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
Resources
Bibliographic references of Henry Boyce
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