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Harry F. Byrd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Flood Byrd was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia and moved with his parents to Winchester, Virginia the same year, Byrd belonged to one of Virginia's oldest families. Byrd was the brother of famed aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd; he is not a relation to Robert Byrd, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. In 1933 Byrd was appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate; he won reelection as a Democrat in 1933, 1934, 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, and 1964. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_F._Byrd   (1143 words)

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry F. Byrd is of no relation to Robert Byrd, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Byrd served in the Senate of Virginia from 1948 to November 1965. Byrd was widely popular in the state and became the second senator in history to win as an independent, earning 54% of the vote in a three-way race. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_F._Byrd,_Jr.   (356 words)

U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > People > Senators > Senators Who Changed Parties During Senate Service (Since 1890) A former state senator, he was appointed to Harry F. Byrd, Sr.'s Senate seat when the elder Byrd retired in poor health in 1965. Byrd decided not to seek a fourth term, and retired from the Senate on January 3, 1983. In 1970, Byrd announced that he was leaving the Democratic party to become an Independent member of the Senate. www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senators_changed_parties.htm   (5979 words)

Byrd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry F. Byrd (1887–1966), U.S. Senator for Virgina William Byrd II (1674-1744), founder of Richmond, Virginia Robert Byrd (born 1917), U.S. Senator for West Virginia en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Byrd   (140 words)

Seibel Exhibit -- Harry F. Byrd The largest section of correspondence in the Seibel collection is from Harry Flood Byrd, governor of Virginia from 1926-1930 and U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1933-1965 (he was succeeded by his son, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Senator Harry F. Byrd, known nationally for his conservative views, was hardly an admirer of John L. Lewis (1880-1969), president of the United Mine Workers. Byrd had become one of the most vocal critics of the national Democratic Party, which he considered too liberal. www.library.vcu.edu /jbc/speccoll/exhibit/seibel9.html   (480 words)

Photograph Alphabetical Listing Byrd attended VMI for 2 years before tranferring to the Naval Academy. Byrd, Richard E. VMI Cadet Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr. Byrd, Jacob W. Group photo featuring Jacob Warwick Byrd (Class of 1850), taken at Forresthill, Placer Co., California, a mining town, circa 1888-1893. www.vmi.edu /archives/archivephotos/List.asp?num=321   (200 words)

VMI: VMI to Award Senator Byrd New Market Medal This will mark the first time the medal is awarded to the son of a previous medal recipient: Byrd's father, Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr., was awarded the medal in 1965. Byrd, a resident of Winchester, Va., will be the 11th person to be awarded the prestigious New Market Medal since it was established in 1962 by the VMI Board of Visitors. Byrd, 90, attended VMI with the Class of 1935, though he completed his education at the University of Virginia. www.vmi.edu /show.asp?durki=6069   (434 words)

6.txt Byrd also weighed in on campaign finance, saying the price of running for office at virtually all levels is spiraling out of control. Byrd recounted how he had won seven elections as a Democrat before he embarked on his 1970 campaign to keep his U.S. Senate seat. The morning session featured Godwin and Byrd, whom Latimer called "the grandest old conservative lions of 20th-century Virginia politics." Byrd and Godwin each came from old Virginia political families with deep roots in the Democratic Party, but both left the party of their fathers in the midst of their careers. www.virginia.edu /insideuva/textonlyarchive/96-11-08/6.txt   (638 words)

Harry F. Byrd Byrd, a Democrat (Democrat: A member of the Democratic Party), entered the Virginia State Senate in 1915, and served as the state's governor from 1926 to 1930. Byrd authored and signed "The Southern Manifesto (The Southern Manifesto: the southern manifesto was a document written in 1956 by legislators in the united... Although Byrd was never a candidate in a presidential election, he nevertheless received 134,157 votes in the 1956 election (1956 election: more facts about this subject). www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/harry_f_byrd   (258 words)

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business School of Business at Shenandoah University is named for Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., publisher, businessman and former United States Senator from Virginia, who served the Commonwealth and the nation with great distinction. Educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia, Senator Byrd followed his father, the Honorable Harry F. Byrd, Sr., into public service, thus forming a father-son combination that is one of the most influential in 20th century in Virginia and among the leading families in national politics. Senator Byrd's family tradition of fiscal conservatism, unquestioned integrity, and distaste for political expediency, has deeply infused the philosophy of the business school. www.su.edu /bsb/byrd.asp   (168 words)

