Linn Boyd : miscellaneous papers, 1841-1858.

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Linn Boyd : miscellaneous papers, 1841-1858.

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Letters regarding a subscription; his desire to again be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives; and a recommendation for a federal appointment on a commission to establish Texas's state line.

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Boyd, Linn, 1800-1859

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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. Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor. Born to the wife of part-time delegate Abraham Boyd in Trigg County, he was raised a...