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Byron family of Williamsport, Maryland

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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.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Katharine Edgar Byron; great-grandfather of Goodloe Edgar Byron.
  Political family: Byron family of Williamsport, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Joseph C. Byron and Jane (Wilson) Byron; married to Katharine Edgar; father of Goodloe Edgar Byron (who married Beverly Barton Butcher).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Gen. Clinton Goodloe Edgar and Mary (McComas) Edgar; married to William Devereux Byron; mother of Goodloe Edgar Byron (who married Beverly Barton Butcher); granddaughter of Louis Emory McComas.
  Political family: Byron family of Williamsport, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Devereux Byron and Katharine Edgar Byron; married, December 20, 1952, to Beverly Barton Butcher; great-grandson of Louis Emory McComas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Harry C. Butcher and Ruth Butcher; married, December 20, 1952, to Goodloe Edgar Byron (son of William Devereux Byron and Katharine Edgar Byron).
  Political family: Byron family of Williamsport, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
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