Father of Dr. Harry Clifton 'Curly' Byrd, President of the University of Maryland (1935-1954)
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William F. Byrd Passes Away At Home In Lawsonia
WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN COUNTY POLITICS
William F. Byrd, one of the most prominent residents of Asbury District, died at his home in Lawsonia in the suburbs of Crisfield at an early hour Tuesday morning. He had been suffering for some months with cancer on the lower jaw and had submitted to two operations at the University Hospital in Baltimore in January in an effort to stay the ravages of the disease.
On his return home, however, it was seen that the malady had already made inroads on his system and that it was a matter of only a few months at the most that he would be able to survive.
In the death of William F. Byrd, Somerset county has lost one of its outstanding citizens. He was prominent in business and political affairs and was a leader in the Democratic party with which he was always affiliated.
Mr. Byrd was a man of broad judgment, rare ability and unusual intellect. He was a fluent speaker and there is not a town, village or hamlet in Somerset county where his voice has not been heard on the platform.
He was the son of the late William T. and Mary Lawson Byrd, and was born in December, 1865, and was, therefore, in his sixty-fifth year when he died.
In 1891, Mr. Byrd was elected County Commissioner for Somerset county and it is said that he was the youngest man ever to hold that office. In 1895 be was appointed Postmaster at Crisfield by President Cleveland and served in that office for four years.
He was twice a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, being elected to the House of Delegates in 1909 and 1923, serving in the sessions of 1910 and 1924. He was first a candidate for this office in 1899, but was defeated.
In 1911 he was one of the leaders in the fight to make Blair Lee the Democratic candidate for Governor and in the same year became a candidate for reelection to the House of Delegates on the Progressive Democratic ticket, the Republicans failing to put a county ticket in the field that year. The regular Democratic ticket was elected, and Mr. Byrd, with his colleagues, was defeated.
In 1913 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County, being defeated by S. Frank Dashiell. In 1917 he was elected a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for Somerset County and two years later was his party's candidate for the State Senate, but was defeated by John B. Robins, present State's Attorney for Somerset county.
The last time he was a candidate for public office was in 1926 when he was renominated for the House of Delegates, but was defeated as was the entire Democratic ticket in Somerset county.
In the latter part of the Wilson administration he was a field representative of the Internal Revenue Service under the late Joshua W. Miles, who was Collector of Internal Revenue for the Maryland District.
In early manhood he was engaged in the mercantile business, but in later years was in the fruit and produce brokerage business and was one of the largest shippers on the Delmarva Peninsula. He was also engaged in the seafood business for a number of years. At one time he was a teacher in the Crisfield High School and later served for four years as Principal of the Lawsonia Grammar School.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie M. Byrd; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd W. Boone and Miss Vesta Lee Byrd, both of Lawsonia; three sons, Prof. H. Clifton Byrd, assistant to the resident of the University of Maryland at College Park; Warren F. Byrd, an officer at the Naval Proving Grounds at Dahlgren, Va., and J. W. Miles Byrd of Lawsonia.
Funeral services were held at Asbury M. E. church, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. J. Sard. Interment was in Asbury cemetery. the pall-bearers were Lorie C. Quinn, Sr., Chas. L. Ward, John B. Robins, James H. Cullen, Woodland Milbourne and Alonzo W. Wilson.
William F. Byrd was a life-long resident of this community and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. His popularity was attested by the fact that in every campaign in which he was a candidate for office he invariably led his ticket whether he was elected or defeated. This was true in both primary and general elections. In his death his family has lost a kind husband and loving father and his neighbors a friend upon whom they could always depend. His passing away is the cause of genuine regret by all who knew him.
He was a member of Asbury M. E. Church and for a number of years was one of the Board of Trustees. He was also a member of Asbury Council, No. 151, Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Saturday, June 21, 1930, p. 1
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William F. Byrd Passes Away At Home In Lawsonia
WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN COUNTY POLITICS
William F. Byrd, one of the most prominent residents of Asbury District, died at his home in Lawsonia in the suburbs of Crisfield at an early hour Tuesday morning. He had been suffering for some months with cancer on the lower jaw and had submitted to two operations at the University Hospital in Baltimore in January in an effort to stay the ravages of the disease.
On his return home, however, it was seen that the malady had already made inroads on his system and that it was a matter of only a few months at the most that he would be able to survive.
In the death of William F. Byrd, Somerset county has lost one of its outstanding citizens. He was prominent in business and political affairs and was a leader in the Democratic party with which he was always affiliated.
Mr. Byrd was a man of broad judgment, rare ability and unusual intellect. He was a fluent speaker and there is not a town, village or hamlet in Somerset county where his voice has not been heard on the platform.
He was the son of the late William T. and Mary Lawson Byrd, and was born in December, 1865, and was, therefore, in his sixty-fifth year when he died.
In 1891, Mr. Byrd was elected County Commissioner for Somerset county and it is said that he was the youngest man ever to hold that office. In 1895 be was appointed Postmaster at Crisfield by President Cleveland and served in that office for four years.