The Winchester Star Harry F. Byrd Sr., future governor and U.S. senator, was but 16 when he assumed the reins of The Star and rescued it from financial ruin, using the classic “pay-as-you-go” principles for which he would become famous later in life. Byrd assumed the position of editor virtually from the day he purchased that old desk in 1935, but he cannot recall precisely when the title of publisher was added to his job description. Byrd said his grandfather “was regarded as a brilliant lawyer and orator, but was not a businessman.” This became evident during his ownership of The Star, which he purchased in 1897. www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/050702/Area_career.asp   (3736 words)

Television News of the Civil Rights Era : Film & Summaries Byrd's role in the state Senate was to lead the conservative wing of the Democratic Party in the 1950s and 60s. Byrd's conservative principles and his turn to Independent status helped pave the way for conservatives to move out of the Democratic Party and eventually into the Republican Party in Virginia and in the South. Byrd was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election in November 1966. www.vcdh.virginia.edu /civilrightstv/glossary/people-034.html   (261 words)

Family Trees of Thomas Jefferson and Other Famous Americans - pafg130 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File Harry F. Byrd dominated and controlled Virginia politics for half a century, first as Governor of Virginia and then as US Senator from Virginia for 30 years, following which his son, Harry F. Byrd Jr., was US Senator from Virginia for 18 years. Senator Harry Flood BYRD was born on 10 Jun 1887. Senator Harry Flood BYRD [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 10 Jun 1887 in Martinsburg, Berkley County, West Virginia. www.ishipress.com /pafg130.htm   (646 words)

Harry Byrd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (born 1914), U.S. politician, son of Harry F. Byrd, Sr. This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a person's or persons' name. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_Byrd   (96 words)

HARRY BYRD HELPED STEER VIRGINIA FOR 4 DECADES They had three sons, including Harry F. Byrd, Jr., who was appointed to succeed his father in the U.S. Senate. Harry Byrd was a dominant personality in Virginia politics for four decades. Heinemann quotes Byrd to great effect: ``Higher education is all right for those who desire it and can afford it, yet the foundation of all education is the attainment of knowledge which will be useful in the transaction of the duties of everyday life. scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960421/04190730.htm   (722 words)

BYRD, Harry Flood - Biographical Information Harry Byrd and the Changing Face of Virginia Politics, 1945-1966. Dictionary of American Biography; American National Biography; Heinemann, Ronald L. Harry Byrd of Virginia. bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001208   (33 words)

Creating an Ethical Environment for Online Education At the upper level a student may be dismissed from a program or even from the university or made to remain suspended for up to a year from the program of study. This student received another F*, was suspended from his program for a year, and only allowed to return in a probationary status. The second student received an F* and was made to retake the course. www.studentaffairs.com /ejournal/summer_2005/CreatingAnEthicalEnvironment.htm   (1831 words)

APPLE PRODUCER BYRD, SON AND BROTHER OF VIRGINIA SENATORS, DIES OF HEART FAILURE Byrd, 76, was the son of the late U.S. Sen. Harry Flood Byrd Sr. Born in Winchester on Oct. 30, 1920, to Harry Byrd Sr. Bradshaw Beverley Byrd, son of one senator and brother of another, died Sunday in Winchester Medical Center of heart failure. scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970107/01070270.htm   (190 words)

Rockbridge Weekly ONLINE News Stories The award, established to honor the civic contributions of retired U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., is presented to a public servant whose career best mirrors the life of Senator Byrd who was committed to selflessness, integrity, patriotism and courage. The first Byrd Award recipient was former Secretary of the United States Army John O. Marsh. "While Justice Carrico certainly served the Commonwealth in terms of years, it was the quality of his service that has earned him the Byrd Award," said VMI Superintendent General J.H. Binford Peay, III. www.rockbridgeweekly.com /RWstories/stories.php?action=3&id=72   (531 words)

Tax Analysts: Free Bulletins: Tax History: Tax History Bulletin (3 December 1996) "Little Harry" followed his father, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., to the chamber, where the elder Byrd served from the Great Depression through the mid 1960s. Although an independent, Byrd has been a member of the Democratic caucus and is the second-ranking minority member of the Finance Committee. Byrd has focused his legislative efforts on support for a balanced federal budget. www.taxanalysts.com /www/tadiscus.nsf/Archives/25EEE44EDBE0E5EF852563F50063F8BF?OpenDocument   (1573 words)

