Distinguished jurist and member of Congress from North Carolina both before and after the Civil War.
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Life Summary
Full name
Nathaniel Boyden
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
2
No. of Children
5
Family
John Boyden (father), Eunice Hayden Boyden (mother), Ruth Martin (first wife - died 1847 - four children), Jane Henderson Mitchell - one son)
Education
Other
Other Education
William College (MA), Union College (NY)
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Educator
Relation to Slavery
Slaveholder
Political Parties
Democratic
Whig
Government
US House of Representatives
State legislature
State judge
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
