Calhoun Yancey Byrd
(1900-1985)

Died aged c. 85

Calhoun Yancey "C.Y." Byrd was born in Live Oak, Florida, in 1900. Before attending college, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I. After graduating from the University of Florida in 1923, he was admitted to the Florida Bar and in 1924 began practicing law in Delray Beach. He served on the Delray Beach City Council from 1925 until 1981 when the County Commission dedicated the plaza of the Palm Beach County Governmental Center as "Byrd Park." From 1926 to 1931 he served as the Delray Beach City Attorney. From 1931 to 1949 he served on the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners and in 1943 was elected president of the Palm Beach County Bar Association. In 1952 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Calhoun Yancey Byrd died in 1985.

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