John Boyd (Texas Senator)
| John Boyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1796 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA |
| Died | May 4, 1873 |
| Resting place | Mexia, Texas |
| Occupation | settler, politician, philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth McLean |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Boyd Nancy Linn |
| Relatives | Linn Boyd (brother) |
John Boyd (1796-1873) was an American early settler in Texas and state senator.
Early life
John Boyd was born on August 7, 1796 in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2][3] His father was Abraham Boyd and his mother, Nancy Linn.[4] His brother, Linn Boyd, went on to serve as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855.[4]
Career
By 1835, Boyd settled in Sabine County, Texas with his wife and children.[1][2] He then served in the Texas Revolution.[2]
Boyd served as a Senator in the Congress of the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1845.[2] In 1845, he moved to Limestone County, Texas, where he staked a claim near the Tehuacana Hills, northwest of Tehuacana.[2]
From 1862 to 1863, Boyd served in the Texas Senate.[2] By then, he had become a secessionist, in favor of the Confederate States of America.[1][2]
Boyd was also a landowner in Nashville.[5]
Philanthropy
Boyd donated 1,100 acres of land as well as financial assistance for the establishment of Trinity University.[2]
Personal life
Boyd married Elizabeth McLean.[1] They had nine children, but only three reached adulthood.[1] He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.[2]
Death and legacy
Boyd died on May 4, 1873.[1][3] He was buried at the Tehuacana Cemetery in Mexia, Texas.[6]
After his death, the land he owned in Nashville, Tennessee was inherited by his granddaughter, Rachel Douglas Boyd Smiley, the wife of Senator Henry S. Foote.[5] They built a house, Old Central, which was later acquired by Vanderbilt University, on whose campus it still stands today.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Cecil Harper, Jr., "BOYD, JOHN," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbo59), accessed October 26, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Modified on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942. , pp. 54-55 [1]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Legislative Reference Library: Texas Legislators: Past & Present: John Boyd
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Judge Prestley Kettedge Ewing and Mary Ellen (Williams) Ewing, The Ewing genealogy with cognate branches: a survey of the Ewings and their kin in America
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ FindAGrave: John Boyd
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