Nathaniel Boyd

Nathaniel Boyd

Nathaniel Boyd (July 9, 1853 – November 9, 1941) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Lachute, Canada East, the son of Hugh Boyd and Maria Kilfoyle, Boyd attended common schools in Oxford County, Leeds and Grenville and studied at the Grammar School in Ottawa. After school, he worked with his father in railroad contracting and spent time working in telegraphy. He moved to Manitoba and worked as the chief train dispatcher and assistant superintendent for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Manitoba. Afterwards, he started a wholesale and retail lumber business in Winnipeg called Boyd and Crowe, which operated in the Point Douglas district of Winnipeg. In 1886, he started a ranching business with a ranch of 23,000 acres (93 km²).

He first ran as the Conservative candidate for the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Marquette in the 1891 federal election but was defeated. He was acclaimed in a 1892 by-election resulting from the resignation of the sitting MP, Robert Watson. He was re-elected in 1896 for the riding of Macdonald. The election was declared void in 1897 and Boyd did not run in the resulting by-election. He did run and win again in 1900 election and was defeated in 1904 election this time for the riding of Portage la Prairie.

He died at the age of 88 in 1941.

References

• "The Canadian album: men of Canada, Volume 3". Internet Archive. Brantford, Ont. : Bradley, Garretson & Co.. 1894. http://www.archive.org/details/canadianalbummen03cochuoft. 
• Nathaniel Boyd - Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Robert Watson	Member of Parliament for Marquette 1892–1896	Succeeded by William James Roche
Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1892.	Member of Parliament for Macdonald 1896–1897	Succeeded by John Gunion Rutherford
Preceded by John Gunion Rutherford	Member of Parliament for Macdonald 1900–1904	Succeeded by William D. Staples

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Name	Boyd, Nathaniel
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Date of birth	July 9, 1853
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Date of death	November 9, 1941
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