Beverly Byron
Beverly Byron | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Goodloe Byron |
| Succeeded by | Roscoe Bartlett |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Goodloe Byron |
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron (born July 27, 1932), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1993.
Byron was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington, D.C.. Byron earned a two-year degree from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and after graduation she became involved in several nonprofit groups and in fundraising for the Democratic Party. She was elected to Congress to replace her husband, Representative Goodloe Byron, who died on October 11, 1978. While in Congress she served on the House Armed Services Committee, the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, and the Select Committee on Aging. She was one of only two women ever to fly aboard the SR-71 Blackbird of the USAF, which she flew on in 1985.
Beverly Byron is the daughter-in-law of William D. Byron and Katharine E. Byron, who both represented Maryland's 6th district in 1939–1941 and 1941–1943, respectively.
References
- United States Congress. "Beverly Byron (id: B001220)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.