Ocupation: Former United States Senator
Life: November 20, 1917 - June 28, 2010
Birthday: November 20
Death: June 28
I am a former Kleagie of the Klu Klux Klan in Raleigh County and adjoining counties of the state, having been appainted to this office [by] Mr. J. L. Baskin of Arlington, Virginia, in 1942... It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state in the union.
source: "McGovern Would Oppose Byrd; Rules Out ‘a Racist’ for Court" by Fred P. Graham, www.nytimes.com. October 12, 1971.
topic: Virginia, Order, Ku Klux Klan, West Virginia, Democratic Party, Raleigh