John Boyle (congressman)
John Boyle | |
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Judicial portrait of John Boyle, c. 1834. | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky | |
| In office October 20, 1826 – February 28, 1834 | |
| Appointed by | John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | Robert Trimble |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Bell Monroe |
| Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1810–1826 | |
| Preceded by | George M. Bibb |
| Succeeded by | George M. Bibb William T. Barry (disputed) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 | |
| Preceded by | John Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Samuel McKee |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the Garrard County district | |
| In office 1800 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Boyle October 28, 1774 Botetourt County, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Died | February 28, 1834 (aged 59) Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bellevue Cemetery (Danville, Kentucky) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Education | read law |
John Boyle (October 28, 1774 – February 28, 1834) was an American politician and judge. He was a U.S. representative from Kentucky from 1803 to 1809. He was chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (now the Kentucky Supreme Court) from 1810 to 1826. He was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky from 1826 to 1834.[1]
References
- ↑ Boyle, John (1909). John Boyle of Virginia and Kentucky. Perrin & Smith Print Company. pp. 136.
Other websites
- United States Congress. "John Boyle (id: B000729)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Boyle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- History of the Sixth Circuit
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 277. Retrieved November 10, 2008.