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Oliver and Boyd was a British publishing and printing firm. It was founded in Edinburgh by Thomas Oliver (1776-1853) and George Boyd ( -1843) around 1807/1808. The firm operated from the 1820s until the 1970s at the same location in Edinburgh. They were an innovative firm because, by the 1830s, they were publishing, printing and bookbinding their books on their own premises. From 1811 to 1841, Oliver and Boyd issued several catalogues for the firm's juvenile books. After Thomas Oliver retired and George Boyd died in 1843, the firm remained under family control with George's nephew Thomas Jamieson Boyd as managing partner and senior partner from 1869 to 1894. During this period, the firm gained a reputation for publishing educational, science and medical books. In 1896, three Edinburgh booksellers, George and James Thin and John Grant, acquired the firm. In 1962, the Financial Times group took over and, later Longmans gained control over its publishing operations. Oliver and Boyd ceased operations in 1990.

Stephen Olgood was a legal professional who worked in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1719.

Born in England and trained as a lawyer, Oldham immigrated to Quebec in the 1790s and practiced law in Terrebonne. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1820 and died in office. As a politician, he had a particular interest in schools and English education. He was the nephew of Jacob Jordan, the seigneur of Terrebonne.