Robert Byrne (North Dakota politician)

Robert Byrne
8th North Dakota Secretary of State
In office
January 1, 1925 – December 31, 1934
GovernorRagnvald Nestos
Arthur G. Sorlie
Walter Maddock
George F. Shafer
William Langer
Ole H. Olson
Preceded byThomas Hall
Succeeded byJames D. Gronna
Personal details
BornFebruary 4, 1886
DiedDecember 31, 1967 (aged 81)
Bismarck, North Dakota
PartyRepublican (NPL faction)

Robert Byrne (February 4, 1886 – December 31, 1967) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1925 to 1934.[1] Byrne served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1917 to 1920, and in the North Dakota Senate from 1921 to 1924.[2] He first won election to the Secretary of State position in 1924, and served until he was defeated by James D. Gronna in the 1934 Republican Primary.[3]

In 1930, when the Capitol building was on fire, Byrne was able to save an original copy of the state Constitution from fire, suffering cuts and burns in the process.[4][5][6]

He died in Bismarck, North Dakota at the age of 81 in 1967.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ North Dakota Secretary of State | About the Secretary of State
  2. ^ "Dakota Lawmakers" (PDF). North Dakota Legislative Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  3. ^ a b North Dakota Blue Book, 2005
  4. ^ State Historical Society of North Dakota. "The Fire - Set 6: Capitol Fire - Unit 6: Hard Times & War, 1929-1945 - North Dakota History Primary Sources". www.history.nd.gov. Archived from the original on September 16, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  5. ^ Job, Jayme L. (December 28, 2009). "Capitol Fire". Prairie Public. Archived from the original on February 18, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  6. ^ Fugleberg, Jeremy (December 27, 2025). "From state Capitol to 'funeral pyre' in three hours". InForum. Archived from the original on December 28, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2026.


allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrne_(North_Dakota)