Byron Boyd
American politician
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Robert Byron Boyd (August 31, 1864 – July 6, 1941) was an American politician and businessperson from Maine. A Republican from Augusta, Boyd served as Secretary of State of Maine from 1897 to 1907.[1]
Preceded byNicholas Fessenden
Succeeded byArthur I. Brown
BornAugust 31, 1864
Victoria Corner, New Brunswick, Canada
Byron Boyd | |
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| 29th Secretary of State of Maine | |
| In office 1897–1907 | |
| Governor | Llewellyn Powers John Fremont Hill William T. Cobb |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Fessenden |
| Succeeded by | Arthur I. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1864 Victoria Corner, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | June 6, 1941 (aged 76) Augusta, Maine, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Houlton Academy Colby College |
Boyd was born in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada in 1864 and moved with his family at the age of four to Linneus, Maine in the United States. He graduated from Houlton Academy, which later became Ricker College as well as Colby College.
He died in 1941 and is buried in Forest Grove Cemetery in Augusta.[2][3]
