James S. Boynton

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James S. Boynton

James Boynton (born May 7, 1833 in Henry County , Georgia , † December 22, 1902 in Griffin , Georgia) was an American politician and briefly the 36th Governor of Georgia.

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James Boynton studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1852. He ran a law firm in Monticello and Jackson . During the Civil War he first served as a simple soldier in a Confederate Infantry Regiment ( 13th Georgia Infantry ); by the end of the war he had made it to the rank of colonel . He fought, among other things, in the Battle of Atlanta in 1864, where he was wounded.

After the war, he joined the civil service as a judge in the Griffin District Court. He was Mayor of Griffin between 1869 and 1872. He was then elected to the Georgia Senate (1880–83). There he eventually became President of the Senate. According to the constitution at the time, he was the second highest representative of the state of Georgia after the governor. When Governor Alexander Hamilton Stephens died in office on March 4, 1883 , Boynton took over his duties. According to the constitution of the time, Boynton announced an immediate extraordinary gubernatorial election. He himself applied for this post, but could not prevail within the Democratic Party against his rival Henry McDaniel . Thus, his governorship ended on May 10, 1883. From 1886 to 1893 he was again a judge. In 1896 he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He died on December 22, 1902.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Vol. 1, Meckler Books, Westport Conn. 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Boynton, James S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boynton, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Henry County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1902
Place of death Griffin , Georgia