John Boyd (Connecticut politician)
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John Boyd (March 17, 1799 – December 1, 1881) was an American politician who served as a Connecticut state legislator and the
Boyd, son of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd, of the borough of Winsted, in the town of Winchester, Conn., was born March 17, 1799. After graduating from Yale College in 1821, he studied law in New Haven, with Messrs. Staples and Hitchcock, and was admitted to the bar in 1825.
He settled in his native town as an iron manufacturer, retiring from business in 1853, and was also largely occupied with public trusts. He was a representative in the
In 1873 he published the Annals and Family Records of Winchester (octavo, pp. 632), a laborious work.
He was married, in New Haven, May 17, 1831, to Emily W., daughter of Elias Beers, who died November 25, 1842, at the age of 37, leaving three children, of whom one daughter only survived him. He next married, December 10, 1843, Jerusha, daughter of Solomon Rockwell, and widow of the Hon. Theodore Hinsdale, of Winsted, who died March 11, 1875, aged 72 years. He died in West Winsted, in Winchester, December 1, 1881, in his 83rd year.
This article incorporates public domain material from the 1882 Yale Obituary Record.