Robert Byron Boyd (August 31, 1864 – July 6, 1941) was an American politician and businessperson from Maine. A Republican from Augusta, Boyd served as Secretary of State of Maine from 1897 to 1907.[1]

Byron Boyd
29th Secretary of State of Maine
In office
1897–1907
GovernorLlewellyn Powers
John Fremont Hill
William T. Cobb
Preceded byNicholas Fessenden
Succeeded byArthur I. Brown
Personal details
BornAugust 31, 1864
Victoria Corner, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedJune 6, 1941(1941-06-06) (aged 76)
Augusta, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHoulton Academy
Colby College

Boyd was born in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada in 1864 and moved with his family at the age of four to Linneus, Maine in the United States. He graduated from Houlton Academy, which later became Ricker College as well as Colby College.

He died in 1941 and is buried in Forest Grove Cemetery in Augusta.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Coe, Harrie B. (2003). Maine Biographies: Excerpted from Maine Resources, Attractions, and Its People: A History. Genealogical Publishing Com. pp. 283–. ISBN 9780806351247. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Byron Boyd, Maine Republican Leader, Buried at Augusta". The Boston Globe. July 9, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Burleigh family of Maine". Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Maine
1897–1906
Succeeded by