Alexander Boyd (September 14, 1764 – April 8, 1857) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

Boyd was born in Albany in the

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. He married Elizabeth Becker and they had thirteen children, Delia, John, Helen, David, Ann, Albert Barthalomew, Peter, James, Margaret, William, Nancy, Alexander, and Hugh.

Career

Boyd moved to Middleburgh,

Schoharie County, New York Schoharie County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,714, making it the state's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is Schoharie. "Schoharie" comes from a Mohawk word meaning ...

and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Elected as a

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to the

13th United States Congress The 13th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 18 ...

, Boyd was United States Representative for the thirteenth district of New York from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815.

Death

Boyd died in Esperance,

, on April 8, 1857 (age 92 years, 206 days). He is

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at Schoharie Cemetery, Schoharie, New York.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Alexander 1764 births 1857 deaths Politicians from Albany, New York People from Middleburgh, New York Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)