Beverly Barton Byron (née Butcher; July 27, 1932 – February 9, 2025) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Congresswoman representing the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1993.
Background
Beverly Barton Butcher was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 27, 1932, to Ruth (née Barton) and Harry C. Butcher, a CBS radio broadcaster and naval aide to General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. During her childhood, her family lived in the Wardman Park Hotel, and her father's connections in Washington, D.C. enabled her to meet and befriend powerful figures such as President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Her godfather was political operative George E. Allen.
Career
Butcher graduated from the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington in 1950, and later earned a two-year degree from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, in 1962. In 1952, she married Goodloe Byron. In 1995, President Bill Clinton appointed her to the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors and she was also a member of the Board of Regents for the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.