John H. Boyd

John Huggins Boyd (born July 31, 1799 in Salem , New York , † July 2, 1868 in Whitehall , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Huggins Boyd grew up in Salem. During this time he attended community schools and graduated from the Washington Academy in Salem in 1818 . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and then began practicing in Salem, but moved to Whitehall shortly thereafter. He was elected justice of the peace in 1828 - a position he held for many years. In 1840 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . He was a supervisor at Whitehall in 1845, 1848 and 1849 . Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party .

In the congressional elections of 1850 for the 32nd Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th constituency of New York , where he succeeded George R. Andrews on March 4, 1851 . He retired from the after March 3, 1853 Congress of.

Between 1857 and 1859 he was guardianship and probate judge ( special surrogate ) in Washington County . He was elected President of the Village. He went about his work as a lawyer. He died on July 2, 1868 in Whitehall. His body was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Salem.

Web links

• John H. Boyd in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John H. Boyd in the database of Find a Grave (English)