![]() ![]() Byrd, who was described by Alden Hatch (The Byrds of Virginia: An American Dynasty) as "the leader of conservative opinion in the United States." Byrd also had a close relationship with Sam Rayburn, Lyndon Johnson and John Connally. ![]() During the Second World War Byrd commanded an antisubmarine base for the Civil Air Patrol at Beaumont.īyrd's cousin was Harry F. In September 1941 he formed the Civil Air Patrol. ![]() In 1938 Governor James Allred appointed him to the Texas Civil Aeronautics Commission. In the 1930s he purchased property, including the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas.ĭuring this period Byrd became very interested in aviation. The new company operated 492 East Texas wells that produced an average of 4,000 barrels a day. The Byrd-Daniels oil-field produced 1,000 barrels a day, which sold for three dollars a barrel.īyrd formed a business partnership with Jack Frost and in 1931 founded Byrd-Frost Incorporated. His luck changed when he discovered oil on 5th May, 1928. During this time he acquired his nickname by drilling fifty-six dry holes. He joined Old Dominion Oil Company of San Antonio in 1924 but the following year he became a freelance geological consultant. He studied geology at the University of Texas (1917-19) and during his holidays worked on an oil rig in Santa Anna.Īfter leaving university he worked for H. I thought it might be worth starting a thread on David Harold Byrd.īyrd was born in Detroit, Texas, on April 24, 1900. ![]()
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