- Born on April 20, 1726
- Deceased on July 3, 1778, at the age of 52 years
Parents
- William Boyd (1705 - 1746), Earl of Kilmarnock, member of the House of Lords, grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
- Anne Livingston (1709 - 1747)
Family
- Married on August 2, 1762, with Isabella Carr (1742 - 1808), issuing
Occupations
- grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland (1751 - 1752)
- rector of the University of Glasgow (1761 - 1763)