Mary Wright Boyd [Mrs. James D. Boyd]

Mary Wright Boyd was born in Bayonne February 11, 1881, the daughter of the late William and Mary Wright. Mr. Wright was one of the city's earliest dairymen and served as Overseer of the Poor.

Mrs. Boyd attended old No. 2 School at Broadway and 26th Street and following her graduation from Bayonne High School, studied at Trenton Normal School. She became a teacher at No. 1 School and later, when No. 8 School was opened, she was transferred there.

Her marriage to James D. Boyd took place in 1908. They had two sons, William Boyd who died in 1926 at the age of seventeen and James D. Boyd, Jr. a resident of Virginia.

Mrs. Boyd was among the active workers in the ranks of suffragists in the city. Not only was she interested in Women's affairs but she also took a prominent part in numerous civic activities serving on various municipal committees. For many years she was Bayonne Social editor for The Jersey Journal, a position she held up to the time of her death.

Her interest in women's affairs led to her election as President of the Woman's Club. She was also Chairman of the Legislative Department of the Woman's Club and President of the Bayonne League of Women Voters, which she founded and which for a number of years sponsored Forums which were addressed by candidates for office. She was a Republican but for years had never been actively identified with any political organization.

She was one of the most prominent members in the Hudson County Tuberculosis League and for several years was County Chairman of the Christmas Seals Sale, which resulted in many thousands of dollars being raised in Hudson County to carry on the work of the league.

She was a Past President of the North Jersey Trenton Normal School Alumni Association and had served as Treasurer of the Salvation Army Advisory Board in this city.

In her passing, Bayonne lost a woman of real ability, one who was not afraid to go ahead....who called a spade a spade and who possessed leadership.

Source: Bayonne biographies by Gladys Mellor Sinclair; Micro-reproduction of original published: Hudson County, N.J.: La Pierette. - FHL Fiche 6045947

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