Benjamin Boyd (South Carolina) Explained

Benjamin Boyd
Order:	17th Mayor of Charleston
Term Start:	1808
Term End:	1808
Predecessor:	John Dawson Jr.
Successor:	William Rouse

Benjamin Boyd was the seventeenth intendent (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving one term in 1808. He was elected on July 22, 1808, to complete the term of John Dawson Jr., who had resigned.^{[1] [2]} Boyd was the shortest serving mayor of Charleston; a regular election was held on September 12, 1808, at which his successor, William Rouse, was elected.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: John Dawson, Jun. Esq. having resigned the Office of Intendent . City Gazette And Daily Advertiser . July 13, 1808 . January 23, 2014 . Charleston, South Carolina . 3.
2. News: Benjamin Boyd, Esq. . City Gazette And Daily Advertiser . July 23, 1808 . January 23, 2014 . Charleston, South Carolina . 3.
3. News: William Rouse, Esq. . City Gazette And Daily Advertiser . September 13, 1808 . January 23, 2014 . Charleston, South Carolina . 3.