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died July 28, 1871, in Louisville,

Ky. Boyle, John, lawyer, jurist, congressman, governor, was born Oct. 28, 1774, in Botetourt county, Va. He was a judge of the supreme court of Kentucky; and also chief justice of the state in 1810. In 1803-09, he was a representative from Kentucky to the eighth, ninth and tenth congresses; and was

then appointed governor of

Illinois territory.

During the eight years immediately preceding his death he was judge of the United States district court for Kentucky. He died Jan. 28, 1834, in Kentucky. Boyle, John Alexander, soldier lawyer, was

May 13, 1816, in Baltimore, Md.. He rose to the rank of major, serving with zeal born

and honor

in Virginia and Tennessee; and killed in the battle of Wauhatchie. He died Oct. 29, 1863, near Chattanooga, Tenn.

was

Boyle, John James, sculptor, artist, was born Jan. 12, 1851, in New York City. He was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, Pa. attended the Franklin institute of Philadelphia; studied at the Pennsylvania academy of fine arts; and at the Ecole des

beaux arts

in Paris, France. in the public art schools of

He

is

a teacher

New York

City.

He has

received honors from the Paris salon, the World's Columbian exposition, and the Pan-American exposition. He is a member and one of the executive council of the national sculpture society; is a member of the architectural league of New York; and is a member of the Fine arts commission of New

American university, of Allegheny college, of Mount Union college and of Beaver college; and has received the degrees of D.D. and LL.D. He has been a presiding elder for eighteen years; five times was a member of the general conference; was a trustee of the

member

of the centennial conference of 1884; and was a member of the book committee of the church for four years. As a lecturer he is a forceful and an eloquent speaker. He is past grand chaplain of the grand army of the republic; and grand prelate of the grand commandery of Pennsylvania. He is a constant contributor to current literature. He is now district superintendent of the Allegheny district methodist episcopal church; and a resident of Grafton, Pa. Boyle, St. John, lawyer, railroad president, financier, was born Sept. 6, 1847, in Danville, Ky. In 1874-79 he was associate receiver of the St. Louis and south eastern railway; and is now associate receiver of the Chesapeake, Ohio and southwestern railway. Boyle, Virginia Frazer, author, poet, was born near Chattanooga, Tenn. She is the wife of Thomas R. Boyle, a noted lawyer of Memphis, Tenn. She is the author of The

Other Side, an historical poem; and Brokenburne, a Southern Auntie's War Tale. Boyle, Wilbur F., lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 20, 1840, in Brooke county, W.Va. He began the practice of law in St. Louis, Mo.; and in 1876-83 was judge of the St. Louis circuit court.

Boyle, William Henry,

York.

was born Dakota Ter-

Boyle, John W., lawyer, jurist,

in Pennsylvania. He moved to ritory, where he was appointed an assistant justice of the United States court for that territory.

Boyle, Junius J., naval officer, was born about 1803 in Maryland. He served nine years of sea duty on board the frigates Delaware and Congress; and in 1843-55 served on different storeships and in the schooner Bnnito of the home squadron. He was commissioned commodore in 1862. He died Aug. 11, 1870, in Norfolk, Va. Boyle, Thomas Newton, soldier, clergyman, lecturer, was born April 26, 1839, in Blairsville, Pa. In his youth he learned the printing business; and beeditor of the Democratic Whig of Bellefonte. Pa. He subsequently attended school; and in 1859 be-

came

came a clergyman

in

the methodist episcopal church. During the fall of 1862 he recruited three hundred men for the union

army. Pie enlisted in the hundred and fortieth regiment Pennsylvania infantry; and was elected captain of company H. He is a

soldier,

professor

of military science and tactics, was born Nov. 13, 1836, in Bay Ridge, N.Y. He was educated at Abbey's academy of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and at the university of Louisville, Ky. In 1863 he en-

tered

the

volunteer

service as second lieutenant in the fifth New York artillery; was made first lieutenant in 1864; became captain in 1865; and major in the same year. He participated in the battles of Harper's Ferry, Piedmont, Lexington, Buchanan, Lynchburg, Salem, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Charleston and various other battles and skirmishes. In 1866 he entered the regular service of the United States army as second lieutenant in the second regiment United States infantry; and was made first lieutenant in 1867. In 1877 he became captain of the twenty-first United States infantry; in 1898 became major of the ninth; in 1899 lieutenant-colonel of the nineteenth; and in 1904 was promoted to colonel United States army. In 1872 he was in the battle of Sycamore Canon, Arizona; and was commended by General Crook for brevet for distinguished service.