Charles Albert Boynton

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Charles Albert Boynton (born November 26, 1867 in Compton County , Quebec , Canada , †  October 12, 1954 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American lawyer . After his appeal by President Calvin Coolidge , he served as a federal judge in the federal district court for the western district of Texas from 1924 .

Career

Charles Boynton grew up in his homeland, Canada, until the family moved to Texas in 1878, where his father Alpheus raised sheep on a ranch in Hamilton County . The young Boynton received his education at the National Normal University in Lebanon ( Ohio ) and the Glasgow Normal School in Kentucky , from which he received his bachelor's degree in 1888 . He then trained as a lawyer in a law firm in Waco , before receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1891 . He then practiced as a lawyer in Waco until 1907. From 1907 to 1912, he served as the state attorney for the western district of Texas before returning to his Waco office, which he operated until 1924.

As a member of the Republican Party , Boynton attended the Republican National Conventions of 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908 and 1924. In 1918, he was nominated as a candidate for governor of Texas. However, given the dominance of the Democratic Party in the southern states at the time , his application was hopeless. He was defeated by incumbent William P. Hobby with 15:84 percent of the vote.

On December 16, 1924, Boynton was appointed by President Coolidge to succeed the late William Robert Smith as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas . After confirmation by the US Senate , which took place one day later, he was able to take office immediately. On May 1, 1947, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. Its seat fell to R. Ewing Thomason . He died in Dallas on October 12, 1954.

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  1. ↑ Our Campaigns: TX Governor - Nov. 5, 1918
personal data
SURNAME Boynton, Charles Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Compton County , Quebec , Canada
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1954
Place of death Dallas , Texas