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Byron, William Devereux, 1895-1941

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Personal name headingByron, William Devereux, 1895-1941
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Biography/History noteWilliam Devereux Byron, II, (b. May 15, 1895, Danville, Pennsylvania-d. February 27, 1941, Jonesboro, Georgia) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1939 to February 27, 1941.
LocatedWashington (D.C.)
Birth date18950515
Death date19410227
Place of birthDanville (Va.)
Place of deathJonesboro (Ga.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress
Profession or occupationLegislators--United States
Found inLetter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, Truman Library, November 14, 1939: (relates to Maryland congressman William Devereux Byron)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress online, Jan. 26, 2015 (William Devereux Byron; Representative from Maryland; born in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Va., May 15, 1895; death in an airplane crash at Jonesboro, near Atlanta, Ga., February 27, 1941)
   <http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001206>
Wikipedia.org, Jan. 26, 2015 (William Devereux Byron, II; b. May 15, 1895; d. 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)
   <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_D._Byron>
OCLC, Feb. 17, 2015 (hdg.: Byron, William Devereux, 1895-1941; usage: William Devereux Byron)