but left his father’s Democratic Party, died Tuesday. He was 98.
30 de jul. de 2013 · Harry F. Byrd Jr. succeeded his ailing father in 1965 and continued his staunch support of segregation. He later switched from Democrat to independent and remained a senator until 1982.
4 de ago. de 2013 · Updated: 08/04/2013 06:56 AM EDT. WINCHESTER, Va. — Former U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. was remembered at his funeral Saturday for his positive demeanor and devotion to his country. Byrd’s ...
30 de jul. de 2013 · Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., the Democrat-turned-independent who began his career as a staunch segregationist and preached fiscal restraint in Washington long before it became fashionable, has ...
Harry Flood Byrd (10 June 1887–20 October 1966), governor of Virginia and member of the United States Senate, was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the eldest son of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1860–1925) and Eleanor Bolling Flood Byrd, of Winchester. His brothers were Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888–1957), who gained fame as a polar aviator and explorer, and Thomas Bolling Byrd (1890–1968), a ...
Scholarships. Harry F. Byrd Leadership Award. Open to high school seniors who are nominated by each secondary/high school in Virginia. Recognizing Virginia’s high school students exhibiting excellence of character, leadership, devotion to duty, and academic accomplishment. One winner will be selected from each congressional district.
Scope and Content . This collection consists of ca. 134,000 items (268 Hollinger boxes and 30 cubics, ca. 150 linear feet) ca. 1958-1974, and contains papers pertaining to the political career of Harry F. Byrd, Jr.of Winchester, Virginia, in the United States Senate, and papers of the Byrd family, and includes campaign material, legislative files, speeches, correspondence, miscellaneous and ...
