Background
Boyd, Robert Osborne was born on July 29, 1903 in Kennewick, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Daniel and Ethel (Axtell) Boyd.
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Robert Osborne Boyd
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1926, Master of Arts (honorary), 1961. Postgraduate George Washington University, 1930-1933, Bachelor of Laws, 1956.
Career
1 son, Daniel Zurcher. Admitted to Oregon bar, 1933, practiced in Portland. Counsel Oregon Liquor Control Commission, 1939-1942.
Member emergency boards authorized under Railway Labor Acting to investigate different disputes affecting several railroads, airlines and their employees, 1948-1952.
Neutral referee National Railroad Adjustment Board, 1948-1952. Member National Mediation Board, 1954-1963, chairman board, 1956-1960.
Arbitrator railroad and industrial disputes, after 1962.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Coast Guard (TR), 1944-1945. Member American (house delegations 1952-1954), Oregon (governor 1946-1949) bar associations, National Academy Arbitrators, English Speaking Union (president Portland 1953-1954), World Affairs Council Oregon (president 1952-1953), Portland Committee Foreign Relations (secretary 1947-1954), Sons of the American Revolution (president Oregon 1944), Phi Delta Theta, Delta Theta Phi. Mason.; Clubs: University, Multnomah Athletic (Portland).
Connections
Married Jacqueline Zurcher, December 10, 1929.
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Nationality
American