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Byrd was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] at a time when virtually every elected official and most appointed officials as well were members of the state's overwhelmingly majority party. He was a member of the [[Presbyterian]] Church, the Masonic lodge, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Rotary International, and Sigma Nu college fraternity.<ref name=bio/>

Byrd was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] at a time when virtually every elected official and most appointed officials as well were members of the state's overwhelmingly majority party. He was a member of the [[Presbyterian]] Church, the Masonic lodge, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Rotary International, and Sigma Nu college fraternity.<ref name=bio/>

In 1894, Byrd married the former Martha Matilda Lockhart "Mattie" McFee of Monroe (1868-1940). They had had two children, Mary Byrd Redding (1895-1987) and Clifton Byrd, Jr. (1897-1958), a sergeant in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War I]] and later an interior designer in the [[Manhattan]] borough of [[New York City]]. The Byrds are interred, along with their children, at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37434673/clifton-ellis-byrd|title=Sgt. Clifton Ellis Byrd, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 1894, Byrd married the former Martha Matilda Lockhart "Mattie" McFee of Monroe (1868-1940). They had had two children, Mary Byrd Redding (1895-1987) and Clifton Byrd, Jr. (1897-1958), also a graduate of a sergeant in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War I]] and later an interior designer in the [[Manhattan]] borough of [[New York City]]. The Byrds are interred, along with their children, at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37434673/clifton-ellis-byrd|title=Sgt. Clifton Ellis Byrd, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 8, 2020}}</ref>

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