Boyden, Nathaniel

Distinguished jurist and member of Congress from North Carolina both before and after the Civil War.

Life Span
to
    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)
    How to Cite This Page: "Boyden, Nathaniel," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/47276.