Rufus King Boyd (1831 – May 10, 1883) served as the 18th Secretary of State of Alabama from 1874 to 1878.
Rufus King Boyd | |
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18th Secretary of State of Alabama | |
In office 1874–1878 | |
Governor | George S. Houston |
Preceded by | Neander H. Rice |
Succeeded by | William W. Screws |
Personal details | |
Born | 1831 Williamson County, Tennessee |
Died | May 10, 1883 Guntersville, Alabama | (aged 51–52)
Political party | Democratic |
In December 1865, Boyd relocated to Guntersville, AL and formed a law firm with Louis Wyeth, a judge, under the name of Wyeth & Boyd.
He got married in 1866.[1]