Samuel S. Boyd

Samuel S. Boyd

American attorney (1807–1867)

📍 Portland, Maine USA

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Samuel Stillman Boyd, often referred to as S. S. Boyd or Judge Boyd, was an American attorney in early 19th-century Mississippi and one of the Natchez nabobs who stood at the apex of antebellum Mississippi society. He also served briefly as a judge, invested in cotton agriculture, speculated in real estate, engaged in large-scale enslavement, and advocated for pro-slavery causes. Boyd wielded significant political influence in his community, initially as a leader in the Whig Party. His name was considered for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1852 and 1860.

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