William M. Byrd

William McKendree Byrd (December 1, 1819 – September 24, 1874) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1866 to 1867.

He read law in Holly Springs, Mississippi to gain admission to the bar.

[1] After the American Civil War, the Alabama legislature convened and elected Supreme Court members effective January 1, 1866.

[2] He was removed from office in 1868 due to Reconstruction legislation at the federal level.

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