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Firefighter
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Male
Place of birth
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, U.S.A.
Place of death
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Age
64 years
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Samuel Becket Boyd II (March 20, 1865 - March 29, 1929) was the fire chief of Knoxville, Tennessee who died in the line of duty. He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.
Biography
He was born on March 20, 1865 in Abingdon, Virginia to Samuel Becket Boyd I (1828-1890) and Isabella Reed (1831-1907). He had a sister, Isabella Kennedy Boyd (1860-1936) who married John Mebane Allen. He married Julia Harrison (1881-1957). He joined the fire department in 1900. He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.
He died on March 29, 1929 of a heart attack in Knoxville, Tennessee after a fire while in route to the hospital. He was buried in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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