Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966

Authoritative Name:
Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966
Biography:
"Senator from Virginia; born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., June 10, 1887; moved with his parents to Winchester, Va., in 1887; attended the public schools and Shenandoah Valley Academy at Winchester, Va.; entered the newspaper publishing business in 1903 and became publisher of the Winchester (Va.) Star; also engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits near Berryville, Va., in 1906, specializing in growing and storing apples and peaches; president of the Valley Turnpike Co. 1908-1918; member, State senate1915-1925; State fuel commissioner in 1918; was elected chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1922; Governor of Virginia 1926-1930; Democratic National committeeman 1928-1940; was appointed March 4, 1933, and subsequently elected on November 7, 1933, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Claude A. Swanson; reelected in 1934, 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, and 1964, and served from March 4, 1933, until his resignation November 10, 1965; chairman, Committee on Rules (Seventy-seventh through Seventy-ninth Congresses), Committee on Finance (Eighty-fourth through Eighty-ninth Congresses), Joint Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Seventy-seventh through Eighty-ninth Congresses), Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation (Eighty-fourth through Eighty-ninth Congresses); died in Berryville, Va., October 20, 1966; interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

12 items in 6 collections (expand all)

--Confounded younger generation / Baldy, [ca. 1961]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Hold the fort, boys-- / Baldy, [1963]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1963
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Byrd sanctuary / Baldy, 1959 Dec. 7

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1959-12-7
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

This age of automation / Baldy, [1962]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1962
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

To Dick Russell-- A toast--, [1997]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1977
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Massive Resistance

Creator:
Catsam, Derek C.
Date of Original:
2022
Collection:
Encyclopedia Virginia
Contributing Institution:
Virginia Humanities

Oral history interview with David Gambrell, 1992 September 21

Creator:
Gambrell, David Henry, 1929-
Date of Original:
1992-09-21
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Radio interview with Senator Thurmond and Senator Byrd, 1959 June 11

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1959-06-11
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Senator Harry Byrd's efforts to reduce the budget

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1957-04-01
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on the Senate floor, 1958 February 13

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-02-13
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library