Benjamin Boyd

shipowner, banker, grazier, politician and exploiter of South Sea Islander labour in the New South Walesm Australia (1801–1851)
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Benjamin Boyd
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 21, 1801, 1803[2][10]
Date of death
October 15, 1851, October 1851[4][11]
Place of birth
Penninghame
Place of death
Honiara
Position held
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1844–1845)[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Boyd
Given name
Benjamin
Partner in business or sport
Joseph Robinson
Social classification
slave owner
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Benjamin Boyd ar بنجامين بويد fa بنجامین بوید he בנג'מין בויד ru Бенжамин Бойд
🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
77875777
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88189387
GND ID
118950924
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
boyd-benjamin-ben-1815
British Museum person or institution ID
181622
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01152180
Dictionary of Sydney ID
person/boyd_ben
FAST ID
251682
Freebase ID
/m/092g6z
Libraries Australia ID
35454244
NLA Trove people ID
520786
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NSW Parliament member ID
294
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
3103
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095522346
People Australia ID
1815
SNAC ARK ID
w68q82h4
The Peerage person ID
p14756.htm#i147558
WikiTree person ID
Boyd-11902
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkdh3mymTKGH9V9C9BXVC

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Summary

Born in Penninghame[1], he… he was born on August 21, 1801[2]. He passed away in Honiara[3]. He died on October 15, 1851[4]. He worked as a stockbroker[5], politician[6], entrepreneur[7], banker[8], and slave trader[9].

FAQs

Where was Benjamin Boyd born?

Born in Penninghame[1].

Where did Benjamin Boyd die?

Benjamin Boyd died in Honiara[3].

Who were Benjamin Boyd's parents?

Benjamin Boyd's father was Edward Boyd of Mertonhall[12]. Benjamin Boyd's mother was Janet Yule[13].

What did Benjamin Boyd do for work?

Benjamin Boyd worked as stockbroker[5], politician[6], entrepreneur[7], banker[8], and slave trader[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Former Members – Parliament of NSW. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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