William Devereux Byron II (May 15, 1895 – February 27, 1941), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1939, to February 27, 1941. After his death in an airplane crash in Georgia on February 27, 1941, his widow, Katharine Byron, a granddaughter of U.S. Senator Louis E. McComas, was elected in a special election to complete his term of office.
In 1940 Byron was challenged by baseball legend, Hall of Famer, and Montgomery County Commissioner Walter Johnson. Byron would narrowly prevail, by a total of 60,037 (53%) to 52,258 (47%),[1] thanks in large part to the power of incumbency and FDR's coat tails.
william, byron, other, people, named, william, byron, william, byron, disambiguation, william, devereux, byron, 1895, february, 1941, democrat, congressman, represented, congressional, district, maryland, from, january, 1939, february, 1941, after, death, airp. For other people named William Byron see William Byron disambiguation William Devereux Byron II May 15 1895 February 27 1941 a Democrat was a U S Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3 1939 to February 27 1941 After his death in an airplane crash in Georgia on February 27 1941 his widow Katharine Byron a granddaughter of U S Senator Louis E McComas was elected in a special election to complete his term of office William D ByronWilliam D Byron 1942Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maryland s 6th districtIn office January 3 1939 February 27 1941Preceded byDavid J LewisSucceeded byKatharine ByronMember of the Maryland SenateIn office 1930 1934Mayor of WilliamsportIn office 1926 1930Personal detailsBornWilliam Devereux Byron II 1895 05 15 May 15 1895Danville Virginia U S DiedFebruary 27 1941 1941 02 27 aged 45 Jonesboro Clayton County Georgia U S Resting placeRiverview CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseKatharine ByronChildren5 including Goodloe ByronEducationPhillips Exeter AcademyPratt InstituteBorn in Danville Virginia he moved with his parents to Williamsport Maryland in 1900 where he attended the public schools Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter New Hampshire and Pratt Institute Brooklyn New York The Byron family were communicants at Saint John s Church Following his service in the aviation corps during World War I where he was commissioned a first lieutenant he entered the family leather manufacturing business in 1919 He served in the Maryland Senate from 1930 to 1934 and as mayor of Williamsport from 1926 to 1930 as had his grandfather for whom he was named In 1940 Byron was challenged by baseball legend Hall of Famer and Montgomery County Commissioner Walter Johnson Byron would narrowly prevail by a total of 60 037 53 to 52 258 47 1 thanks in large part to the power of incumbency and FDR s coat tails On February 26 1941 Congressman Byron boarded Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 at Washington The plane was en route from New York City to Brownsville Texas with stops at Washington D C and Atlanta Georgia On its approach to Atlanta s Chandler Field the Douglas DC 3 crashed killing 9 of the 16 persons on board including Byron Eddie Rickenbacker flying ace and President of Eastern survived with serious injuries 2 Byron was interred in Riverview Cemetery in Williamsport Maryland His son Goodloe Byron was also a representative from Maryland s 6th congressional district See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 1949 References edit Statistics of The Congressional and Presidential Election of November 5 1940 PDF Clerk house gov Retrieved March 9 2022 ACCIDENT DETAILS February 06 1941 Planecrashinfo com Retrieved March 9 2022 External links editByron Family papers at the University of Maryland LibrariesUnited States Congress William D Byron id B001206 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress William D Byron at Find a Grave United States Congress 1942 Memorial Addresses William Devereux Byron Late a Representative Washington DC US Government Printing Office U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byDavid J Lewis U S Congressman Maryland s 6th District1939 1941 Succeeded byKatharine Byron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William D Byron amp oldid 1210534391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
