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 BOYLE.

BOYNTON.

Writings of Ibsen" (1S94); "Literary and St>c'ial Silhouettes ■■ (18J)4); "Essays on Scan- dinavian Literature" (.1893); "Essays on Ger- man Literature"; "The Golden Calf," a novel. He was one of the founders of the Authors' club, New Y'ork. He died in New Y'ork city, Oct. 4, isn.-,.
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BOYLE, Jeremiah Tilford, soldier, was born Mav --, l!:rl^. After his graduation from Prince- ton in lyyy he devuted luniself to the law, and until the outbreak of the civil war practised his profession in Kentucky. He then volunteered in the Union army and was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers. In 1862 he was made military governor of Kentucky, resigning in 1864 to become president of the Louisville city railway company, and in 1806 president of the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville railroad. He died in Louisville, Ky.. July 28, 1871.

BOYLSTON, Zabdiel, physician, was born at Brookline. Mass.. in 1680; sou of Thomas Boyls- ton. a graduate of the medical school of the Uni- versity of Oxford. He studied medicine under his father and Dr. Jolm Cutter, and practised in Boston, soon becoming widely known as a physi- cian. He was also an enthusiastic naturalist. When small-pox raged in Boston, in 1721, Dr. Cotton Mather called to Dr. Boylston's attention the new way of checking the disease by inocula- tion. Dr. Boylston inquired into the method and made known to Boston doctors his intention of giving it a trial. The doctors publicly de- nounced it and declared it to be murder. Popu- lar feeUng was so aroused against him tliat the people threatened to hang him, and once a lighted hand grenade was thrown into the room where he was sitting with his family. He was obliged to conceal himself for two weeks, and even after the fury of the people had partially abated, the only way in which he could visit his patients was by going disguised and at night. He tried his theory on the members of his own household, and he was summoned before the tov\-n authorities. He urged the physicians who condemned him to vLsit his patients and judge from the results of his treatment, but they re- fused. He inoculateil every one whom he could persuade to untlergo the ojieration, and during the year ]jers<jnally treated two hundred and forty-.seven cases, only six of which died. Of the patients who did not receive inoculation more than one in six died. In 1823 he went to London by invitation of the court physician. Sir Hans Sloane, and it is sjiid that he inoculated the Princess Caroline, and afterwards other mem- bers of the royal family, but this is not certainly known. He remained in London for some years, and while there, by request of the Royal

society, of which he liad been made a fellow, he publisheil an account of his practice of inocula- tion in America. He died at BrookUne, Mass., Marc-h 1, 1776.

BOYNTON, Charles Brandon, clergyman, was born at Stockbridge, Mass., June 12, 1806. He was a student at Williams college from 1827 to 1830, and afterwards became locally prominent in politics, representing his district in the state legis- lature. He studied law and afterwards the- olog}-. In 1840 he was ordained to the Presbjiier- ian ministry, holding his first pastorate at Housa- tonic, Corm. After preaching in several small parishes he removed, in 1846, to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was pastor for about thirty years. He was twice elected chaplain of the U. S. house of representatives during the 39th and 40th con- gresses, and afterwards preached in Washington. Marietta college conferred upon liim the degree of D.D. Among his published writings are: "Journey through Kansas, with sketch of Ne-' braska " (1855) ; " The Russian Empire " (1856) ; "The Four Great Powers — England, France, Russia and America ; their Policy, Resources, and Probable Future" (1866), and "History of the Navy during the Rebellion " (1868). He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 27, 1883.

BOYNTON, Edward Carlisle, soldier, was born at AVindsor, Vt., Feb. 1, 1824. He was api)ointed a cadet of the United States military academy. July 1, 1841, and was graduated in 1846. He served with General Taylor at Monterey and at the seizure and occupation of Saltillo in 1846, and under General Scott he participated in the siege of Vera Cruz, the battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, in the seizure and occupation of Puebla, and in the skirmish at Amazoque, and also at Oka Laka in 1847. He was severely wounded in the action at Churubusco, and was promoted 2d lieutenant, Feb. 14, and 1st lieuten- ant, Aug. 20, 1847; and received brevet rank as captain for "gallant and meritorious services at the battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mexico." In 1848 he was acting assistant quar- termaster at West Point, and from 1848 to 1855 assistant professor of cliemistry, mineralogy and geology. In 1855 he accompanied the expedi- tion against the Seminole Indians in Florida. He resigned from the army Feb. 16. 1856, having been appointed to the chair of chemistry, min- eralogy and geology in the University of Missis- sippi, where he remained until 1861, when he was re-appointed to the United States army as cap- tain in the 11th infantr}-. September 23, and assigned to duty at the military academj', first as adjutant and then ciuartermaster, which posi- tion he held till the end of the war, when he was brevetted major for efticient and faithful .service. He resigned from the army in 1872. The degree