Harry F. Byrd Sr.
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Harry F. Byrd Sr. was a long-serving U.S. senator from Virginia and influential conservative leader who dominated state politics through the Byrd Organization and staunchly opposed civil rights and federal intervention.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Harry F. Byrd | 1 |
| Harry Flood Byrd Sr. | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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businessperson ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain tumor ⓘ |
| child | Harry F. Byrd Jr. ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-10-20 ⓘ |
| employer | Winchester Star ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Byrd ⓘ |
| founded | Byrd Organization ⓘ |
| fullName |
Harry F. Byrd Sr.
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surface form:
Harry Flood Byrd Sr.
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| givenName | Harry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of pay-as-you-go fiscal policies
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dominating Virginia politics in the mid-20th century ⓘ opposition to civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | Massive Resistance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Massive Resistance strategy against school desegregation
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leadership of the Byrd Organization ⓘ |
| occupation |
newspaper publisher
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orchardist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposed |
Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation
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federal intervention in state affairs ⓘ |
| owned | Winchester Star ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berryville, Virginia ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
conservatism
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fiscal conservatism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
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United States senator ⓘ member of the Virginia State Senate ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| represented | Virginia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Richard E. Byrd ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Douglas Beverley ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia ⓘ |
| termEnd |
as Governor of Virginia: 1930
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as U.S. Senator from Virginia: 1965 ⓘ |
| termStart |
as Governor of Virginia: 1926
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as U.S. Senator from Virginia: 1933 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Richmond, Virginia
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Harry Flood Byrd Sr.
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Harry F. Byrd