Reuters: U.S.: Harry Byrd Jr., oldest former U.S. senator, dies at 98

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Harry Byrd Jr., oldest former U.S. senator, dies at 98 Jul 30th 2013, 16:10 WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:10pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The oldest former U.S. senator, Harry Byrd Jr., whose family had deep ties to newspaper publishing in his home state of Virginia, died on Tuesday at age 98. He died at his home in Winchester, according to an obituary in the Winchester Star newspaper, which is now run by his son. Byrd, a conservative Democrat who entered Congress in 1965 to fill the Senate seat his father had held for more than three decades, later won re-election as an independent after breaking with the Democratic Party. He retired from Congress in 1983. A newspaper publisher before he entered public life, Byrd was also a vice president of The Associated Press. "While most recognized for his political life, his first love was the newspaper business, focusing on it more than the family's other business â€" apples," the Winchester Star reported. Byrd also served in World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; editing by Christopher Wilson) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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