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Charles Edmund Boyle | |
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.jpg) 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 by | Morgan R. Wise |
| Succeeded by | Welty McCullogh |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1865-1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1836 Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 15, 1888 (aged 52) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charles Edmund Boyle (February 4, 1836 – December 15, 1888) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1]
Boyle was born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1836.[2] Educated at a common school,[1] he graduated from Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.[2] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in December 1861 and practiced.[1] He was elected district attorney for Fayette County in 1862 and served in the role until 1865.[2] He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1865 and 1866.[1] He was president of the Democratic State convention in 1867 and 1871, and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876 and 1880.[1]
He was elected as a Democrat to the 48th and 49th U.S. Congresses (1883–1887).[1][2] He was not a eligible for renomination in 1886.[1] He was appointed judge of the Territory of Washington in September 1888 and served until his death in Seattle, Washington, in 1888.[1] He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "BOYLE, Charles Edmund". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Charles Edmund Boyle Biography". Pennsylvania House of Representatives House Archives. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2024.