Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Boyd, Albert D. December 31, 1845 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 145
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    A D Boyd.  What a man makes of himself, and not what he 
is made by the aid of family or the influence of friends, is 
a record that he can proudly leave behind him for the 
inspection of the world; and the field of action in which a 
life career of activity or usefulness may be carved out, 
need not be national in its dimensions.  Such has been the 
fortune of the subject of this sketch.  He has won for 
himself the position in life he now holds through his own 
efforts.
    Albert D Boyd is a native of Menallen township and was 
born December 31, 1845, and is the son of William Boyd and 
Jane Burgess Boyd.  His grandfather, Robert Boyd, was a 
native of Fayette county, Penna, and served one term as 
associate judge.  His great great grandfather Boyd came to 
the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, thence he removed and 
settled near Connellsville.  William Boyd, his son and A D 
Boyd's father, was raised a farmer and followed that pursuit 
for a livelihood.  William Boyd died in 1880.  His wife, 
Jane Burgess Boyd, was born in Maryland.
    Albert D Boyd was raised on a farm and educated in the 
common schools, and attended an academy for a few sessions.  
He read law with Judge Willson, and was admitted to the bar 
March 1, 1869.  He was elected district attorney and served 
as such from 1871 to 1874.  He was twice chairman of the 
democratic central committee of Fayette county.  With his 
splendid executive ability, energy and push, his 
appointments were generally designated as "the right man in 
the right place."
    He was married in 1872 to Miss Annie E Patterson, 
daughter of Robert Patterson, a natiave of Ireland, from 
whence he emigrated in about 1815. Mr Boyd has five 
children: Alpheus E Boyd, Samuel P Boyd, Albert D Boyd, 
Wallace B Boyd, and Mary E Boyd.
    A D Boyd is a good lawyer, a good speaker, is making a 
fine record, and is rapidly rising toward the head of his 
profession.  He enjoys a large practice, and is highly 
respected at the bar.  

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