Boyd McNairy | |
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 Document filed in case of Boyd McNairy v. James and Rezin Bowie (1830): "Rec'd of John Nicholson United States marshal the sum of Five hundred and fifty dollars fifty seven cents being the balance due us from the amount of sale of the four negroes slaves to wit James [?], Charles, Dick, and Mary, this day sold at U.S. marshal sale to satisfy a judge-ment of the United States District Court in favour of Boyd McNairy Thibodeauxville, October 20th, 1830 R P & James Bowie" | |
| Born | 1785 North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 1856 Nashville Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Physician |
Dr. Boyd McNairy (1785 – November 21, 1856) was a physician and an influential early settler of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A member of local medical organizations, McNairy also served as director of the Nashville Lunatic Asylum. He was influential in local politics; although never a candidate himself, he worked to oppose the election of Andrew Jackson to the Presidency and later to promote the nascent Whig Party. The Marquis de Lafayette stayed at McNairy's house when he visited Nashville in 1825. Federal judge John McNairy and lawyer N. A. McNairy were Boyd McNairy's older brothers.