About Alexander Boyd
Lived 1764 – 1857 (aged 92). Alexander Boyd was an American politician.
Alexander Boyd (September 14, 1764 – April 8, 1857) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography Boyd was born in Albany in the Province of New York. He married Elizabeth Becker and they had thirteen children, Delia, John, Helen, David, Ann, Albert Barthalomew, Peter, James, Margaret, William, Nancy, Alexander, and Hugh.
Career Boyd moved to Middleburgh, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Elected as a Federalist to the 13th United States Congress, Boyd was United States Representative for the thirteenth district of New York from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815.
Death Boyd died in Esperance, New York, on April 8, 1857. He is interred at Schoharie Cemetery, Schoharie, New York.
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Who was Alexander Boyd?
American politician (1764–1857)
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Alexander Boyd was born on 14 September 1764 in Albany.
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Alexander Boyd died on 8 April 1857 in Esperance.
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Alexander Boyd was a politician.
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