Background
Boyd, William Young was born on February 18, 1884 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of David and Mary (Young) Boyd.
Boyd, William Young was born on February 18, 1884 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of David and Mary (Young) Boyd.
Bachelor of Science, Syracuse University, 1906.
Traveled in West Indies and Central and South. America, 1907-1916, representing American corps, and studying trade and political conditions. Commissioned Lieutenant United States Navy, 1917. Lieutenant commander, 1918.
Assigned to Department Naval Communications, Washington, District of Columbia, selected to coördinate and establish censorship between United States and its European allies in Brazil.
Attache American Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, 1917-1919. Organized system of Brazilian censorship.
Served as United States delegate International Cable Censorship Commission, Brazil. United States representative Committee on Public Information in Brazil, 1918.
Invited by French Government to reorganize at Brest, France, the South. American cable censorship.
Appointed member of commission to accompany President Pessoa of Brazil on trip to the United States and Canada, 1919. Honorary discharged from Navy, 1919, and with General George West. Goethals and others organized firm of Goethals, Wilford & Boyd, Incorporated., to develop port of Colon and Republic of Panama, also exploring various districts of Panama. Representative various American bondholders in Mexico, 1922-1923.
Negotiated $4,500,000 loan for Republic of Panama in New York, 1923.
By appointment of President Chiari of Panama, went to Germany, Holland and Denmark, 1924, to make survey and investigation of the Free Ports of those countries. Administrator for government of Panama in organization and operation of Government bonded warehouses.
Special envoy to Germany from Panama, 1925, to adjust questions arising from German emigration to Panama. Adviser to government of Panama in negotiating treaty with United States, 1926.
Member of commission to accompany President Pessoa of Brazil on trip to the United States and Canada, 1919. Honorary discharged from Navy, 1919, and with General George West. Goethals and others organized firm of Goethals, Wilford & Boyd, Incorporated., to develop port of Colon and Republic of Panama, also exploring various districts of Panama. Member Council of the “Living Age,” since 1928.
Member first National Aviation communications of Panama, 1928-1929.
Member Free Portuguese communications of Panama, 1929-1930.
Married Katharine Endsley, October 6, 1910.