biography
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Byrd, Harry F(lood)
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| (1887–1966)
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| biography:
| US senator, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA. As governor of Virginia (1926–30), he established a relatively progressive record, passing the first anti-lynching law in the South (1928). He promoted rural electrification while eliminating Virginia's budget deficit, and went on to serve in the US Senate (Democrat, Virginia, 1933–65). Although initially a Roosevelt supporter, he opposed many New Deal measures in the name of reduced government spending and emerged as a leading Southern conservative, often siding with Republicans. After World War 2 he opposed foreign aid measures abroad and civil rights at home. |
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