Henry Boyce

Biography of Henry Boyce

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Boyce
• First Name: Henry
• Date of Birth: , , 1797
• Place of Birth (POB): Londonderry , Ireland
• Date of Death: March , 1 , 1873
• Place of Death (POD): Boyce , Louisiana (US-LA, LA, 22, La.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Henry Boyce Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Zachary Taylor ( Whig )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/21/1849
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 05/09/1849
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 9 Stat. 401
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/21/1849
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/02/1850
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/02/1850
• Commission Date: 08/02/1850
• Date of Termination: 02/19/1861
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Henry Boyce in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1820

Henry Boyce Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Bayou Leche, Louisiana, -1824
• Private practice, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1824-1828
• Planter, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 1828-1849, 1861-1873
• Judge, Louisiana District Court, Sixth and Seventh Judicial Districts, 1834-1839
• U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1849
• State legislator, Louisiana, 1865
• Elected to U.S. Senate from Louisiana in 1865; U.S. Senate refused to seat him

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