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Hon. Boyd Inglish, a pioneer of the county, and one of its prominent citizens, was born in Moniteau County, Mo., April 15, 1839, and is the son of James Inglish, who was born in Tennessee. The mother, whose maiden name was Mary Vivion, was a native of Kentucky. Boyd Inglish was reared in Moniteau County, and what little schooling he received was in the primitive log school-house, with slab seats and stick chimney. He only received a few months of this kind of schooling, as he was obliged to assist in clearing the forest. He delighted in hunting, and as game was plentiful, nothing pleased him more than to take his faithful companion (his gun), sally forth and bring back deer or other game. In 1861 he enlisted in the Missouri State Guard, served a short time, and re-enlisted in the Confederate service, where he was in active duty a short time. He was captain of a company in the State Militia, and resigned in the winter of 1862 on account of sickness. He was at the battles of Carthage, Wilson’s Creek, Dry Wood and Lexington. He was but twenty-two years of age when he joined Duckworth’s company in the Confederate service, and had permission to make gunpowder for any of the Confederate soldiers who might want it. He manufactured this powder in Oregon County, Mo., and continued this business at intervals through the balance of the time in service. He was also in the rendezvous at times. At the close of the war he resumed farming on the place where he now lives, which is the old homestead. He now owns 180 acres of valuable land, and is considered one of the most prosperous farmers of the county. In 1883 he was elected to represent Moniteau County one term in the Legislature. His father and also his grandfather represented their counties in the Legislature, and held many other offices of honor and trust in their days.