Boyd was nominated for Governor of Kentucky in 1848 , but declined to run and was replaced by Lazarus W. Powell . In 1852 he moved to Paducah . He was mentioned as a candidate for Vice President of the United States at the 1856 Democratic National Convention , but was never officially nominated ; the eventual nominee was fellow Kentuckian John C. Breckinridge
1856 Democratic National Convention
1856 Democratic National Convention
Linn Boyd