Alan Stephenson Boyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alan Stephenson Boyd

American politician

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alan Stephenson Boyd (born July 20, 1922) is an American attorney and transportation executive who led several large corporations and also served the U.S.
Government in various transportation-related positions.
He was the first United States Secretary of Transportation, appointed by Lyndon Johnson.
Additionally, he served in executive positions with the Civil Aeronautics Board, the U.S.
Department of Commerce, and was a president of Amtrak.
Boyd is the second oldest living former U.S.
Cabinet member, surpassed by George P.
Shultz, and one of only two living members of Johnson's Cabinet, along with Ramsey Clark.
Boyd is also one of two living first officeholders of a cabinet position, along with Tom Ridge, who was the first Secretary of Homeland Security.