LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 Sept. Marketplace Auction #87091  / 

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Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Signature

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:9.00 USD Estimated At:35.00 - 50.00 USD
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Signature
<B>Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Signature</B></I> on card 5.5" x 2", mounted on stiff card stock with a brief biographical sketch. Byrd (1887-1966) was an American politician. He was a descendant of one of the First Families of Virginia. His ancestors included William Byrd II of Westover Plantation, who established Richmond and he was the brother of famed aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd. Byrd was a dominant figure in Virginia Democratic Party politics for much of the first half of the 20th century. He became a Governor of Virginia in the late 1920s and continued to lead a political faction which became known as the Byrd Organization as he represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1933 until 1965. Byrd retired from the Senate for health reasons in November 1965. His son, Harry F. Byrd, Jr., was appointed his successor. Very fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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