John Alexander Boyd

Sir John Alexander Boyd (April 23, 1837 – November 23, 1916) was a Canadian lawyer and judge.

John Alexander Boyd was born in Toronto on April 23, 1837. Educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, His term as chancellor began on May 3, 1881. Boyd wrote the trial decision in St Catharines Milling and Lumber Co v R, in which he ruled for Ontario, rejecting the concept of Aboriginal title.

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) during the visit to Canada of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) in October 1901.

In 1903, Boyd and William Glenholme Falconbridge were appointed to a royal commission to investigate charges of bribery brought forward by Robert Roswell Gamey against the Liberal Government of the time. Although the commission found no proof for these allegations, the provincial Conservatives won the general election that followed two years later.