Robert C. Byrd - SourceWatch On May 23, 2005, Byrd was one of fourteen Senators to forge a compromise on the Democrats' use of the judicial filibuster, thus blocking the Republican leadership's attempt to implement the "nuclear option". Byrd was one of the Senate's most outspoken critics of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the Bush Doctrine's support of unilateralism and preemptive warfare. Byrd was appointed to the Appropriations Committee by then-Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson when he first came to the Senate in 1958. www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Robert_C._Byrd   (2246 words)

Television News of the Civil Rights Era : Film & Summaries led by state senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., stood loyal to Byrd, was committed to resisting any change, claimed to act on the principle of states' rights against encroaching federal authority, and refused to support either Kennedy or Johnson and the National Democratic Party platforms on civil rights. United States Senator Harry F. Byrd coined the phrase "massive resistance" as his recommendation for the proper response of Southern states to the U. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Byrd and state delegates urged Governor Thomas B. Stanley to call a special session of the legislature in 1956. www.vcdh.virginia.edu /civilrightstv/glossary/topic-015.html   (391 words)

Fredericksburg.com - George Washington's heritage Fox's frequent lectures against Byrd Machine politics struck a chord in Rawlings, especially after he found out his grandmother, Daisy Bullock Colbert of Massaponax, had campaigned against Harry Byrd when he ran for governor in 1925. In the Byrd era, the Republican Party in Virginia was a nonentity, a hated reminder of what Abraham Lincoln and other Yankees did in the Civil War to the vainglorious myth called Old Virginia. "Little Harry," as he was often called, had been appointed to what had become the family seat in the U.S. Senate when his father resigned in 1965. www.freelancestar.com /News/FLS/2005/032005/03192005/1701781   (4932 words)

HARRY BYRD Autograph He was succeeded by his son, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Headed: "Statement by Senator Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.) for release Sunday, February 4, 1951." In part: " Byrd was the younger brother of Admiral and explorer, Richard Byrd. www.historyforsale.com /html/prodetails.asp?documentid=34292   (513 words)

American Woodmark Corporate Site The vision is for the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level VI private university with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. 11/22/2004 - WINCHESTER, VA William Brandt, cofounder and retired CEO and chairman of American Woodmark Corporation, will serve as the first-ever Executive-in-Residence for the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. www.americanwoodmark.com /newsDetails.asp?iArea=4&iSectionID=2&iNewsID=25   (615 words)

SINGING THEIR PRAISES – ALUMNI HONOR FOUR Harrison continues to be active, serving as a member of the George Mason University Board of Visitors, and dean and professor at the Harry F. Byrd Jr. Harrison was appointed BDM president and chief operating officer and member of the Board of Directors, retiring from BDM in 1988. www.unm.edu /news/Releases/04-04-29alumni.htm   (594 words)

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD APRIL 22, 1977 S6271 Second is an excerpt from the testimony of J. Jack Kennedy, Jr., a young miner and college student in southwest Virginia, before the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is J. Jack Kennedy, Jr. S6273 The estimates of loss which could result are from 50% to 85% of the current production of the surface coal in Virginia. www.osmre.gov /legishistory/congrecord042277.htm   (5374 words)

The Children's Book Guild of Washington D.C. The University is organized into five academic schools: School of Arts and Sciences; Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business; Shenandoah Conservatory; School of Health Professions and School of Pharmacy; Nearly 60 Programs are offered with degrees awarded at the Associate, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral Level. www.childrensbookguild.org /shenandoah.htm   (156 words)

Arts Management Network :: Culture Management, Arts Administration, Cultural Policy, Arts and Business Together, the exceptional performance opportunities provided in the Shenandoah Conservatory with the management enhancements provided by the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. RT Good also provides instruction in the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. This school features a strong foundational program in management theory and practice supported by state-of-the-art multi-media technology designed to keep pace with the rapidly changing advances occurring in organizational settings. www.artsmanagement.net /index.php?module=Education&func=display&ed_id=185   (599 words)

United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Nominations of William H. Rehnquist and Lewis F. Powell, Jr. PDF 475 KB Prepared statement by the Honorable John Conyers, Jr., Member of Congress, on behalf of himself and members of the Congressional Black Caucus in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr Statement of the Old Dominion Bar Association of Virginia, dated November 8, 1971 in regard to Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Lewis F. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States Lewis F. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be Associate Justices of the www.gpoaccess.gov /congress/senate/judiciary/sh92-69-267/browse.html   (1767 words)

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