Beverly Byron
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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 a involved in several non-profit 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 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.
| Preceded by Goodloe Byron |
U.S. Congresswoman, Maryland's 6th District 1979–1993 |
Succeeded by Roscoe Bartlett |
