Famous People with Name Boyden

Seth Boyden            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Seth Boyden: was an American inventor. He was the brother of Uriah A. Boyden.A New England native (born in Foxboro, Massachusetts) who moved to Newark, New Jersey, Boyden perfected the process for making patent leather, created malleable iron, invented a nail-making machine, and built his own steamboat. He is also credited with having invented a cut off switch for steam engines and a method for producing zinc from ore. At the time of his death, he told friends that he had, even at that time, enough experiments on hand to last two whole lifetimes.[1]Boyden began his work with malleable iron in 1820, when he was 32 years old. From observing the behavior of iron that stuck to the walls of his grandfather's forge, he had developed a theory about the heat treatment of iron. He completed his research in 1826, and won an award from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia two years later.

Sally Boyden            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sally Boyden: an Australian singer and actor.Boyden began her television career as a performer on Young Talent Time at the age of seven. She remained with the series from 1973 until 1976. Team Members must leave the series on reaching age 16, however Boyden left at a younger age of her own volition. She had agreed to appear on The Don Lane Show on rival network Nine, after which a few Young Talent Time crew members made sly critical comments about her appearance on the rival network. These comments prompted Boyden's decision to leave the series. She subsequently acted in American produced films and TV movies.

Nathaniel Boyden            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathaniel Boyden: was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1849 and later between 1868 to 1869. In 1842, Boyden moved to Salisbury, North Carolina and continued to practice law. In 1844 he was elected to the North Carolina Senate, and in 1846, voted to a