Alan Stephenson Boyd
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Alan Stephenson Boyd
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| In office January 16, 1967 – January 20, 1969[1] |
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| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | John A. Volpe |
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| Born | July 20, 1922 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Spouse | Flavil Boyd |
| Children | Mark Boyd |
| Alma mater | University of Florida University of Virginia |
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| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Alan Stephenson Boyd (born July 20, 1922) was the first United States Secretary of Transportation, appointed by Lyndon Johnson in November 1966.
He was appointed to the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1959 by Dwight Eisenhower and promoted to chairman by John F. Kennedy.
When the Richard M. Nixon administration took power, Boyd left the government and became the president of the Illinois Central Railroad, a position he held from 1969 to 1972.[2]
[change] References
- ↑ "Today in Florida History for January". http://www.flahistory.net/January.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ↑ Stover, John F., Purdue University. "The Management of the Illinois Central Railroad in the 20th Century" (PDF). http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v008/p0055-p0060.pdf. Retrieved 2006-02-09.
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