James Arthur Boyd (7 July 1867 – 12 April 1941) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, his family moved to Ayrshire in

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around 1869, where he was educated at St John's Academy in

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before becoming an apprentice painter. He migrated to

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, Victoria, in 1885, where he had many occupations, including councillor on Port Melbourne Council. In 1901 he was elected to the

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for the seat of

as a Conservative. He was an Honorary Minister 1907–08. In 1908 he left the Assembly, and in 1913 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for the new seat of

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. In 1917 the Liberal Party merged with the

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to become the Nationalist Party, of which Boyd was a member. He held the seat until 1919, when he was defeated by

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Nationalist

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, despite having almost double Francis's primary vote. He became a businessman after leaving politics, and was President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce 1920–1922 and of the Associated Chambers of Australia 1922–1923. Boyd married Emma Flora McCormack on 5 January 1894 at Flemington. They had two daughters, Alva who became a medical practitioner, and

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who became an Australian tennis champion. Boyd died of coronary vascular disease on 12 April 1941.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, James Commonwealth Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Australia Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Henty Members of the Australian House of Representatives Victoria (state) state politicians 1867 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians British emigrants to colonial Australia People from Ayrshire People from Portsea, Portsmouth