Sir Thomas Jamieson Boyd, DL, FRSE (22 February 1818–22 August 1902) publisher and philanthropist, was Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1877 to 1882.

Thomas was born on 22 February 1818 at 16 Charlotte Street[1] in Leith, then an independent burgh, north of Edinburgh.

In the same time period he undertook the raising of funds for, and planning of, a new Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, a nine-year project.

In 1875, he was elected a city councillor (serving the St Leonards district) and in 1877 was made Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

Boyd died at home, 41 Moray Place in the west end of Edinburgh on 22 August 1902.

The grave lies in the first northern extension to the main cemetery facing its southern path, set in the second row.