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| − | + | '''Linn Boyd''', a Representative from [[Kentucky]]; born in Nashville, Tenn., November 22, 1800 | |
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| + | * Pursued preparatory studies | ||
| + | * Moved with his parents to New Design, Trigg County, Ky. | ||
| + | * Engaged in [[agriculture|agricultural]] pursuits in Calloway County | ||
| + | * Member of the State house of representatives 1827-1832 | ||
| + | * Returned to Trigg County in 1834 | ||
| + | * Elected as a [[Jacksonian Party|Jacksonian]] to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1837) | ||
| + | * Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress | ||
| + | * Elected as a [[Democrat]] to the Twenty-sixth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1855) | ||
| + | * Chairman, Committee on Accounts (Thirtieth Congress), Committee on Territories (Thirty-first Congress) | ||
| + | * [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses) | ||
| + | * Moved to Paducah, Ky., in 1852 | ||
| + | * Elected [[Lieutenant Governor]] of Kentucky in 1859, but when the senate convened was too ill to preside over its deliberations | ||
| + | * Died in Paducah, Ky., December 17, 1859 | ||
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| + | * Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. | ||
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[[Category:United States Representatives]] | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | ||
[[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]] | [[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]] | ||
Revision as of 08:50, November 14, 2007
Linn Boyd, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Nashville, Tenn., November 22, 1800
- Pursued preparatory studies
- Moved with his parents to New Design, Trigg County, Ky.
- Engaged in agricultural pursuits in Calloway County
- Member of the State house of representatives 1827-1832
- Returned to Trigg County in 1834
- Elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1837)
- Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress
- Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1855)
- Chairman, Committee on Accounts (Thirtieth Congress), Committee on Territories (Thirty-first Congress)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses)
- Moved to Paducah, Ky., in 1852
- Elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1859, but when the senate convened was too ill to preside over its deliberations
- Died in Paducah, Ky., December 17, 1859
- Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.