Joseph Boyd
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1835 | |
| Death | 1925 (aged 90 years) |
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Joseph Boyd (1835 – July 15, 1898) was a blacksmith and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1882 to 1885 as a Liberal.
He was born in St. John's. Boyd later served as sergeant-at-arms for the House of Assembly and then, in the 1890s, was named superintendent of the St. John's Poor Asylum. He died in Carbonear in 1898.