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  Boyd, Linn
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NameLinn Boyd
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Paducah, Kentucky , United States
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Born November 22, 1800
DiedDecember 17, 1859 (59 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Jan 05, 2015 02:24am
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InfoBOYD, Linn, 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.



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  08/06/1849 KY - District 01 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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  08/04/1845 KY - District 01 Won 97.14% (+94.27%)
  08/07/1843 KY - District 01 Won 56.74% (+13.47%)
  04/26/1841 KY - District 01 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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