Nathaniel Boileau
Nathaniel Boileau | |
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| 9th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1808–1808 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Snyder |
| Succeeded by | James Engle |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1850 |
| Political party | Democratic Republican |
Nathaniel Boileau (died 1850) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and served as speaker in 1808.[1]
Education
Boileau attended Princeton University and was a junior in 1788.[2]
Political Activities
Boileau was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1800[3] and 1801[4] from Montgomery County.
Before 1806, he had attempted to run for the U.S. House of Representatives and as Pennsylvania Secretary of State.[5]
Boileau temporarily replaced John M. Hyneman as adjutant-general for the state of Pennsylvania, after the resignation of Hyneman.[6] He also served as aide de camp to the Governor of Pennsylvania.[7]
In 1817, he was Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Secretary of State for Pennsylvania).[8]
He was considered as a possible gubernatorial nominee for the Democratic Republican party in 1820.[9]
Other activities
Robert Loller in his will that Boileau build the Loller Academy at a cost of $11,000.00.[10]
Sources
- ^ Hobson, Freeland Gotwalts; Centennial Association of Montgomery County (Pa.) (1884), The Centennial celebration of Montgomery County: at Norristown, Pa., September 9, 10, 11, 12, 1884, Centennial Association of Montgomery Co., p. 201
- ^ Williams, John Rogers (1902), Academic honors in Princeton University 1748-1902, Princeton University, p. 11
- ^ "(Legislative)", Herald of Liberty, p. 3, 1800-11-03
- ^ "Pennsylvania Election", Gazette of the United States, p. 2, 1801-10-17
- ^ "Pennsylvania Gallery of Portraits of Notorious Characters", Spirit of the Press, p. 2, 1806-11-08
- ^ "Monday April 15, 1816", Washington Reporter, p. 2, 1816-04-15
- ^ "Pennsylvania Court Marital", Washington Reporter, p. 2, 1818-07-20
- ^ "The Letters to and from N. B. Boileau Esq", Weekly Aurora, p. 1, 1817-10-06
- ^ "A Third Candidate", Franklin Gazette, p. 2, 1820-07-03
- ^ Millbrook Society, Regenhard Collection (2001), Hatboro, Arcadia Publishing, p. 15, ISBN 0738503428
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