Samuel Becket Boyd II (March 20, 1865 – March 29, 1929) was the fire chief of Knoxville, Tennessee, who died in the line of duty.

[3][4] He was born on March 20, 1865, in Abingdon, Virginia, to Samuel Becket Boyd I (1828–1890) and Isabella Reed (1831–1907).

[1][5] He had a sister, Isabella Kennedy Boyd (1860–1936) who married John Mebane Allen.

[4] He died on March 29, 1929, of a heart attack in Knoxville, Tennessee, after a fire while en route to the hospital.

[1] He was buried in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.