James E. Boyd

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James E. Boyd (1834 – 1906) was an Irish-born American politician. He was the Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1881 to 1883 and from 1885 to 1887, and the governor of the state of Nebraska in 1891 and from 1892 – 1893. He was a member of the Democratic Party, being the first Democrat to serve as Nebraska's governor.

Boyd County, Nebraska is named after him.

Preceded by
Champion S. Chase		 Mayor of Omaha
1881 – 1883		 Succeeded by
Champion S. Chase
Preceded by
Patrick F. Murphy		 Mayor of Omaha
1885 – 1887		 Succeeded by
William J. Broatch
Preceded by
John Milton Thayer		 Governor of Nebraska
1891		 Succeeded by
John Milton Thayer
Preceded by
John Milton Thayer		 Governor of Nebraska
1892 – 1893		 Succeeded by
Lorenzo Crounse

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