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  Harry F. Byrd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
By the 1950s Byrd was one of the most influential senators, serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and later as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
Although Byrd was never a candidate in a presidential election, he nevertheless received 134,157 votes in the 1956 election.
Harry Byrd is of no relation to Robert Byrd, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia.
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 WashingtonPost.com: Harry Byrd of Virginia
Although Harry Byrd was certainly proud of the role his ancestors had played in the settling of the Virginia colony and was aware of the prominence of the family name in a state that venerated its colonial heritage, he did not traffic in his pedigree.
Byrd said years later that there must have been something wrong with her because "the three boys were always plotting how they could best escape me." There may not have been great outward signs of affection within the Byrd family, but there was a stable environment in which both freedom and responsibility flourished.
Byrd entered politics not primarily out of a sense of service to the larger community--although he always insisted that was his motive--but to preserve or advance that which was beneficial to himself and his interests.
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 Harry F. Byrd -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Byrd, a (A member of the Democratic Party) Democrat, entered the Virginia State Senate in 1915, and served as the state's governor from 1926 to 1930.
Byrd authored and signed " (additional info and facts about The Southern Manifesto) The Southern Manifesto" condemning the (The highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation) Supreme Court decision in (additional info and facts about Brown v.
Although Byrd was never a candidate in a presidential election, he nevertheless received 134,157 votes in the (additional info and facts about 1956 election) 1956 election.
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 Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia - The Pay-As-You-Go Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Byrd was a member of the Byrd family that could trace its Virginia roots to 1670.
Byrd, who had voted against the Senate bill, and his associates in the House used parliamentary maneuvering to prevent a conference to reconcile the two bills, which died as a result.
Byrd gave a speech to a taxpayers association in Massachusetts on December 10, 1938, in which he criticized "nine years of fiscal insanity," blamed much of the problem on the pump priming theories of British economist John Maynard Keynes, and blasted the idea that the recovery from the Depression could be achieved by borrowing.
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 The Byrd Organization
Byrd was successful because he created a voluntary alignment of a homogenous group with common views, and he made decisions carefully after ascertaining the feelings of the local officials.
Byrd was then elected governor in 1925, and institutionalized the pay-as-you-go approach where roads were built only as fast as state gas taxes and licenses fees were collected.
Byrd's dynamic leadership on the road bond issue led to his taking control and getting elected as governor in 1925, but his ability to shape the political landscape across the state was based on the fact that it required very few votes to win a contest in Virginia.
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 Harry Flood Byrd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Harry Flood Byrd (1887—1966) was the most powerful political leader in twentieth- century Virginia.
Byrd's political organization and pay-as-you-go philosophy kept taxes and public spending low in order to make Virginia attractive to business and industrial investors, but as a consequence road construction and support for public education and public health programs remained below national standards.
The Byrd organization collapsed following his death and the disastrous attempt by means of Massive Resistance to obstruct federal court orders in the 1950s and 1960s to desegregate the state's public schools.
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 Richard E
Richard Evelyn Byrd, son of Richard E. and Eleanor Bolling Byrd and younger brother of Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Sr., was born in Winchester, Va., 25 October 1888.
Byrd was assigned to battleship South Carolina (BB-26), and subsequently served in Kentucky (BB-6), Wyoming (BB-32), Missouri (BB-11), Washington (ACR-11), and Dolphin (PG-24).
Byrd and his three crewmen were rescued, taken to Paris, and then returned to an enthusiastic welcome in New York.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/r6/richard_e_byrd.htm   (1629 words)

  
 Family Trees of Thomas Jefferson and Other Famous Americans - pafg130 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
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.
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.
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 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Harry Byrd's Virginia
Harry Byrd's uncle, Congressman Hal Flood, was one of the Machine's leaders till his death in 1921, and Byrd's father was speaker of the House of Delegates.
That means that Harry Byrd, Jr., appointed to the Senate by outgoing Governor Harrison (who announced Byrd's resignation with tears in his eyes), will probably face a tough fight to retain his father's seat.
Byrd, a veteran of the State Senate, is considered a political lightweight and will not be a particularly attractive candidate.
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 Expert About by:Byrd
Byrd's compositions for the church may be separated into those for the Catholic liturgy and those designed for the officially recognised Church of England.
Byrd first made his mark in the U. Byrd pioneered the technique of night-time landings of seaplanes on the ocean and flew out over the horizon, out of sight of land, and navigated back to his base.
With the conclusion of hostilities, Byrd was called to Washington and assigned responsibility for the navigational preparations for the transatlantic flight attempt of the NC flying boats in l9l9.
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 In History: Indelible Impression - The Churchill Centre
Byrd slowed the dinner to a snail's pace, while I was dispatched to the grocery.
Byrd and I were invited to the gala dinner celebrating the centennial, which the present Queen attended.
Byrd, but don't forget this - that the great strength of the American system is that the forty-eight states, acting through their own legislatures, can, to a very considerable degree, determine their own affairs." Then he added: "You in America are not centralized like we are in England."
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 AllRefer.com - Harry Flood Byrd (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Harry Flood Byrd[bUrd] Pronunciation Key, 1887–1966, U.S. Senator from Virginia (1933–65), b.
Educated at Shenandoah Academy in Winchester, Va., he became publisher of the Winchester Star and an important figure in state Democratic politics.
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 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.
Byrd would become the dominant figure in Virginia politics for the next forty years.
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.
www.library.vcu.edu /jbc/speccoll/exhibit/seibel9.html   (480 words)

