Harry F. Byrd

American politician and newspaper publisher (1887–1966)

Person Human Q775382

Facts

24 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: June 10, 1887
Date of death: October 20, 1966
Place of birth: Martinsburg
Place of death: Berryville
Country of citizenship: United States^[12]
Occupation: politician, publisher, farmer
Position held: member of the State Senate of Virginia, Governor of Virginia, commissioner, chairperson, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, president^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Educated at: primary school, Shenandoah Valley Academy^[19]^[20]
Member of political party: Democratic Party^[22]
Father: Richard Evelyn Byrd, Sr.^[9]
Mother: Ellinor Bolling Flood^[10]
Child: Harry F. Byrd Jr.^[11]
Sibling: Richard E. Byrd^[31]
Cause of death: brain cancer^[23]
Work location: Washington, D.C.^[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[29]
Family name: Byrd^[24]
Given name: Harry^[25]
Manner of death: natural causes^[28]
Name in native language: Harry Flood Byrd^[30]
Place of burial: Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse^[8]
Political ideology: segregationism^[27]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 33

ISNI: 0000000022977438
VIAF cluster ID: 40187593
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n82097486
GND ID: 119403811
American National Biography ID: 0700042
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16002679d
E-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID: 742
Encyclopedia Virginia ID: Byrd_Harry_Flood_Sr_1887-1966
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Harry-F-Byrd
FAST ID: 95849
Find a Grave memorial ID: 2759
Freebase ID: /m/035rl7

Show all 33 identifiers +21

GTAA ID: 87985
GeneaStar person ID: byrdh
Genealogics.org person ID: I00650514
Geni profile ID: 6000000010496622697
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Harry_Flood_Byrd
Harper's tag: harry-flood-byrd
LegiStorm person ID: 141466
NNDB people ID: 671/000055506
National Governors Association biography URL: www.nga.org
Open Library ID: OL125899A
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 4042
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095539669
PM20 folder ID: pe/002850
Political Graveyard politician ID: button-byrer.html#387.15.81
Prabook ID: 3705
SNAC ARK ID: w6ks6snb
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10568948
US Congress Bio ID: B001208
WikiTree person ID: Byrd-1896
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJj4vR6hrvmdVV7qcWjcT3
Yale LUX ID: person/8c9a4608-e213-4997-8ac0-aaf1898aa6be

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🔗 Connections

Position held 21

chairperson, commissioner, president, Governor of Virginia, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +13 more

Occupation 3

politician, farmer, publisher

Child 1

Harry F. Byrd Jr.

Children (paternal) 1

Harry F. Byrd Jr.

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

primary school

Given name 1

Harry

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Member of political party 1

Democratic Party

Place of birth 1

Martinsburg

Place of death 1

Berryville

Sex or gender 1

male

Sibling 1

Richard E. Byrd

Siblings 1

Richard E. Byrd

Work location 1

Washington, D.C.

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Summary

Harry F. Byrd was born on June 10, 1887^[1], in Martinsburg^[2]. He died on October 20, 1966^[3], in Berryville^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], publisher^[6], and farmer^[7].

FAQs

Where was Harry F. Byrd born?

Harry F. Byrd was born in Martinsburg^[2].

Where did Harry F. Byrd die?

Harry F. Byrd died in Berryville^[4].

Who were Harry F. Byrd's parents?

Harry F. Byrd's father was Richard Evelyn Byrd, Sr.^[9]. Harry F. Byrd's mother was Ellinor Bolling Flood^[10].

What did Harry F. Byrd do for work?

Harry F. Byrd worked as a politician^[5], publisher^[6], and farmer^[7].

Where did Harry F. Byrd go to school?

Harry F. Byrd was educated at primary school^[19] and Shenandoah Valley Academy^[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — place of birth (P19): Martinsburg. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — place of death (P20): Berryville. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-10-17. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — father (P22): Richard Evelyn Byrd, Sr.. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — mother (P25): Ellinor Bolling Flood. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — position held (P39): member of the State Senate of Virginia. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — position held (P39): Governor of Virginia. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — position held (P39): commissioner. bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — position held (P39): chairperson. bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — position held (P39): United States senator. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-29. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — position held (P39): president. bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — child (P40): Harry F. Byrd Jr.. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — educated at (P69): primary school. bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — educated at (P69): Shenandoah Valley Academy. bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — member of political party (P102): Democratic Party. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — occupation (P106): publisher. bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — occupation (P106): farmer. bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — place of burial (P119): Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — cause of death (P509): brain cancer. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — date of birth (P569): June 10, 1887. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — date of death (P570): October 20, 1966. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — family name (P734): Byrd. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — given name (P735): Harry. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — work location (P937): Washington, D.C.. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — political ideology (P1142): segregationism. Southern Manifesto. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — name in native language (P1559): Harry Flood Byrd. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Harry F. Byrd — sibling (P3373): Richard E. Byrd. wikidata.org.

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