{"id":194,"date":"2018-07-10T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:15:14","slug":"boyd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/","title":{"rendered":"George W. Boyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-195\" src=\"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/boyd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/boyd.png 293w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/boyd-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>George W. Boyd (Warren County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1874-1875<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:\u00a0<\/strong>c. 1824 in Tennessee<\/p>\n<p>Served with W. T. Montgomery and William Lewis, Jr., on the &#8220;Board of Arbitration,&#8221; a panel of civilian judges established by the Freedmen&#8217;s Bureau at Davis Bend. Member of the Warren County board of supervisors. Ran for sheriff in the Republican primary in 1871.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd is listed on the 1870 census in Vicksburg with wife Minerva and two sons. The 1880 census records George and Minerva running a boarding house in Greenville. Boyd&#8217;s estimated birth years on the census are 1821 and 1827, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd&#8217;s son, George D. Boyd, was a teacher in Greenville for many years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4806\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4806\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gboyd.png\" alt=\"Signature of George W. Boyd\" width=\"501\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gboyd.png 797w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gboyd-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gboyd-768x127.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signature of George W. Boyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7148\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/boydland\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7148\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/boydland-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Application for lease, October 22, 1864\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/boydland-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/boydland-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Application for lease, October 22, 1864<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6400\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/davisbend\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6400\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/davisbend-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Freedmen's Bureau document, 1866\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/davisbend-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/davisbend-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freedmen&#8217;s Bureau document, 1866<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5950\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/boydsheriff\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5950\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5950\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/boydsheriff-150x150.png\" alt=\"Vicksburg Daily Times, September 24, 1871\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/boydsheriff-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/boydsheriff-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, September 24, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5951\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/the_vicksburg_daily_times_1871_09_24_page_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5951\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Vicksburg_Daily_Times_1871_09_24_Page_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Vicksburg Daily Times, September 24, 1871\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Vicksburg_Daily_Times_1871_09_24_Page_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Vicksburg_Daily_Times_1871_09_24_Page_2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, September 24, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-934\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/boyd-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-934 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/boyd-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/boyd-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/boyd-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, January 4, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4777\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/charles-caldwell\/petition-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4777\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6869\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/charles-caldwell\/20260422_105350\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6869\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260422_105350-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Alcorn leadership dispute, May 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260422_105350-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260422_105350-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alcorn leadership dispute, May 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1648\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/merrimon-howard\/alcorn2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1648 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/alcorn2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/alcorn2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/alcorn2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Aug 7, 1875\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7241\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/warren-book-rr-p553\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7241\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Warren-Book-RR-p553-150x150.png\" alt=\"Deed record, January 3, 1876\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Warren-Book-RR-p553-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Warren-Book-RR-p553-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deed record, January 3, 1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George W. Boyd (Warren County) State House:\u00a01874-1875 Born:\u00a0c. 1824 in Tennessee Served with W. T. Montgomery and William Lewis, Jr., on the &#8220;Board of Arbitration,&#8221; a panel of civilian judges established by the Freedmen&#8217;s Bureau at Davis Bend. Member of the Warren County board of supervisors. Ran for sheriff in the Republican primary in 1871. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/boyd\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;George W. 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