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Alexander Boyd

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Alexander Boyd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded byUri Tracy
Succeeded byJohn B. Yates
Personal details
BornSeptember 14, 1764 (1764-09-14)
Albany, Province of New York, British America
DiedApril 8, 1857 (1857-04-09) (aged 92)
Esperance, New York, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseElizabeth Becker Boyd
Children
  • Delia Boyd
  • John Boyd
  • Helen Boyd
  • David Boyd
  • Ann Boyd
  • Albert Barthalomew Boyd
  • Peter Boyd
  • James Boyd
  • Margaret Boyd
  • William Boyd
  • Nancy Boyd
  • Alexander Boyd
  • Hugh Boyd
Profession
  • farmer
  • politician

Alexander Boyd (September 14, 1764 – April 8, 1857) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

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Boyd was born in Albany in the Province of New York. He married Elizabeth Becker and they had thirteen children, Delia, John, Helen, David, Ann, Albert Barthalomew, Peter, James, Margaret, William, Nancy, Alexander, and Hugh.[1]

Career

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Boyd moved to Middleburgh, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Elected as a Federalist to the 13th United States Congress, Boyd was United States Representative for the thirteenth district of New York from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815.

Death

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Boyd died in Esperance, New York, on April 8, 1857. He is interred at Schoharie Cemetery, Schoharie, New York.

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Boyd". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th congressional district

March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Succeeded by