Linn Boyd

Linn Boyd
20th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Howell Cobb
Succeeded by	Nathaniel P. Banks
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Howell Cobb
Succeeded by	James Lawrence Orr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	John L. Murray
Succeeded by	Henry C. Burnett
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Chittenden Lyon
Succeeded by	John L. Murray
17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office 1859
Governor	Beriah Magoffin
Preceded by	James G. Hardy
Succeeded by	Richard T. Jacob
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office 1827 1831
Personal details
Born	November 22, 1800 Nashville, Tennessee
Died	December 17, 1859 (aged 59) Paducah, Kentucky
Political party	Jacksonian Democratic
Spouse(s)	Alice Bennett Anna (Rhey) Dixon
Relations	Abraham Boyd (Father) Elizabeth Linn Boyd (Mother)
Children	Butler Boyd Linn Boyd Jr. Felix Boyd Rhey Boyd
Profession	Politician Farmer
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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.^[1] Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor.^[2]