Linn Boyd

Linn Boyd
20th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byHowell Cobb
Succeeded byNathaniel P. Banks
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byHowell Cobb
Succeeded byJames Lawrence Orr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJohn L. Murray
Succeeded byHenry C. Burnett
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byChittenden Lyon
Succeeded byJohn L. Murray
17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
August 30, 1859 – December 17, 1859
GovernorBeriah Magoffin
Preceded byJames G. Hardy
Succeeded byRichard T. Jacob
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1827
1831
Personal details
BornNovember 22, 1800
Nashville, Tennessee
DiedDecember 17, 1859 (aged 59)
Paducah, Kentucky
Political partyJacksonian
Democratic
Spouse(s)Alice Bennett
Anna (Rhey) Dixon
RelationsAbraham Boyd (Father)
Elizabeth Linn Boyd (Mother)
ChildrenButler Boyd
Linn Boyd Jr.
Felix Boyd
Rhey Boyd
ProfessionPolitician
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. Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor.

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