Andrew Boyd

Andrew Boyd, Bishop of Argyll (1567–1636) was a Scottish Protestant bishop and Latin poet. Life He was born in 1567 the natural son of Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd and half-brother of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd. He was educated at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1584. Boyd was made the parson of Eaglesham in 1589, and was promoted to the see of Argyll, as their Bishop, in March 1613. He was recorded as "a good man, and did much good in his diocese, where he always resided."