title: Samuel Becket Boyd II
text: # Samuel Becket Boyd II
  
  Samuel Becket Boyd II (March 20, 1865 – March 29, 1929) was the fire chief of Knoxville, Tennessee, who died in the line of duty. He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.
  
  ## Biography
  
  He was born on March 20, 1865, in Abingdon, Virginia, to Samuel Becket Boyd I (1828–1890) and Isabella Reed (1831–1907). He had a sister, Isabella Kennedy Boyd (1860–1936) who married John Mebane Allen. He married Julia Harrison. He joined the fire department in 1900. He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1924.
  
  He died on March 29, 1929, of a heart attack in Knoxville, Tennessee, after a fire while en route to the hospital. He was buried in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  
  