  
 Harry F. Byrd - TheBestLinks.com - Alabama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Mississippi, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Harry F. Byrd - TheBestLinks.com - Alabama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Mississippi,...
Harry F. Byrd, Alabama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Mississippi...
In 1933, at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Byrd was appointed to the United States Senate, however Byrd quickly became one of the President's most bitter opponents of the New Deal.
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 Jamestown 1889 Flood -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Shultz's house stood on Union Street, until the 1889 flood dumped it and a large oak tree almost...
June 27, 2003 -- "Johnstown Flood" is a new documentary about one of the worst disasters in American history.
She organized relief for the Russian and Armenian famines and the 1900 Galveston flood.
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 Flood History Nc -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In the fall of 1999, eastern North Carolina was hit by devastating flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd.
1828 (Cowpens Battlefield) The Pacolet flood of 1903 (...
Flood said the little creeks and runs found along the Tar River reflect local history, from the Civil...
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 The Winchester Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ashley Suzanne Bowker and Harry Flood Byrd IV were married on May 14, 2005, at Thurman Farm in Clarke County by the Rev. Dan McCoig.
Harry F. Byrd III was the best man for his son.
The groomsmen were John L. Byrd of Arlington; Thomas T. Byrd of Berryville; Blakeley T. Greenhalgh of San Francisco, Calif.; William Jenks of Capon Bridge, W.Va.; Langdon B. Greenhalgh of Berryville; Thomas W. Byrd of Boston, Mass., and Daniel A. Nienaber Jr.
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 APPLE PRODUCER BYRD, SON AND BROTHER OF VIRGINIA SENATORS, DIES OF HEART FAILURE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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.
Byrd is survived by two daughters, a son and three grandchildren.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970107/01070270.htm   (190 words)

  
 Civil Rights: HIST604: Harry F. Byrd
Harry F. Byrd of Virginia at the banquet of the Hampton Roads Maritime Association, Norfolk, Va., May 9, 1957, "the dangers and evils of the iniquitous so-called civil rights bills now pending"
Voting record, on major domestic issues, of Harry Flood Byrd : Candidate for democratic nomination to U. Senate in primary election August 6.
Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia in the Senate of the United States, Wednesday, May 17, 1961.
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 Harry Flood Byrd
Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887–1966, U.S. Senator from Virginia (1933–65), b.
Harry Flood BYRD - BYRD, Harry Flood (1887—1966) Senate Years of Service: 1933-1965 Party: Democrat BYRD, Harry...
Joel West FLOOD - FLOOD, Joel West (1894—1964) FLOOD, Joel West, (brother of Henry De La Warr Flood and uncle...
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 Shenandoah NP: Shenandoah Stories
In attendance was Virginia's Henry D. Flood, uncle of future Virginia Governor (1926-1928) and Senator, Harry Flood Byrd.
The new Commission was headed by William Carson, Byrd's former campaign manager, and had a mandate to survey, appraise, and purchase the estimated 4,000 properties within the authorized boundary.
The paper, owned by Senator Harry Byrd, initiated an editorial campaign against the decision which was picked up by the national press.
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 flood lights Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
EAST STROUDSBURG — Flory Pond has been flooding for years, but it never soaked Nancy Wayes's downstairs family room before.
Flooding the pond in the fall is one of the most crucial times of the entire crawfish season.
Ford Field Park pond helps combat flooding It captures rain water, connects to Rouge River By Delores Patterson / The Detroit News...
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 Byrd Coat of Arms
The Anglo-Saxon name Byrd comes from its first bearer, who was a person who worked as a bird catcher or someone who had birdlike characteristics.
It is hard to say exactly when man first came to the lands that were to become the British Isles, but it can be said with certainty that Paleolithic tribes were flourishing there by 8000 BC.
Byrd Framed Surname History and Coat of Arms
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 MSN Encarta - Harry Byrd
Byrd, Harry Flood (politician) (1887-1966), American legislator, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
He left school at the age of 16 to work for the...
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 Massive Resistance - The Civil Rights Movement in Virginia - Virginia Historical Society
In 1954, the political organization of U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr., controlled Virginia politics.
Senator Byrd promoted the "Southern Manifesto" opposing integrated schools, which was signed in 1956 by more than one hundred southern officeholders.
Harry Flood Byrd, Sr., began his political career as a progressive governor of Virginia.
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 Amazon.ca: Books: Harry Byrd of Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ronald L. Heinemann's extensive volume of Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virignia is a must have for anybody trying to understand southern politics.
He was a gentle southern apple farmer and newspaper editor who could hold the federal government in his hand from his chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee.
Through Byrd, Heinemann shows the South's last, desperate grasp at retaining the society that they knew was wrong.
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