Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Jacksonian from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again as a Democrat from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House. Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor.
You can find people similar to Linn Boyd by visiting our lists Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky and Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.
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Date of birth | 22 November 1800
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Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee
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Date of death | 17 December 1859
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Place of death | Paducah, Kentucky
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