Samuel Becket Boyd II

Samuel Becket Boyd II (March 20, 1865 - March 29, 1929) was the fire chief of Knoxville, Tennessee who died in the line of duty.[1][2] He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.[3][4]

Samuel Becket Boyd II
Boyd circa 1900
Born(1865-03-20)March 20, 1865
Abingdon, Virginia, US
DiedMarch 29, 1929(1929-03-29) (aged 64)
Knoxville, Tennessee, US
OccupationPresident of International Association of Fire Chiefs
Spouse(s)Julia Harrison (1881–1957)
From left to right are: Sam B. Boyd of Knoxville, Tennessee; Henry C. Bunker of Cincinnati, Ohio; George Washington Olvany; George O. Luce of Ilion, New York; and George Kelly (fireman) of Bismarck, North Dakota in 1913 in New York City

Biography

He was born on March 20, 1865 in Abingdon, Virginia to Samuel Becket Boyd I (1828-1890) and Isabella Reed (1831-1907).[1][5] He had a sister, Isabella Kennedy Boyd (1860-1936) who married John Mebane Allen.[6] He married Julia Harrison. He joined the fire department in 1900.[1] He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.[4]

He died on March 29, 1929 of a heart attack in Knoxville, Tennessee after a fire while en route to the hospital.[1] He was buried in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.[7]

References
  1. "Funeral Services to Be Held Monday for Chief Boyd. Died After Collapse After Fire". Knoxville News Sentinel. March 30, 1929.
  2. "Knoxville Fire Department". 1900. Retrieved 2015-05-14. Under the wise administration of Chief Sam Boyd the department is now being brought up to a high standard of excellence. The men of the department, and the stations to which they are assigned, are as follows:
  3. Fire Engineering. 1935. p. 483. ... Sam B. Boyd, of Knoxville, Tennessee, who was at one time President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs ...
  4. Ann Swing Kelly (2000). International Association of Fire Chiefs. p. 80. ISBN 9781563116797.
  5. "Samuel Becket Boyd papers". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  6. "National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution". Daughters of the American Revolution. 1899. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  7. "KFD Holds Memorial Service for Fallen Firefighters". Knoxville, Tennessee. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
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