# Alexander Boyd

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{{Short description|American politician (1764–1857)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Alexander Boyd
| image       =
| state       = [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| district    = [13th](/source/New_York's_13th_congressional_district)
| term_start  = March 4, 1813
| term_end    = March 3, 1815
| preceded    = [Uri Tracy](/source/Uri_Tracy)
| succeeded   = [John B. Yates](/source/John_B._Yates)
| birth_date  = {{birth date text|September 14, 1764}}
| death_date  = {{death date and age|April 8, 1857|September 14, 1764}}
| birth_place = [Albany](/source/Albany%2C_New_York), Province of New York, British America
| death_place = [Esperance, New York](/source/Esperance%2C_New_York), U.S.
| spouse      = Elizabeth Becker Boyd
| children    = {{ubl
 | Delia Boyd
 | John Boyd
 | Helen Boyd
 | David Boyd
 | Ann Boyd
 | Albert Barthalomew Boyd
 | Peter Boyd
 | James Boyd
 | Margaret Boyd
 | William Boyd
 | Nancy Boyd
 | Alexander Boyd
 | Hugh Boyd
}}
| profession  = {{ubl
 | farmer
 | politician
}}
| party       = [Federalist](/source/Federalist_Party)
| alma_mater  =  
}}
'''Alexander Boyd''' (September 14, 1764 – April 8, 1857) was an American politician and a [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from New York.

==Biography==
Boyd was born in [Albany](/source/Albany%2C_New_York) in the [Province of New York](/source/Province_of_New_York). He married Elizabeth Becker and they had thirteen children, Delia, John, Helen, David, Ann, Albert Barthalomew, Peter, James, Margaret, William, Nancy, Alexander, and Hugh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexander Boyd|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Honerable_Alexander_Boyd_records.ashx?pid=4965880|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=September 16, 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
Boyd moved to [Middleburgh, New York](/source/Middleburgh_(town)%2C_New_York) and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Elected as a [Federalist](/source/Federalist_Party) to the [13th United States Congress](/source/13th_United_States_Congress), Boyd was United States Representative for the thirteenth district of New York from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815.

==Death==
Boyd died in [Esperance, New York](/source/Esperance%2C_New_York), on April 8, 1857. He is [interred](/source/burial) at Schoharie Cemetery, Schoharie, New York.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyd.html The Political Graveyard]
*[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/alexander_boyd/401676 Govtrack US Congress]

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|district=13
|before=[Uri Tracy](/source/Uri_Tracy)
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|years=March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
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Category:1764 births
Category:1857 deaths
Category:Politicians from Albany, New York
Category:People from Middleburgh, New York
Category:Federalist Party United States representatives from New York (state)
Category:19th-century United States representatives

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