He was twice a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, being elected to the House of Delegates in 1909 and 1923, serving in the sessions of 1910 and 1924. He was first a candidate for this office in 1899, but was defeated.
In 1911 he was one of the leaders in the fight to make Blair Lee the Democratic candidate for Governor and in the same year became a candidate for reelection to the House of Delegates on the Progressive Democratic ticket, the Republicans failing to put a county ticket in the field that year. The regular Democratic ticket was elected, and Mr. Byrd, with his colleagues, was defeated.
In 1913 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County, being defeated by S. Frank Dashiell. In 1917 he was elected a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for Somerset County and two years later was his party's candidate for the State Senate, but was defeated by John B. Robins, present State's Attorney for Somerset county.
The last time he was a candidate for public office was in 1926 when he was renominated for the House of Delegates, but was defeated as was the entire Democratic ticket in Somerset county.
In the latter part of the Wilson administration he was a field representative of the Internal Revenue Service under the late Joshua W. Miles, who was Collector of Internal Revenue for the Maryland District.
In early manhood he was engaged in the mercantile business, but in later years was in the fruit and produce brokerage business and was one of the largest shippers on the Delmarva Peninsula. He was also engaged in the seafood business for a number of years. At one time he was a teacher in the Crisfield High School and later served for four years as Principal of the Lawsonia Grammar School.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie M. Byrd; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd W. Boone and Miss Vesta Lee Byrd, both of Lawsonia; three sons, Prof. H. Clifton Byrd, assistant to the resident of the University of Maryland at College Park; Warren F. Byrd, an officer at the Naval Proving Grounds at Dahlgren, Va., and J. W. Miles Byrd of Lawsonia.
Funeral services were held at Asbury M. E. church, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. J. Sard. Interment was in Asbury cemetery. the pall-bearers were Lorie C. Quinn, Sr., Chas. L. Ward, John B. Robins, James H. Cullen, Woodland Milbourne and Alonzo W. Wilson.
William F. Byrd was a life-long resident of this community and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. His popularity was attested by the fact that in every campaign in which he was a candidate for office he invariably led his ticket whether he was elected or defeated. This was true in both primary and general elections. In his death his family has lost a kind husband and loving father and his neighbors a friend upon whom they could always depend. His passing away is the cause of genuine regret by all who knew him.
He was a member of Asbury M. E. Church and for a number of years was one of the Board of Trustees. He was also a member of Asbury Council, No. 151, Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Saturday, June 21, 1930, p. 1
Father of Dr. Harry Clifton 'Curly' Byrd, President of the University of Maryland (1935-1954)
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William F. Byrd Passes Away At Home In Lawsonia
WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN COUNTY POLITICS
William F. Byrd, one of the most prominent residents of Asbury District, died at his home in Lawsonia in the suburbs of Crisfield at an early hour Tuesday morning. He had been suffering for some months with cancer on the lower jaw and had submitted to two operations at the University Hospital in Baltimore in January in an effort to stay the ravages of the disease.
On his return home, however, it was seen that the malady had already made inroads on his system and that it was a matter of only a few months at the most that he would be able to survive.
In the death of William F. Byrd, Somerset county has lost one of its outstanding citizens. He was prominent in business and political affairs and was a leader in the Democratic party with which he was always affiliated.
Mr. Byrd was a man of broad judgment, rare ability and unusual intellect. He was a fluent speaker and there is not a town, village or hamlet in Somerset county where his voice has not been heard on the platform.
He was the son of the late William T. and Mary Lawson Byrd, and was born in December, 1865, and was, therefore, in his sixty-fifth year when he died.
In 1891, Mr. Byrd was elected County Commissioner for Somerset county and it is said that he was the youngest man ever to hold that office. In 1895 be was appointed Postmaster at Crisfield by President Cleveland and served in that office for four years.
He was twice a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, being elected to the House of Delegates in 1909 and 1923, serving in the sessions of 1910 and 1924. He was first a candidate for this office in 1899, but was defeated.
In 1911 he was one of the leaders in the fight to make Blair Lee the Democratic candidate for Governor and in the same year became a candidate for reelection to the House of Delegates on the Progressive Democratic ticket, the Republicans failing to put a county ticket in the field that year. The regular Democratic ticket was elected, and Mr. Byrd, with his colleagues, was defeated.
In 1913 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County, being defeated by S. Frank Dashiell. In 1917 he was elected a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for Somerset County and two years later was his party's candidate for the State Senate, but was defeated by John B. Robins, present State's Attorney for Somerset county.
The last time he was a candidate for public office was in 1926 when he was renominated for the House of Delegates, but was defeated as was the entire Democratic ticket in Somerset county.
In the latter part of the Wilson administration he was a field representative of the Internal Revenue Service under the late Joshua W. Miles, who was Collector of Internal Revenue for the Maryland District.
