James E. Boyd | |
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| 7th Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office February 8, 1892 – January 13, 1893 | |
| Lieutenant | Thomas J. Majors |
| Preceded by | John Milton Thayer |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Crounse |
| Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives | |
| In office 1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1834 County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | April 30, 1906 (aged 71) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Political party | Democratic |
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James Edward Boyd (September 9, 1834 – April 30, 1906) was an Irish-born American businessman and politician in early Omaha, Nebraska. The founder of Boyd's Packing House and Boyd's Theater and Opera House, he served as the Mayor of Omaha from 1881 to 1883 and from 1885 to 1887, and as the seventh Governor of the state of Nebraska in 1891 and from 1892 – 1893.