- Sempronius H. Boyd
Infobox Congressman
name=Sempronius Hamilton Boyd
width=200px
state=Missouri
district=4th
party=Unconditional Unionist, Republican
term=March 4 ,1863 –March 3 ,1865 March 4 ,1869 –March 3 ,1871
preceded=Elijah H. NortonJoseph J. Gravely
succeeded=John R. Kelso Harrison E. Havens
date of birth=May 28 ,1828
place of birth=Nashville, Tennessee , USA
date of death=June 22 ,1894
place of death=Springfield, Missouri , USA
spouse=
profession=Politician ,Lawyer ,Judge ,Teacher
religion=
footnotes=Sempronius Hamilton Boyd (
May 28 ,1828 –June 22 ,1894 ) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and teacher fromMissouri .Born near
Nashville, Tennessee , Boyd moved to a farm nearSpringfield, Missouri with his parents in 1840 where he was educated by private tutors. He moved toCalifornia in 1849 where he prospected forgold and taught school. He moved back toMissouri in 1854 where he was clerk of the court ofGreene County, Missouri from 1854 to 1856, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856, commencing practice inSpringfield, Missouri . Boyd served as mayor of Springfield in 1856 and at the outbreak of the Civil War, raised the 24th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment for theUnion Army , serving as it'scolonel from 1861 to 1863. He was elected an Unconditional Unionist to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1862, serving from 1863 to 1865. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business from 1863 to 1865. Boyd was a member of theRepublican National Committee from 1864 to 1868, was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864, was appointed judge of the court of the fourteenth judicial district in 1865 and was involved in building and operating theSouthwest Pacific Railroad from 1867 to 1874. He was elected back to the House of Representatives as a Republican in 1868, serving again from 1869 to 1871. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims from 1869 to 1871. Afterwards, Boyd operated awagon factory from 1874 to 1876, resumed practicing law and was appointed United States Ambassador and Consul General toSiam by PresidentBenjamin Harrison in 1890, serving until 1892. He died inSpringfield, Missouri onJune 22 ,1894 and was interned in Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield.External links
*CongBio|B000720 Retrieved on
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*findagrave|6799919 Retrieved on2008-02-14
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