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Charles Edmund Boyle

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Charles Edmund Boyle
Photographed between 1873 and 1890
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byMorgan R. Wise
Succeeded byWelty McCullogh
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1865-1866
Personal details
Born(1836-02-04)February 4, 1836
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 15, 1888(1888-12-15) (aged 52)
Political partyDemocratic

Charles Edmund Boyle (February 4, 1836 – December 15, 1888) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1]

Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1836,[2] he was educated at a common school[1] and graduated from Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.[2] After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in December 1861 and became a practicing lawyer.[1] He was elected district attorney for Fayette County in 1862 and served in the role until 1865.[2]

Boyle was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1866 and 1867.[3][4] He was president of the Democratic State convention from 1867 to 1874 and was elected three times as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention (1876, 1880, 1888).[2] He was elected as a Democrat to the 48th and 49th U.S. Congresses (1883–1887)[1][2] but was not eligible for renomination in 1886.[1]

In September 1888, Boyle was appointed Chief Justice of Washington Territory;[5] he died three months later in Seattle, Washington.[1] He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "BOYLE, Charles Edmund". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Charles Edmund Boyle Biography". Pennsylvania House of Representatives House Archives. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "1866 Session". Pennsylvania House of Representatives House Archives. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "1867 Session". Pennsylvania House of Representatives House Archives. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Chief Justice Boyle". The Weekly Courier. Connellsville, PA. September 7, 1888. p. 4. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

1883 - 1887
Succeeded by