Historical Marker

County Named, 1860

For Linn Boyd. Born Tenn., 1800. Came to West Ky. in youth. Kentucky Legislature, 1827-1831. Congress, 1835-1837, 1839-55, and Speaker, 1851-55. Author of Resolution to annex Texas. The Kentucky delegation proposed Boyd for Vice President at Democratic Convention, 1856, but convention chose Breckinridge of Ky. Boyd elected Lt. Gov., 1859. He died before taking office.