John Boyd (Assemblyman)

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John Boyd
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 3rd district
In office
January 1, 1870 – January 1, 1871
Preceded byIrenus K. Hamilton
Succeeded byGerrit T. Thorn
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 4th district
In office
January 1, 1862 – January 1, 1863
Preceded byJohn W. Hall
Succeeded bySamuel O'Hara
In office
January 1, 1860 – January 1, 1861
Preceded byO. Hugo Petters
Succeeded byJohn W. Hall
In office
January 1, 1855 – January 1, 1856
Preceded byMajor J. Thomas
Succeeded byJoseph Wagner
Personal details
Born(1824-05-01)May 1, 1824
England, UK
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

John Boyd (May 1, 1824 – ?) was a British American immigrant and politician. He represented northern Fond du Lac County as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for four terms.

Biography[]

Boyd was born in England.[1] In 1843, he graduated from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Later, Boyd resided in Calumet, Wisconsin. His brother, Thomas, was also a member of the Assembly. After visiting his brothers-in-law in Kansas in 1871,[2] he moved to Fawn Creek in Montgomery County, Kansas with his wife Anna and his son George,[3] where he was involved in politics in the 1870s[4][5] and was an officer in the farmers' club.[6]

Career[]

Boyd was a member of the Assembly during the 1855, 1860, 1862 and 1870 sessions.[7] He was a Democrat.

References[]

  1. ^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (9th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1870. p. 361.
  2. ^ "Personal. Mr John Boyd". The Kansas Democrat. July 20, 1871. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF58-MKP : 14 July 2016), John Boyd, Fawn Creek, Montgomery, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 153, sheet 225C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0389; FHL microfilm 1,254,389.
  4. ^ "Liberal Republican and Democratic Convention". The Kansas Democrat. October 10, 1872. p. 4. Retrieved December 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "The Greenbackers". The Weekly Commonwealth. August 3, 1876. p. 4. Retrieved December 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "Farmers' Clubs". The Kansas Democrat. March 14, 1873. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 125.
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