James Derald Boyd (February 24, 1910 â May 20, 1974) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1944 to 1952.
Boyd was born in Sibley, Louisiana, the son of Henry Augustus Boyd and Dottie Lavada Huett. He served in the armed forces during World War II, which after his discharge, he worked as a salesman.
Boyd served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1944 to 1952.
Boyd died on May 20, 1974, at the Minden Medical Center in Minden, Louisiana, at the age of 64.