A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices/Boyd, Hugh

by John Hutchinson

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Admitted 10 October, 1771.

Second son of Alexander Macauley Boyd, of Dublin, born at Ballycastle, 1746. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated M.A. in 1765. During his residence in the Temple he became acquainted with Goldsmith and Garrick, and became a contributor to the Public Advertiser and other journals. In 1781 he became Secretary to Lord Macartney, and proceeded to Madras. Whilst there he conducted a paper called the Madras Courier, and started the Hircarrah as a vehicle for his essays. He died in the midst of these literary pursuits, 19 Oct. 1794. His friends claimed for him that he was the author of the Letters of Junius. His writings were collected and published in 1800.