Benjamin Boyd (mayor)
(Redirected from Benjamin Boyd (South Carolina))
Benjamin Boyd | |
|---|---|
| 17th Mayor of Charleston | |
| In office 1808–1808 | |
| Preceded by | John Dawson Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Rouse |
Benjamin Boyd was the seventeenth intendent (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving one term in 1808. He was elected on July 22, 1808, to complete the term of John Dawson Jr., who had resigned.[1][2] Boyd was the shortest serving mayor of Charleston; a regular election was held on September 12, 1808, at which his successor, William Rouse, was elected.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Dawson, Jun. Esq. having resigned the Office of Intendent". City Gazette And Daily Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. July 13, 1808. p. 3. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "Benjamin Boyd, Esq". City Gazette And Daily Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. July 23, 1808. p. 3. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "William Rouse, Esq". City Gazette And Daily Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. September 13, 1808. p. 3. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  | This article about a South Carolina politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |