Linn Boyd | |
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| 20th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Howell Cobb |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel P. Banks |
| Leader of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Howell Cobb |
| Succeeded by | James Lawrence Orr |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | John L. Murray |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Burnett |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Chittenden Lyon |
| Succeeded by | John L. Murray |
| 17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
| In office 1859 | |
| Governor | Beriah Magoffin |
| Preceded by | James G. Hardy |
| Succeeded by | Richard T. Jacob |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
| In office 1827 1831 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1800 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died | December 17, 1859 (aged 59) Paducah, Kentucky |
| Political party | Jacksonian Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Bennett Anna (Rhey) Dixon |
| Relations | Abraham Boyd (Father) Elizabeth Linn Boyd (Mother) |
| Children | Butler Boyd Linn Boyd Jr. Felix Boyd Rhey Boyd |
| Profession | Politician Farmer |
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Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Jacksonian from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again as a Democrat from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House.[1] Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor.[2]
- ^ John E.L. Robinson, Linn Boyd in Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 108, available online at http://www.kyenc.org/entry/b/BOYDL01.html
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 34.