Henry Boyce
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United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Henry Boyce (1797-1873) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
He received a recess appointment from President Zachary Taylor on May 9, 1849. On December 21, 1849, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 2, 1850, and received commission that same day. He resigned on February 19, 1861.[1] Boyce died on March 1, 1873.
Education
- Read law, 1820[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Bayou Leche, Louisiana, -1824
- Private practice, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1824-1828
- Planter, Rapids Parish, Louisiana, 1828-1849
- Judge, State Circuit Court of Louisiana, 1834-1839
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1849
- Member, Louisiana State Legislature, 1865
- Planter, Rapids Parish, 1861-1873
- Elected to U.S. Senate from Louisiana in 1865; U.S. Senate refused to seat him[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Boyce's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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