Adam Boyd (New Jersey)
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Adam Boyd was a United States Representative from New Jersey
. Born in Mendham
, he moved to Bergen County
and to Hackensack
a few years later. He was a member of the Bergen County board of freeholders and justices
in 1773, 1784, 1791, 1794, and 1798, and was sheriff
of Bergen County from 1778 to 1781 and again in 1789. Boyd was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
in 1782, 1783, 1787, 1794, and 1795, and was judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bergen County from 1803 to 1805.
Boyd was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805, and was elected to the Tenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ezra Darby
. He was reelected to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses and served from March 8, 1808 to March 3, 1813. He was again judge of the court of common pleas from 1813 to 1833. Boyd died in Hackensack, and was interred there in the First Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Born in Mendham
Mendham, New Jersey
Mendham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,097.While New Jersey was an English colony, Mendham Township was formed on March 29, 1749 as a new governmental entity, from portions of Hanover Township, Morris Township,...
, he moved to Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
and to Hackensack
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
a few years later. He was a member of the Bergen County board of freeholders and justices
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
in 1773, 1784, 1791, 1794, and 1798, and was sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Bergen County from 1778 to 1781 and again in 1789. Boyd was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
in 1782, 1783, 1787, 1794, and 1795, and was judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bergen County from 1803 to 1805.
Boyd was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805, and was elected to the Tenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ezra Darby
Ezra Darby
Ezra Darby was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Darby attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
. He was reelected to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses and served from March 8, 1808 to March 3, 1813. He was again judge of the court of common pleas from 1813 to 1833. Boyd died in Hackensack, and was interred there in the First Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery.
External links
- Adam Boyd at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...
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