Charles Edmund Boyle | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's21st district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Morgan R. Wise |
| Succeeded by | Welty McCullogh |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1865-1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1836-02-04)February 4, 1836 |
| Died | December 15, 1888(1888-12-15) (aged 52) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charles Edmund Boyle (February 4, 1836 – December 15, 1888) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1]
Born inUniontown,Fayette County, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1836,[2] he was educated at acommon school[1] and graduated fromWaynesburg College inWaynesburg, Pennsylvania.[2] After studying law, he wasadmitted to the bar in December 1861 and became a practicing lawyer.[1] He was electeddistrict attorney for Fayette County in 1862 and served in the role until 1865.[2]
Boyle was a member of thePennsylvania 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 theDemocratic National Convention (1876, 1880, 1888).[2] He was elected as a Democrat to the48th and49th U.S. Congresses (1883–1887)[1][2] but was not eligible for renomination in 1886.[1]
In September 1888, Boyle was appointedChief Justice ofWashington Territory;[5] he died three months later inSeattle, Washington.[1] He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
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