Clinton D. Boyd | |
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Born | Clinton Dewitt Boyd September 26, 1884
Mount Orab, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 1950
London, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 65)
Burial place | Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio |
Other names | Clint Boyd |
Education |
Miami University University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Judge and lawyer |
Known for | Founder of Phi Kappa Tau |
Clinton DeWitt Boyd, also known as Clint Boyd, (September 26, 1884 – September 20, 1950) was a Middletown, Ohio attorney, Common Pleas judge, and politician and was one of four founders of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity as an undergraduate at Miami University. [1] [2] [3]
Boyd was born and raised in Mount Orab, Ohio. [2] [4] He attended public schools before attending the Miami Academy in Oxford, Ohio his junior year of high school. [2] [5]
He enrolled at Miami University in 1904. [4] There, he was a distance runner, representing the varsity track team in the mile and 880-yard events. [4] He captained the track team in 1906 and 1907. [4] He was also the champion of the intramural track team his freshman year. [4]
Boyd was a member of the Miami Union Literary Society and was elected vice president. [4] [5] He won the gold medal in the university's oratorical contest in 1907 with his speech, "Emancipation of a Backward Race". [4] [5] He graduated from college in 1908. [4]
Boyd enrolled in the University of Cincinnati's law school for the 1907-1908 academic year. [4] [5] He transferred to the University of Michigan, graduating with a law degree in 1910. [4] [5]
Boyd started a law practice in Middletown, Ohio. [4] [5] In the 1924 primary, he ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio but was defeated. [3] He was also defeated in 1926, 1928, and 1944 Republican primaries for Ohio Attorney General. [3]
The governor appointed Boyd to the common pleas bench of Butler County, Ohio in 1929; he was twice reelected to that position, retiring in 1937. [4] [5] He then returned to private practice in Middleton, working until his death. [4]
He was defeated in the Republican primary for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1938. [3] In 1950, he was defeated in the general elections for judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. [1]
Boyd married Clara Cretors and the couple had three children, Betty, Clinton, and Robert. [4] Boyd helped to initiate Clinton into Phi Kappa Tau at Miami University in 1948, and their grandson, Mark, became a member of the Alpha chapter in 1971. [4] [5] After Clara died, Boyd married Sophia Marie Schaeuble Huntington. [4]
Boyd was a member of the Freemans, the Junior Order, and the Shriners. [3] He was a member of the Methodist Church. [3] He remained active in the Phi Kappa Tau throughout his life. He was the first person National Organizer, elected at the fraternity's 1915 convention. [6] [5] In this role, he worked to extend the fraternity to Carnegie Tech, Northwestern University, Purdue University, University of Nevada, University of Wisconsin, and Wabash College. [7] [5] He spoke at the fraternity's Founders' Day celebrations in Miami and nationwide. [5] In the final year of his life, he visited several chapters and alumni on the West Coast. [4]
Boyd was killed in an automobile accident near London, Ohio in September 1950 when the car he was driving skidded on a slick road en route to the Ohio Republican Convention. [1] [2] [4] His wife, Marie, was injured in the accident and taken to the hospital. [1] [2] Boyd was interred at Woodside Cemetery in Middletown.
Clinton D. Boyd | |
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Born | Clinton Dewitt Boyd September 26, 1884
Mount Orab, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 1950
London, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 65)
Burial place | Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio |
Other names | Clint Boyd |
Education |
Miami University University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Judge and lawyer |
Known for | Founder of Phi Kappa Tau |
Clinton DeWitt Boyd, also known as Clint Boyd, (September 26, 1884 – September 20, 1950) was a Middletown, Ohio attorney, Common Pleas judge, and politician and was one of four founders of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity as an undergraduate at Miami University. [1] [2] [3]
Boyd was born and raised in Mount Orab, Ohio. [2] [4] He attended public schools before attending the Miami Academy in Oxford, Ohio his junior year of high school. [2] [5]
He enrolled at Miami University in 1904. [4] There, he was a distance runner, representing the varsity track team in the mile and 880-yard events. [4] He captained the track team in 1906 and 1907. [4] He was also the champion of the intramural track team his freshman year. [4]
Boyd was a member of the Miami Union Literary Society and was elected vice president. [4] [5] He won the gold medal in the university's oratorical contest in 1907 with his speech, "Emancipation of a Backward Race". [4] [5] He graduated from college in 1908. [4]
Boyd enrolled in the University of Cincinnati's law school for the 1907-1908 academic year. [4] [5] He transferred to the University of Michigan, graduating with a law degree in 1910. [4] [5]
Boyd started a law practice in Middletown, Ohio. [4] [5] In the 1924 primary, he ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio but was defeated. [3] He was also defeated in 1926, 1928, and 1944 Republican primaries for Ohio Attorney General. [3]
The governor appointed Boyd to the common pleas bench of Butler County, Ohio in 1929; he was twice reelected to that position, retiring in 1937. [4] [5] He then returned to private practice in Middleton, working until his death. [4]
He was defeated in the Republican primary for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1938. [3] In 1950, he was defeated in the general elections for judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. [1]
Boyd married Clara Cretors and the couple had three children, Betty, Clinton, and Robert. [4] Boyd helped to initiate Clinton into Phi Kappa Tau at Miami University in 1948, and their grandson, Mark, became a member of the Alpha chapter in 1971. [4] [5] After Clara died, Boyd married Sophia Marie Schaeuble Huntington. [4]
Boyd was a member of the Freemans, the Junior Order, and the Shriners. [3] He was a member of the Methodist Church. [3] He remained active in the Phi Kappa Tau throughout his life. He was the first person National Organizer, elected at the fraternity's 1915 convention. [6] [5] In this role, he worked to extend the fraternity to Carnegie Tech, Northwestern University, Purdue University, University of Nevada, University of Wisconsin, and Wabash College. [7] [5] He spoke at the fraternity's Founders' Day celebrations in Miami and nationwide. [5] In the final year of his life, he visited several chapters and alumni on the West Coast. [4]
Boyd was killed in an automobile accident near London, Ohio in September 1950 when the car he was driving skidded on a slick road en route to the Ohio Republican Convention. [1] [2] [4] His wife, Marie, was injured in the accident and taken to the hospital. [1] [2] Boyd was interred at Woodside Cemetery in Middletown.