In early manhood he was engaged in the mercantile business, but in later years was in the fruit and produce brokerage business and was one of the largest shippers on the Delmarva Peninsula. He was also engaged in the seafood business for a number of years. At one time he was a teacher in the Crisfield High School and later served for four years as Principal of the Lawsonia Grammar School.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie M. Byrd; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd W. Boone and Miss Vesta Lee Byrd, both of Lawsonia; three sons, Prof. H. Clifton Byrd, assistant to the resident of the University of Maryland at College Park; Warren F. Byrd, an officer at the Naval Proving Grounds at Dahlgren, Va., and J. W. Miles Byrd of Lawsonia.
Funeral services were held at Asbury M. E. church, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. J. Sard. Interment was in Asbury cemetery. the pall-bearers were Lorie C. Quinn, Sr., Chas. L. Ward, John B. Robins, James H. Cullen, Woodland Milbourne and Alonzo W. Wilson.
William F. Byrd was a life-long resident of this community and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. His popularity was attested by the fact that in every campaign in which he was a candidate for office he invariably led his ticket whether he was elected or defeated. This was true in both primary and general elections. In his death his family has lost a kind husband and loving father and his neighbors a friend upon whom they could always depend. His passing away is the cause of genuine regret by all who knew him.
He was a member of Asbury M. E. Church and for a number of years was one of the Board of Trustees. He was also a member of Asbury Council, No. 151, Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Saturday, June 21, 1930, p. 1
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William F. Byrd Passes Away At Home In Lawsonia
WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN COUNTY POLITICS
William F. Byrd, one of the most prominent residents of Asbury District, died at his home in Lawsonia in the suburbs of Crisfield at an early hour Tuesday morning. He had been suffering for some months with cancer on the lower jaw and had submitted to two operations at the University Hospital in Baltimore in January in an effort to stay the ravages of the disease.
On his return home, however, it was seen that the malady had already made inroads on his system and that it was a matter of only a few months at the most that he would be able to survive.
In the death of William F. Byrd, Somerset county has lost one of its outstanding citizens. He was prominent in business and political affairs and was a leader in the Democratic party with which he was always affiliated.
Mr. Byrd was a man of broad judgment, rare ability and unusual intellect. He was a fluent speaker and there is not a town, village or hamlet in Somerset county where his voice has not been heard on the platform.
He was the son of the late William T. and Mary Lawson Byrd, and was born in December, 1865, and was, therefore, in his sixty-fifth year when he died.
In 1891, Mr. Byrd was elected County Commissioner for Somerset county and it is said that he was the youngest man ever to hold that office. In 1895 be was appointed Postmaster at Crisfield by President Cleveland and served in that office for four years.
He was twice a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, being elected to the House of Delegates in 1909 and 1923, serving in the sessions of 1910 and 1924. He was first a candidate for this office in 1899, but was defeated.
In 1911 he was one of the leaders in the fight to make Blair Lee the Democratic candidate for Governor and in the same year became a candidate for reelection to the House of Delegates on the Progressive Democratic ticket, the Republicans failing to put a county ticket in the field that year. The regular Democratic ticket was elected, and Mr. Byrd, with his colleagues, was defeated.
In 1913 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset County, being defeated by S. Frank Dashiell. In 1917 he was elected a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for Somerset County and two years later was his party's candidate for the State Senate, but was defeated by John B. Robins, present State's Attorney for Somerset county.
The last time he was a candidate for public office was in 1926 when he was renominated for the House of Delegates, but was defeated as was the entire Democratic ticket in Somerset county.
In the latter part of the Wilson administration he was a field representative of the Internal Revenue Service under the late Joshua W. Miles, who was Collector of Internal Revenue for the Maryland District.
In early manhood he was engaged in the mercantile business, but in later years was in the fruit and produce brokerage business and was one of the largest shippers on the Delmarva Peninsula. He was also engaged in the seafood business for a number of years. At one time he was a teacher in the Crisfield High School and later served for four years as Principal of the Lawsonia Grammar School.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie M. Byrd; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd W. Boone and Miss Vesta Lee Byrd, both of Lawsonia; three sons, Prof. H. Clifton Byrd, assistant to the resident of the University of Maryland at College Park; Warren F. Byrd, an officer at the Naval Proving Grounds at Dahlgren, Va., and J. W. Miles Byrd of Lawsonia.
Funeral services were held at Asbury M. E. church, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. J. Sard. Interment was in Asbury cemetery. the pall-bearers were Lorie C. Quinn, Sr., Chas. L. Ward, John B. Robins, James H. Cullen, Woodland Milbourne and Alonzo W. Wilson.
William F. Byrd was a life-long resident of this community and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. His popularity was attested by the fact that in every campaign in which he was a candidate for office he invariably led his ticket whether he was elected or defeated. This was true in both primary and general elections. In his death his family has lost a kind husband and loving father and his neighbors a friend upon whom they could always depend. His passing away is the cause of genuine regret by all who knew him.
He was a member of Asbury M. E. Church and for a number of years was one of the Board of Trustees. He was also a member of Asbury Council, No. 151, Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Saturday, June 21, 1930, p. 1
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