Henry Boyce

Judge Henry Boyce

Personal

Birthday:

1797

Birthplace:

Londonderry, Ireland

Date of Death:

3/1/1873

Place of Death:

Boyce, LA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1820

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Court Name:

Louisiana Western District Court

President Nominating:

Zachary Taylor

Party Affiliation of President:

Whig

Commission Date:

08/02/1850

Termination Date:

02/19/1861

Termination Reason:

Resignation