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Charles Albert Boynton

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Charles Albert Boynton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office
May 1, 1947 – October 12, 1954
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office
December 17, 1924 – May 1, 1947
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byWilliam Robert Smith
Succeeded byR. Ewing Thomason
Personal details
Born
Charles Albert Boynton

(1867-11-26)November 26, 1867
Quebec, Canada
DiedOctober 12, 1954(1954-10-12) (aged 86)
Dallas, Texas
Political partyRepublican
EducationWestern Kentucky University (B.B.S.)
University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

Charles Albert Boynton (November 26, 1867 – October 12, 1954) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, serving for 30 years from 1924 to 1954.

Education and career

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Born in East Hatley, Compton County, Quebec, Canada,[1] Boynton received a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from Glasgow Normal School (now Western Kentucky University) in 1888 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1891.

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He was in private practice in Waco, Texas from 1891 to 1907. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas from 1907 to 1912, and then returned to private practice in Waco until 1924.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On December 16, 1924, Boynton was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas vacated by Judge William Robert Smith. Boynton was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1924, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1947, serving in that capacity until his death.

Death

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He died on October 12, 1954, in Dallas, Texas.[2]

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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Texas
1918
Succeeded by
J. G. Culbertson
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
1924–1947
Succeeded by