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Katharine Edgar Byron | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's 6th district | |
| In office May 27, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | William D. Byron |
| Succeeded by | James Glenn Beall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katharine Edgar (1903-10-25)October 25, 1903 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 1976(1976-12-28) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverview Cemetery Williamsport, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5, includingGoodloe Byron |
| Relatives | Louis E. McComas (grandfather) |
Katharine Byron (néeEdgar; October 25, 1903 – December 28, 1976), aDemocrat, was aU.S. Congresswoman who represented the6th congressional district ofMaryland from May 27, 1941, to January 3, 1943.[1] She was the first woman elected to Congress from Maryland.[1]
Katharine Edgar was born inDetroit,Michigan on October 25, 1902, to Mary (née McComas) and Brigadier General Clinton Goodloe Edgar.[1] She attendedindependent schools during her youth, such as theLiggett School in Detroit, theWestover School ofMiddlebury, Connecticut, and theHolton-Arms School ofBethesda,Maryland.[1] She later moved toWilliamsport, Maryland, in 1922.[1] The Byrons were communicants ofSaint John's Church.[citation needed]
She was a granddaughter ofU.S. SenatorLouis E. McComas, who represented the6th congressional district of Maryland.[1]
She marriedWilliam D. Byron in 1922.[1] Together, they had five sons:[1]
She married Samuel Bynum Riddick in 1947.[2]
She was elected to Congress in a special election held May 27, 1941 to replace her husband, RepresentativeWilliam D. Byron, after his death inan airplane crash nearAtlanta, Georgia on February 27, 1941.[1]
She advocated amending theNeutrality Act duringWorld War II and gave one of five speeches on December 8, 1941, in favor of PresidentFranklin Roosevelt'sdeclaration of war on Japan.[1]
She did not seek re-election in 1942 and retired inWashington, D.C.[1]
Byron died atGeorgetown University Hospital on December 28, 1976.[1] She is interred inRiverview Cemetery inWilliamsport, Maryland.[3]
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