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John Boyle

United States federal judge and member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Person human Q631257

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 28, 1774
Date of death
February 28, 1835, February 28, 1834[8]
Place of birth
Botetourt County
Place of death
Danville
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, judge
Position held
member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[11][12]
Member of political party
Democratic-Republican Party[14]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[18]
Family name
Boyle[15]
Given name
John[16]
Place of burial
Bellevue Cemetery[9]
Social classification
slave owner[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Boyle ar جون بويل fa جان بویل he ג'ון בויל ru Джон Бойл
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000052695888
VIAF cluster ID
24529837
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2001031938
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Boyle portrait.jpg ↗
A New Nation Votes ID
BJ0201
American National Biography ID
1100087
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges alpha ID
boyle-john
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges numeric ID
1378116
FAST ID
474755
Find a Grave memorial ID
19063345
Freebase ID
/m/02plbm0
Our Campaigns candidate ID
112913
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Political Graveyard politician ID
boyle.html#770.46.18
Prabook ID
1056253
SNAC ARK ID
w6qp01w9
US Congress Bio ID
B000729
United States House of Representatives ID
9727
WikiTree person ID
Boyle-4126
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd3QWDyVtktpcFV3d6h73
Yale LUX ID
person/208f1372-a060-434c-9a5d-cc99992b0be3

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
lawyer, politician, judge
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Family name 1
Boyle
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic-Republican Party
Named after 1
Boyle County
Place of birth 1
Botetourt County
Place of death 1
Danville
Position held 1
member of the United States House of Representatives
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

John Boyle was born on October 28, 1774[1], in Botetourt County[2]. He died on February 28, 1835[3], in Danville[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Boyle include Boyle County[21], a county of Kentucky[22], in United States[23], founded in 1842[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for John Boyle include Boyle County[21], a county of Kentucky[22], in United States[23], founded in 1842[24].

FAQs

Where was John Boyle born?

John Boyle's place of birth was Botetourt County[2].

Where did John Boyle die?

John Boyle died in Danville[4].

What did John Boyle do for work?

John Boyle worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

Related Entities

lawyer United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825. Retrieved . elections.lib.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 24w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, judge
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Instance of → human
    Position held → member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
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