Alfred Boyd

Alfred Boyd
1st Premier of Manitoba
In office
September 16, 1870 – December 14, 1871
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorAdams George Archibald
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byMarc-Amable Girard
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Andrews North
In office
December 27, 1870 – December 23, 1874
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJohn Gunn
Personal details
Born(1835-09-20)September 20, 1835
England
DiedAugust 16, 1908(1908-08-16) (aged 72)
England
NationalityCanadian subject, British
Political partyGovernment
SpouseSarah Warner (Warriner)
Occupationbusinessman
Professionpolitician
CabinetProvincial Secretary (1870–1871)
Minister of Public Works (1871)
Minister of Agriculture (1871)

Alfred Boyd (September 20, 1835 – August 16, 1908) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, who is usually considered to have been the first premier of Manitoba (1870–1871) though he was not recognized by that title at the time and was not the real leader of the government. He is more correctly referred to as the first Provincial Secretary of Manitoba. (Some modern sources list his official title as "Chief Minister", but that does not appear in parliamentary documents from the period and is apparently a more recent invention.)