Amateur or Professional Politician: A Case Study of Huck Boyd

Author

Melissa Brack Nech, Fort Hays State University

Department

Political Science

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

This is a case study of the political orientation of McDill “Huck” Boyd, newspaper publisher from Phillipsburg, Kansas. The definitions of professional and amateur politicians as introduced by James Q. Wilson and test by Thomas H. Roback are applied and tested. Data was collected over a three month period. It includes information from Mamie Boyd’s biography, oral interviews with Boyd family and friends and news clippings relevant to the gubernatorial campaigns of 1960 and 1964. Analysis was made of this data in regard to family background, political socialization and political orientation.

Keywords

Political Science

Advisor

Richard P. Heil

Date of Award

Fall 1991

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/YEEV6442

Recommended Citation

Nech, Melissa Brack, "Amateur or Professional Politician: A Case Study of Huck Boyd" (1991). Master's Theses. 2290.
DOI: 10.58809/YEEV6442
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2290

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