Samuel Becket Boyd II explained
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| Birth Date: | 20 March 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Abingdon, Virginia, US |
| Death Place: | Knoxville, Tennessee, US |
| Spouse: | Julia Harrison (1881 - 1957) |
Samuel Becket Boyd II (March 20, 1865March 29, 1929) was the fire chief of Knoxville, Tennessee, who died in the line of duty.[1] He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.[2] [3]
Biography
He was born on March 20, 1865, in Abingdon, Virginia, to Samuel Becket Boyd I (18281890) and Isabella Reed (18311907).[4] He had a sister, Isabella Kennedy Boyd (18601936) who married John Mebane Allen.[5] He married Julia Harrison. He joined the fire department in 1900. He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.[3]
He died on March 29, 1929, of a heart attack in Knoxville, Tennessee, after a fire while en route to the hospital.[6] He was buried in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.[7]
External links
[[[Category:American fire chiefs]]
Notes and References
- Web site: Knoxville Fire Department . 1900 . 2015-05-14 . Under the wise administration of Chief Sam Boyd the department is now being brought up to a high standard of excellence. The men of the department, and the stations to which they are assigned, are as follows: .
- Book: Fire Engineering . 1935 . 483 . ... Sam B. Boyd, of Knoxville, Tennessee, who was at one time President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs ... .
- Book: Ann Swing Kelly . International Association of Fire Chiefs. 2000 . 80 . 9781563116797.
- Web site: Samuel Becket Boyd papers . 2015-05-14 . .
- Web site: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution . 1899 . 2015-05-21 . .
- News: Funeral Services to Be Held Monday for Chief Boyd. Died After Collapse After Fire . . March 30, 1929 .
- Web site: KFD Holds Memorial Service for Fallen Firefighters . October 8, 2014 . 2015-05-14 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081447/http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2014/1008b.asp . May 18, 2015 .
