James Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd
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James Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd (1597–1654),[1] was a Scottish noble who adhered to the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
James Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd | |
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| Born | 1597 Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Died | March 1654 Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Occupation | Scottish noble |
| Known for | adhering to the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms |
James Boyd was the younger brother of Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd and inherited the title in 1641 on the death of his nephew Robert Boyd, 8th Lord Boyd.[2]
James Boyd was a steadfast Royalist, joined the Association at Cumbernauld in favour of Charles I in January 1641, he was one of the Committee of War for the South 16 April 1644,[3] and for Ayr 24 July 1644,[4] and 18 April 1648.[5]
He was included in the list of the nobility to be summoned to the Committee of Estates, in Cromwell's letter to Lieutenant-General David Leslie 17 January 1650,[6] and was fined £1,500 under the Cromwell's Act of Grace on 12 April 1654,[7] a sum afterwards, 9 March 1655, reduced to £500.[8] His steady support of the royal cause appears to have financially embarrassed him, as he was obliged to wadset several portions of his estate to Sir William Cochrane of Cowdoun.[9]
Lord James is said to have paid great attention to the trade of Kilmarnock, and to have established a school in the town for "the educatioune and learning off zoung ones"[sic].[10] His will was confirmed at Edinburgh 23 October 1655, and he appears to have died in March 1654.[11]