US Con Boyd, Sempronius Hamilton - U.S. Congressman, MO

Sempronius Hamilton "Pony" Boyd

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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 – 1845

Wife: 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
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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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When he presided as judge in the Wild Bill Hickock/Davis Tutt case he suggested to the jury the possibility of "Nullification". Simply put it means the jury believes the defendant is guilty but the law itself is unjust, misapplied. or the punishment too harsh. And some juries refuse to convict because of their own prejudices.
 
While Colonel of the 24th Missouri Infantry this regiment participated in many differant battles in the Western theater. One of its members, Lt. (Later Captain)William McCammon,won the Medal of Honor at the 2nd battle of Cornith on Oct. 3, 1862.
 
There was some question regarding his salary as Consul General to Siam. He returned to America in 1892 becoming too ill to continue in that position and both his estate and his appointed successor sued to recover the salary. Apparently there was a "successor" of sorts from 1892 to 1894 when John Barrett became the official minister.Who was this successor?
 
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