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Lewis L. Boyer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's15th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | J. Leroy Adair |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Chiperfield |
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| Born | (1886-05-19)May 19, 1886 |
| Died | March 12, 1944(1944-03-12) (aged 57) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lewis Leonard Boyer (May 19, 1886 – March 12, 1944) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born on a farm nearRichfield Township, Illinois, Boyer attended the rural schools.He taught school at Douglas, Franklin, Pin Oak, and Liberty, Illinois from 1904 to 1915, and, while teaching, studied civil engineering.He moved toQuincy, Illinois, in 1915 and engaged in engineering as county superintendent of highways ofAdams County, Illinois, from March 1915 until December 1936.
Boyer was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to theSeventy-sixth Congress.He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State senate in 1940 and 1942.He died inQuincy, Illinois, March 12, 1944.He was interred in Xander Cemetery,Liberty, Illinois.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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