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THOMAS DUCKETT BOYD

Wytheville, Virginia to Louisiana


THOMAS DUCKETT BOYD - born at Wytheville, Virginia, January 20, 1854. He was graduated from the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872; was elected adjunct professor of mathematics there in 1873; later he served successively as commandant of cadets, and professor of history and English literature. In 1888 he became president of the State Normal School at Natchitoches, Louisiana, and left the position in 1896 to accept the presidency of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. At both of these institutions he has enlarged and strengthened their efficiency in every way. He is a member of and has served as president of the Louisiana Educational Association, and also of the Louisiana Chautauqua, of which he was one of the founders.


Source: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volumes I-V. Richmond, VA:
n.p, 1915.


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