John W. Boyd (Wisconsin politician)
American politician
John William Boyd (September 15, 1811 – January 28, 1892) was an American businessman and politician. He served four sessions in the Wisconsin State Senate (1848, 1849, 1858, 1859) representing Walworth County.
Biography
Boyd was born on September 15, 1811, in Charlton, New York. Boyd's father had been a member of the New York legislature. He moved to Wisconsin in 1844, settling in Geneva, Wisconsin. Boyd married three times. His first wife died after a year of marriage. In 1842, he married Wealthy H. Hathaway. They had three children before she died. In 1858, he married Persis A. Buell.
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