Note: This is just one of
1,164
family groupings listed on
The Political Graveyard web site.
These families each have three or more politician members,
all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
These groupings — even the names of the groupings,
and the areas of main activity — are the
result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,
not the choices of any historian or genealogist.
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Louis Emory McComas (1846-1907) —
also known as Louis E. McComas —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.; Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.
Born near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., October
28, 1846.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1876, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1892,
1900;
Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1892-99; resigned 1899; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1899-1905; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1904; Associate
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1905-07;
died in office 1907.
Lutheran.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
10, 1907 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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William Devereux Byron (1895-1941) —
also known as William D. Byron —
of Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Danville,
Va., May 15,
1895.
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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Katharine Edgar Byron (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.
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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Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) —
also known as Goodloe E. Byron —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., June 22,
1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick
County Attorney, 1959-62; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate District 2, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; defeated,
1968; 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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Beverly Barton Butcher Byron (b. 1932) —
also known as Beverly B. Byron; Beverly Barton
Butcher —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 27,
1932.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1979-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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