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Boyle, John, 1774-1835

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Personal name headingBoyle, John, 1774-1835
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Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeLexington (Ky.)
LocatedBoonesboro (Ky.) Garrard County (Ky.) Lancaster (Ky.)
Birth date1774-10-28
Death date1835-02-28
Place of birthBotetourt County (Va.)
Place of deathDanville (Ky.)
AffiliationDemocratic Party (U.S.)
Transylvania University
United States. Congress. House
Profession or occupationLawyers Legislators College teachers
Found inKentucky. Court of Appeals. The response of the judges of the Court of Appeals, to the preamble, resolution and address, proposed by a joint committee, 1824: p. 38 (John Boyle)
Biog. direct. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Boyle, John; rep. from Ky.; lwyr.; state rep. 1800-1803; Congressman 1803-1809; judge of Ky. Court of Appeals 1809-1810; ch. justice 1810-1826; U.S. judge for the district of Kentucky 1826-1835; b. Va. Oct. 28, 1774; d. Danville, Ky., Feb. 28, 1835)
Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 109-110 ("John Boyle", congressman and jurist. Born in Botetourt County, Virginia. Moved at age 5 with his family to Boonesboro, Kentucky then to Garrard County, Kentucky. Began a law practice in 1797 in Lancaster, Ky. Served in the U. S. House of Representatives as a Democrat March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1809. Served as chief justice in the Kentucky court of appeals from 1810 to 1826. Taught law at Transylvania University 1833-1834.)
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