Sempronius Hamilton "Pony" Boyd
Born: May 28, 1828
Birthplace: Williamson County, Tennessee
Father: Colonel Marcus M. Boyd 1803 – 1866
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Mother: Eliza H. Hamilton 1803 – 1845Wife: Margaret Muse McElhany 1838 – 1904
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Children:
Cordelia Margaret “Cordie” Boyd Delaney 1862 – 1928
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Political Party: Unconditional Unionist and Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Gold Prospector and Teacher in California
1854 – 1856: Greene County, Missouri, Clerk of Court
1856 – 1861: Attorney in Springfield, Missouri
1856: Mayor of Springfield, Missouri
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 24th Missouri Union Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from Missouri
1863 – 1865: Chairman House Revisal and Unfinished Business Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee
1864 – 1868: Member of Republican Party National Committee
1864: Missouri Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1865: Voted in support of 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Occupation after War:
Judge of fourteenth Judicial District in Missouri
1865: Presided over the trial of Wild Bill Hickok over death of Davis Tuitt
1867 – 1874: Leader in the building of Southwest Railroad
1869 – 1871: United States Congressman from Missouri
1869 – 1871: Chairman of House Revolutionary Claims Committee
1869 – 1871: Member of House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee
1874 – 1876: Owner of Wagon Factory in Springfield, Missouri
1890 – 1892: United States Minister to Siam
Died: June 22, 1894 Place of Death: Springfield, Missouri
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri
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