Thomas S. Boyland (August 13, 1942 – February 7, 1982) was an American politician from New York.
[2] Then he went with the Peace Corps to East Africa, teaching in Zambia for some years.
While studying for a master's degree, beginning in 1967, he taught mathematics at high schools in New York City.
He entered politics as a Democrat, and was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 until his death in 1982, sitting in the 182nd, 183rd and 184th New York State Legislatures.
He died on February 7, 1982, during a meeting of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.