William H. Boyce

William H. Boyce

William Henry Boyce (born November 28, 1855 in Laurel , Delaware , †  February 6, 1942 in Dover , Delaware) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he represented the state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Boyce attended elementary schools in his home country and then the Laurel Academy . Between 1875 and 1880 he taught himself as a teacher in Laurel and then until 1881 in Oxford ( Maryland ). From 1881 to 1886, William Boyce was a land registrar in Sussex County , Delaware. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he worked in this profession in Georgetown between 1887 and 1897 . From 1883 to 1886 Boyce was also a member of the school council of this city, in which he also served as chairman of the city council from 1895 to 1897. Boyce was also a captain in the Delaware National Guard from 1887 to 1890.

Politically, Boyce joined the Democratic Party , which he chaired in Sussex County between 1893 and 1897. In 1896 and 1924 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . Between January and June 1897, he was Secretary of State, executive officer of the state government of Delaware. After that he was a judge on the Supreme Court of his state until 1921.

In 1922 Boyce was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he replaced Caleb R. Layton from the Republican Party on March 4, 1923 , whom he had defeated in the elections. But since he lost 41% to 59% of the vote against Robert G. Houston in the elections of 1924 , he was only able to complete one term in the US Congress until March 3, 1925 . After his tenure in the House of Representatives, Boyce worked again as a lawyer until 1936. After that, he retired. The politician, who was married to Emma E. Valliant, died in Dover in February 1942 and was buried there.

Web links

• William H. Boyce in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William H. Boyce in the database of Find a Grave (English)