John Charles Boyd (3 December 19213 March 1985) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

 from 1973 until 1984. He was a member of the Country Party

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

 and its successors.

Boyd was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Murwillumbah is a town of approximately 7,500 people in far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in the Tweed Shire. It lies on the Tweed River, 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Murwillumbah had a...

. He was educated at Murwillumbah High School

Murwillumbah High School

Murwillumbah High School, is a State run comprehensive secondary, co-educational, high school located at 86 Riverview Street in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established as a comprehensive high school in 1929 being upgraded in status from an intermediate high school. It...

 and became a sugarcane grower and agriculturist. He was active in a number of farming groups including the Banana Growers Federation and the New South Wales Council of Canegrowers. In 1940 Boyd joined the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces and saw service at Tobruk, where he was wounded. He was commissioned in 1943. Following his war service he continued to serve in the army reserve and eventually reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Boyd was elected to the New South Wales Parliament for the seat of Byron

Electoral district of Byron

Byron was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1913, replacing Rous, and named after Cape Byron. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Byron absorbed Lismore and Clarence and elected three members...

 at a by-election caused be the resignation of Stanley Stephens

Stanley Stephens (Australian politician)

Stanley Tunstall "Stepper" Stephens was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1944 to 1973, representing the electorate of Byron...

. He retained the seat until his retirement at the 1984 state election

New South Wales state election, 1984

Elections were held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 24 March 1984. The Labor government led by Neville Wran won a fourth term in office, although with a reduced margin and a 7% swing against it....

. He did not hold ministerial or party office.