Katharine Byron

Katharine Edgar Byron (October 25, 1903 – December 28, 1976), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from May 27, 1941 to January 3, 1943. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Maryland.

Katharine Edgar Byron
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland'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
Died	December 28, 1976(1976-12-28) (aged 73) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	William D. Byron

Byron was born in Detroit, Michigan. She attended independent schools during her youth, such as the Westover School of Middlebury, Connecticut, and the Holton-Arms School of Bethesda, Maryland. She later moved to Williamsport, Maryland, in 1922. The Byrons were communicants of Saint John's Church. She was elected to Congress in a special election held May 27, 1941 to replace her husband, Representative William D. Byron, after his death in an airplane crash in Georgia on February 27, 1941. She was not a candidate for reelection and retired in Washington, D.C., which is where she also died. She is interred in Riverview Cemetery in Williamsport, Maryland.

Byron was a granddaughter of U.S. Senator Louis E. McComas; her son, Goodloe Byron, was also a representative from the 6th district.