James E. Boyd (politician)

James E. Boyd
7th Governor of Nebraska
In office
February 8, 1892 – January 13, 1893
LieutenantThomas J. Majors
Preceded byJohn Milton Thayer
Succeeded byLorenzo Crounse
Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
In office
1866
Personal details
BornSeptember 9, 1834
County Tyrone, Ireland
DiedApril 30, 1906 (aged 71)
Omaha, Nebraska
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
Political partyDemocratic
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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.