Beverly Byron

Beverly Byron
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Goodloe Byron
Succeeded by	Roscoe Bartlett
Personal details
Born	Beverly Barton Butcher (1932-07-27)July 27, 1932 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	February 9, 2025(2025-02-09) (aged 92) Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Goodloe Byron ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 1978)​ B. Kirk Walsh ​ ​ (m. 1986; died 2019)​
Relations	William D. Byron (father-in-law) Katharine Byron (mother-in-law)
Father	Harry C. Butcher
Alma mater	Hood College

Beverly Barton Byron (née Butcher; July 27, 1932 – February 9, 2025) was an American politician. Byron was a member of the Democratic Party.^[1] She was the U.S. Representative representing the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1993.^[2] She was replaced by Roscoe Bartlett.

Byron was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She studied at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.^[3]

Byron died at her home in Frederick, Maryland from heart failure on February 9, 2025, at the age of 92.^[4]

1. ↑ "BYRON, Beverly Barton Butcher | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
2. ↑ "BYRON, Beverly Barton Butcher - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
3. ↑ DeArmon, Don (January 8, 2017). "Growing up with presidents: Before serving in Congress, Beverly Byron lunched with presidents". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
4. ↑ Kelly, Jacques (February 10, 2025). "Beverly Byron, former U.S. congresswoman representing Western Maryland, dies". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.