Boyd Winchester - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Sep 23, 1836 Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States Died on 18 May 1923 (aged 86)

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About Boyd Winchester

  • Boyd Winchester (September 23, 1836 – May 18, 1923) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
  • He was born in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
  • He pursued preparatory studies and then attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • He graduated from the law department of the University of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1857 and commenced practice in Louisville, Kentucky. Winchester was a member of the Kentucky Senate in 1867 and 1868 when he resigned.
  • He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
  • After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Louisville, Kentucky and was the president of an insurance company 1875-1877.
  • Winchester was president of the Democratic State convention in 1884.
  • He was also appointed Minister Resident and consul general to Switzerland and served from 1885 to 1889.
  • He died in Louisville, Kentucky was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

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