Augusto Samuel Boyd

Augusto Samuel Boyd Briceño was a politician from Panama.

Background

He was elected as the first presidential designate by the National Assembly for the terms 1936–1938 and 1938–1940. In that capacity he became President of Panama when Juan Demóstenes Arosemena died in December 1939. He served until 1 October 1940.
During his government, the Transisthmian Highway, a highway that crossed the Isthmus of Panama and linked Panama City with Colón, was inaugurated. This road was known as the "Boyd-Roosevelt Highway" in honor of the Presidents of Panama and the United States.
He belonged to the National Revolutionary Party.