In-Person Tyler Boyd Lecture and Book Signing

Join Tyler L. Boyd, the great-grandnephew of Harry T. Burn, for his account of the incredible suffrage story centered around his great-great grandmother, Febb Burn, and her influence on the history changing vote of her son Harry, the youngest legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1920.

Boyd will discuss the highlights of Harry T. Burn's continued career in state and local politics, as well as debunk a few myths.

Boyd's research and writing on his family's notable history was made possible through access to exclusive Burn family resources, including a rich oral tradition. He also delved into the Harry T. Burn Papers in the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection.

Copies of his award-winning book Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn: Woman Suffrage, Free Elections, and a Life of Service will be available for purchase and signing. The book has been recognized with an East Tennessee Historical Society Award of Distinction, the Daughter of the American Revolution's Historic Preservation Award, and was selected for the Tennessee State Museum's 2020 Book Club.

Tyler L. Boyd was born and raised in Athens, the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history and his master’s in education from the University of Tennessee. He has taught in Loudon and Bradley counties and serves on the Program Committee at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum. He is currently working on two new books--one on a trailblazing journalist from Chattanooga and another about a brutal political machine in Polk County.

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