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Byrd was born in Winchester, Virginia, the son of Esther Bolling (Flood) and Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. He was a descendant of one of the First Families of Virginia.His ancestors include planter John Rolfe and his wife Pocahontas, William Byrd II of Westover Plantation, who established Richmond, as well as William Byrd I and Robert "King" Carter, a colonial governor.
Richard Evelyn Byrd III (February 19, 1920 – c. October 3, 1988), usually referred to as Richard E. Byrd Jr., was a United States naval officer, Antarctic explorer, and the son of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd.
His ancestor William Byrd III squandered the Byrd family's once vast fortune through gambling and bad investments. [7] One younger brother was Naval aviator and polar explorer Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888–1957). His other younger brother, Thomas Bolling Byrd (1890–1968), became an infantry captain during World War I.
Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. (August 13, 1860 – October 23, 1925) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and newspaperman. He was the father of politician Harry Byrd and aviator Richard Byrd Jr. Early and family life
The Byrd family is a First Family of Virginia and prominent political family in U.S. history. Pages in category "Byrd family (Virginia)" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Byrd was born in Detroit, Texas on April 24, 1900, the youngest of eight children of Mary Easley Byrd and Edward Byrd, and grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. [1] Byrd's cousin, polar explorer Richard E. Byrd, named Antarctica's Harold Byrd Mountains for him, after Byrd had contributed to the expedition that found them. [1]
Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), American admiral, polar explorer, aviator; Richard Evelyn Byrd III (1920–1988), American naval officer and polar explorer; Rick Byrd (born 1953), American college basketball coach; Ricky Byrd (born 1956), American rock musician; Robert Byrd (1917–2010), U.S. Senator, Democrat from West Virginia
Colonel William Byrd III (September 6, 1728 – January 1 or January 2, 1777) was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses. [ 1 ] Biography