| John W. Boyd | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Senate: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 12th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1858 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1860 |
| Predecessor: | Jesse C. Mills |
| Successor: | Oscar Bartlett |
| State Senate1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | 14th |
| Term Start1: | June 5, 1848 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1850 |
| Predecessor1: | Position established |
| Successor1: | George Gale |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1811 |
| Birth Place: | Charlton, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Linn, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Pioneer Cemetery, |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | Wisconsin Territorial Militia |
| Rank: | Major General |
John William Boyd (September 15, 1811January 28, 1892) was an American businessman and politician. He served four sessions in the Wisconsin State Senate (1848, 1849, 1858, 1859) representing Walworth County.
Boyd was born on September 15, 1811, in Charlton, New York. Boyd's father had been a member of the New York legislature. He moved to Wisconsin in 1844, settling in Geneva, Wisconsin. Boyd married three times. His first wife died after a year of marriage. In 1842, he married Wealthy H. Hathaway. They had three children before she died. In 1858, he married Persis A. Buell. They also had three children. He was a Congregationalist and was a member of the Sons of Temperance.[1] Boyd suffered a stroke on January 24, 1892, and died four days later at his home in Linn, Wisconsin.[2] [3] [4]
Boyd was a member of the Senate twice. First, from 1848 to 1849, as a Democrat; and second, from 1858 to 1859, as a Republican.
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