About Edward Boyd
Lived 1794 – 1871 (aged 76–77). Edward Boyd was an Australian surveyor, civil servant and temperance worker.
Edward Boyd (1794 – 2 November 1871) was a Surveyor General of Tasmania, (then the colony of Van Diemen's Land, now a state of Australia).
Early life Boyd was born in England and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the British Army and became a captain in 1826 before retiring in 1829 to become deputy surveyor general in Van Diemen's Land.
Late life and legacy Boyd rejoined the British Army and was promoted Major in the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot in November 1841, seeing service in Ghazipur, India. Boyd retired in 1850; he received the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1854. He died in London aged 77 on 2 November 1871 .
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Edward Boyd was born in 1794.
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Edward Boyd died on 2 November 1871.
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Edward Boyd was a surveyor, civil servant and temperance worker.
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Edward Boyd was Australian.
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