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
DiedMarch 29, 1929(1929-03-29) (aged 64)
OccupationPresident of International Association of Fire Chiefs
SpouseJulia 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

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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]

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b 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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