20th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by
Howell Cobb
Succeeded by
Nathaniel P. Banks
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by
Howell Cobb
Succeeded by
James Lawrence Orr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by
John L. Murray
Succeeded by
Henry C. Burnett
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by
Chittenden Lyon
Succeeded by
John L. Murray
17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office 1859
Governor
Beriah Magoffin
Preceded by
James G. Hardy
Succeeded by
Richard T. Jacob
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office 1827 1831
Personal details
Born
November 22, 1800 Nashville, Tennessee
Died
December 17, 1859 (aged 59) Paducah, Kentucky
Political party
Jacksonian Democratic
Spouse(s)
Alice Bennett Anna (Rhey) Dixon
Relations
Abraham Boyd (Father) Elizabeth Linn Boyd (Mother)
Children
Butler Boyd Linn Boyd Jr. Felix Boyd Rhey Boyd
Profession
Politician Farmer
Signature
Sign in front of the McCracken, Kentucky Courthouse (in Paducah, Kentucky) commemorating early members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Jackson Purchase (U.S. historical region). The "First District" in the title actually changed over time. It refers to the Jackson Purchase, which was in the 5th district from 1819 to 1823, the 12th district until 1833, and then the 1st district until the end of the sign's lineage in 1855.
Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Jacksonian from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again as a Democrat from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House.[1] Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor.[2]
^John E.L. Robinson, "Linn Boyd in Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 108, available online at http://www.kyenc.org/entry/b/BOYDL01.html
^The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 34.
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briefly of significant importance during the Civil War due to the death of LinnBoyd who was then Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. The U.S. state of Illinois...
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the 1850–51 elections in which Democrats won a majority of the seats. LinnBoyd received a majority of the votes cast and was elected speaker. An election...
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Clay, as well as a group of representatives from the House consisting of LinnBoyd, James L. Johnson, Finis E. McLean, George Caldwell , John B. Thompson...
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selected as an elector, was also supporting former Speaker of the House LinnBoyd for the vice presidential nomination. However, following a draft effort...
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