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| − | '''Linn Boyd''' (1800 - 1859) was a Representative from [[Kentucky]] | + | '''Linn Boyd''' (1800 - 1859) was a Representative from [[Kentucky]]. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 22, 1800. |
* Pursued preparatory studies | * Pursued preparatory studies | ||
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* Member of the State house of representatives 1827-1832 | * Member of the State house of representatives 1827-1832 | ||
* Returned to Trigg County in 1834 | * Returned to Trigg County in 1834 | ||
| − | * Elected as a [[Jacksonian Party|Jacksonian]] to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 | + | * 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 | * 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 | + | * 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) | * Chairman, Committee on Accounts (Thirtieth Congress), Committee on Territories (Thirty-first Congress) | ||
* [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses) | * [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses) | ||
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* Elected [[Lieutenant Governor]] of Kentucky in 1859, but when the senate convened was too ill to preside over its deliberations | * 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 | * Died in Paducah, Ky., December 17, 1859 | ||
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* Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. | * Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. | ||
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[[Category:Former United States Representatives]] | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Speakers of the House | + | [[Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives]] |
| + | [[Category:Kentucky]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:27, June 22, 2021
Linn Boyd (1800 - 1859) was a Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on 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.