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The Byrd Family 

Brother to Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. This brother was a famous Governor of Virginia and Senator of Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd, Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) of Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia, was an American newspaper publisher, farmer and politician, Governor of Virginia and Senator of Virginia.
 
He was a descendant of one of the First Families of Virginia. His ancestors included William Byrd II of Westover Plantation, who established Richmond, Robert "King" Carter of Corotoman, a colonial governor, and Pocahontas, and he was the brother of famed aviator Richard E. Byrd. He was the father of Harry F. Byrd, Jr., who succeeded him as U.S. Senator

Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.

 

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr was a brother to Senator Harry Byrd Jr's Father, and so the explorer was Senator Harry Bryd Jr's Uncle.

Harry Flood Byrd, Jr.

 

Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. (December 20, 1914 – July 30, 2013) was an American orchardist, newspaper publisher and politician. He served in the Senate of Virginia and then represented Virginia in the United States Senate, for an aggregate of thirty-six years in elected public office. He was the first independent in the history of the U.S. Senate to be elected by a majority.
 
Byrd was born December 20, 1914 in Winchester, Virginia, the eldest child of Harry F. Byrd Sr. and wife Anne Byrd (née Beverage). His siblings included a sister, Westwood ("Westie") and two brothers, Richard Evelyn (Dick) and Beverley.[1] He was a member of one of the prominent First Families of Virginia, including his uncle Richard E. Byrd, a pilot and polar explorer. On August 9, 1941 Byrd married Gretchen Thompson. They had two sons, Harry and Thomas, and a daughter Beverley

 

 

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