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  Byrd, Jr., Harry Flood
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AffiliationIndependent Democrat  
  1966-00-00  
 
NameHarry Flood Byrd, Jr.
Address
Winchester, Virginia , United States
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Born December 20, 1914
DiedJuly 30, 2013 (98 years)
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Jul 23, 2023 12:05pm
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Info (son of Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.), a Senator from Virginia; born in Winchester, Va., December 20, 1914; educated at Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia; newspaper editor and fruit grower; member of Democratic State central committee 1940-1965; during the Second World War, served in the United States Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander; member, State senate 1948-1965; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate November 12, 1965, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his father, Harry Flood Byrd, and was subsequently elected on November 8, 1966, to fill the unexpired term ending January 3, 1971; reelected as an Independent in 1970 and in 1976 and served from November 12, 1965, to January 2, 1983; was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; is a resident of Winchester, Va.


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Jul 30, 2013 08:00am News Former Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. of Virginia Dies  Article Chronicler 

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FAMILY
Father Harry Flood Byrd, Sr. 1887-1966
Grandfather Richard Evelyn Byrd 1860-1925
Uncle Richard Evelyn Byrd 1888-1957
Grandmother Eleanor Bolling Flood 1864-1957
Great-Grandfather Joel Walker Flood II 1839-1916
Grand Uncle Henry De La Warr Flood 1865-1921
Grand Uncle Joel West Flood 1894-1964
Great-Grandmother Eleanor Faulkner Flood 1844-1885
Mother Anne Douglas Beverley Byrd 1887-1964

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RACES
  11/02/1976 VA US Senate Won 57.19% (+18.93%)
  11/03/1970 VA US Senate Won 53.54% (+22.38%)
  11/08/1966 VA US Senate Special Won 53.30% (+15.92%)
  07/12/1966 VA US Senate - Special D Primary Won 50.95% (+1.89%)
  11/09/1965 VA US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1965 VA State Senate 21 Won 99.91% (+99.83%)
  11/05/1963 VA State Senate 23 Won 99.94% (+99.87%)
  11/03/1959 VA State Senate 24 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1955 VA State Senate 24 Won 99.98% (+99.97%)
  11/06/1951 VA State Senate 25 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/1947 VA State Senate 25 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
VA US President - Nov 04, 1980 R Ronald Reagan
US President National Vote - Nov 04, 1980 R Ronald Reagan
Secretary of Labor - Jan 26, 1977 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 R John Paul Stevens
VA Governor - Nov 06, 1973 R Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 D Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 R G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 R Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger