Background
Boyd, James was born on February 1, 1858 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alexander and Harriet Fay (Wheeler) Boyd.
Boyd, James was born on February 1, 1858 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alexander and Harriet Fay (Wheeler) Boyd.
Educational public schools.
Organizer, 1903, president until 1915, Electric Hose and Rubber Company, Wilmington, Delaware. President James Boyd & Brother Incorporated., Philadelphia, 1908-1917.
Member executive council Philadelphia Board of Trade, 1903-1917.
Married Elizabeth J. Longstreth, November 8, 1882 (died 1908). Children: Fisher Longstreth, Helen Longstreth (Mistress Albert F. M. Chandler), Harriet Wheeler (Mistress G. Abbott Hunt), Alexander.