Benjamin Markley Boyer

Benjamin Markley Boyer

Benjamin Markley Boyer (born January 22, 1823 in Pottstown , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , †  August 16, 1887 in Norristown , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1869 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benjamin Boyer attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1841 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1844, he began to work in this profession. Between 1848 and 1850 he was assistant district attorney in Montgomery County. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . During the Civil War he was a captain in the Pennsylvania State Forces.

In the congressional election of 1864 Boyer was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded John Dodson Stiles on March 4, 1865 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1869 . During this time the civil war ended in April 1865. Since 1865, the work of Congress had been weighed down by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial.

In 1868 Benjamin Boyer renounced another candidacy. Since 1882 he was a judge in Montgomery County. He died in Norristown on August 16, 1887.

Web links

• Benjamin Markley Boyer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Benjamin Markley Boyer in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John Dodson Stiles	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (7th constituency) June 3, 1862 - March 3, 1863	John Dodson Stiles