Augusto Samuel Boyd | |
Order: | President of Panama |
Term Start: | 18 December 1939 |
Term End: | 1 October 1940 |
Deputy: | Presidential designates Ezequiel Fernández Jacinto López y L. |
Predecessor: | Ezequiel Fernández |
Successor: | Arnulfo Arias |
Birth Name: | Augusto Samuel Boyd Briceño |
Augusto Samuel Boyd Briceño (1 August 1879 - 17 June 1957[1]) was a politician from Panama.
He was elected as the first presidential designate by the National Assembly for the terms 1936–1938 and 1938–1940.[2] In that capacity he became President of Panama when Juan Demóstenes Arosemena died in December 1939. He served until 1 October 1940.
During his government, the Transisthmian Highway, a highway that crossed the Isthmus of Panama and linked Panama City with Colón, was inaugurated. This road was known as the "Boyd-Roosevelt Highway" in honor of the Presidents of Panama and the United States.
He belonged to the National Revolutionary Party (PNR).