Background
Philip Boyd was born October 8, 1900 in Richmond, Indiana, the son of lawyer and corporate executive Linnaes Cox Boyd and Mary Thomas Spencer, daughter of prominent businessman William F. Spencer.
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Philip Linnaes Boyd
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Boyd was instrumental in incorporating Palm Springs, serving as the town"s first mayor from 1938 to 1942. He ran unopposed for a seat in the California State Assembly, representing Riverside in what had been then called the 78th Assembly District from 1945 to 1949. While an assemblyman, Boyd voted to establish University of California, Riverside.
In 1950 was elected chairman of the California Republican Party"s central committee, beating out the serving vice-chairman who would traditionally have been elected.
In 1957 Goodwin J. Knight, then Governor of California, appointed Boyd as a Regent of the University of California system. Boyd resigned his position as regent April 1, 1970 after new laws changed the financial disclosure requirements for state officials.
Membership
As a member of California"s State Public Works Boards Boyd participated in the logistical process of establishing the UCR campus.
