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Byrns, Charles J. (b.
1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Byrns, Chester J. —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1967-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Byrns, Eleanor —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1926.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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See Joseph Wellington Byrns |
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Byrns, Joseph Wellington
(1869-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns; Jo Byrns —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Cedar Hill, Robertson
County, Tenn., July 20,
1869.
Son of James H. Byrns and Mary E. (Jackson) Byrns.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-1901; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899-1901; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1901; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 (6th District 1909-33, 5th
District 1933-36); died in office 1936; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1936 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Byrns, Joseph Wellington, Jr.
(1903-1973) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
15, 1903.
Son of Joseph Wellington Byrns.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1939-41.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange
Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 8,
1973 (age 69 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Byrns, Kenneth A. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Port Elizabeth, 1947.
Still living as of 1947.
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Byrns, Samuel (1848-1914) —
of Missouri.
Born in Jefferson
County, Mo., March 4,
1848.
Son of Thomas Byrns and Margaret (Bowles) Byrns.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1876-77; member of Missouri
state senate, 1878; member of Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee, 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1891-93.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo., July 9,
1914 (age 66 years, 127
days).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Mo.
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| | BYRON:
See also
William
Preston Lane, Jr. |
| |
Byron, Alexander —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
|
| |
Byron, Alexander —
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Byron, Beverly Barton Butcher (b.
1932) —
also known as Beverly B. Byron; Beverly Barton
Butcher —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 27,
1932.
Daughter of Harry C. Butcher and Ruth Butcher.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1979-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Byron, Goodloe, Jr. —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Byron, Goodloe Edgar
(1929-1978) —
also known as Goodloe E. Byron —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., June 22,
1929.
Son of William Devereux Byron and Katharine Edgar Byron.
Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick
County Attorney, 1959-62; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; died in
office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Optimist
Club; Ruritan;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died near Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., October
11, 1978 (age 49 years, 111
days).
Interment at Antietam
National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Md.
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Byron, J. P. —
of Bristol, Day
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1917-18, 1933-38 (37th
District 1917-18, 34th District 1933-38).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron, John L. —
of Florida.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 15th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Byron, Katharine Edgar
(1903-1976) —
also known as Katharine E. Byron; Katharine
Edgar —
of Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
25, 1903.
Daughter of Gen. Clinton Goodloe Edgar and Mary (McComas) Edgar.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1941-43.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 73 years, 64
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williamsport, Md.
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| |
Byron, Kathy J. —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Republican. Elected Virginia
state house of delegates 22nd District 2011.
Female.
Still living as of 2011.
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| |
Byron, Michael P. —
also known as Mike Byron —
of Oceanside, San Diego
County, Calif.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 2002, 2004
(Democratic); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Byron, Mike
See Michael P. Byron |
| |
Byron, Phil —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Byron, Robert D. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Byron, Thomas M. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1970 (103rd District), 1972
(102nd District).
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Byron, Vaughn J. —
of Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Byron, W. A. —
of Kentucky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Byron, William Devereux
(1895-1941) —
also known as William D. Byron —
of Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Danville,
Va., May 15,
1895.
Son of Col. Joseph C. Byron and Jane (Wilson) Byron.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Williamsport, Md., 1926-30; member of Maryland
state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Episcopalian.
Killed in an airplane
crash at Jonesboro, Clayton
County, Ga., February
27, 1941 (age 45 years, 288
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williamsport, Md.
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| |
Byron, William E. —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| | BYRUM:
See also
Emily
Byrum Anderson —
Byrum
P. Goad |
| |
Byrum, Albert H. —
of Bloomington, Franklin
County, Neb.
Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Byrum, Charles E. —
of Onida, Sully
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 50th District, 1927-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Byrum, Dianne (b. 1954) —
of Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 18,
1954.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1991-94 (58th District 1991-92,
68th District 1993-94); member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1995-99; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1996;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2000.
Female.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Byrum, Garland M. —
of Claremont, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Byrum, Warren D. (b.
1887) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1887.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1919-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Byrum, William D. (b.
1943) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1943.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives:
Brother of James Byrum (who married Dianne
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