Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. (born December 20, 1914) is an American politician. He represented Virginia in the United States Senate from 1965 to 1983. He is most notable for leaving the Democratic Party in 1970 and becoming an independent. He is the son of Harry F. Byrd, Sr., whom he replaced as senator. December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Richmond Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 110,862 km²  - Width 320 km  - Length 690 km  - % water 7. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Harry Flood Byrd, Sr. ...

Byrd was born in Winchester, Virginia. He was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. He became a newspaper editor and fruit grower, and served in the United States Navy during World War II. Winchester is a city located in the state of Virginia. ... The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state military college in the United States. ... Website Virginia. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...

Byrd served in the Senate of Virginia from 1948 to November 1965. In November 1965, Byrd's father resigned from the U.S. Senate for health reasons. Byrd, Jr. was appointed to succeed him by Virginia Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr. and won a special election as a Democrat to serve the remainder of his father's term in 1966. In 1970 Byrd broke with the Democratic Party because they asked him to sign an oath of loyalty to the party, which would have required him to support any and all Democratic nominees, from the president to the local clerk. Instead of signing the restrictive contract, Byrd ran as an independent. Byrd was widely popular in the state and became the second senator in history to win as an independent, earning 54% of the vote in a three-way race. The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... This is a list of Governors of Virginia since Virginia became a U.S. state following the American Revolutionary War. ... Albertis S. Harrison Jr. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Byrd continued to have a conservative voting record and, like his father, was a strong supporter of federal fiscal discipline. In fact, he authored and Congress passed a floor amendment stating, "Beginning with fiscal year 1981, the total budget outlays of the Federal Government should not exceed its receipts."

Byrd easily won reelection in 1976, defeating Democrat Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. The Republicans did not run a candidate because they felt the likelihood of winning was very small. Byrd did not run for reelection in 1982 and moved back to his hometown of Winchester. Elmo R. Zumwalt Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Harry F. Byrd is of no relation to Robert Byrd, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917) is a West Virginia Democrat serving in the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Charleston Charleston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 41st 62,809 km² 210 km 385 km 0. ...