Harry Byrd Sr.
Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. Byrd served as Virginia's governor from 1926 until 1930, then represented it as a U.S. Senator from 1933 until 1965. He came to lead the conservative coalition in the Senate, and opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt, largely blocking most liberal legislation after 1937. His son Harry Jr. succeeded him as U.S. Senator, but ran as an Independent following the decline of the Byrd Organization. Byrd succeeded to what had been the Virginia Democratic Party organization of U.S. Senator Thomas Staples Martin, who died in 1919. Elected the 50th Governor of Virginia in 1925, initially Byrd reorganized and modernized Virginia's government. His political machine dominated state politics for much of the first half of the 20th century. Finan ...
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Harry Byrd (other)
Harry Byrd may refer to: *Harry F. Byrd (1887–1966), U.S. politician * Harry Clifton Byrd (1889–1970), known as "Curley Byrd", U.S. politician, university president, multi-sport athlete and coach *Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914–2013), U.S. politician, son of Harry F. Byrd Sr. *Harry Byrd (baseball) (1925–1985), American Major League Baseball pitcher See also * Henry Byrd * Henry Bird (other) * Dickie Bird Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird, (born 19 April 1933), is an English retired international cricket umpire. During his long umpiring career, he became a much-loved figure among players and viewing public, due to his excellence as an umpire, but al ...