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J. Cloyd Byars

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J. Cloyd Byars
Portrait of Byars, circa 1902
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 1st district
In office
December 4, 1901 – January 10, 1906
Preceded byCharles W. Steele
Succeeded byAlanson T. Lincoln
Personal details
Born
Joseph Cloyd Byars

(1868-12-09)December 9, 1868
Glade Spring, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 1954(1954-05-17) (aged 85)
Blountville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJane Rhea Bailey
Alma materUniversity of Virginia

Joseph Cloyd Byars (December 9, 1868 – May 17, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate.[1] He ran for Congress in Virginia's 9th congressional district in 1908 and for U.S. Senate in 1930.

References

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  1. ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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  • J. Cloyd Byars at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007