benjamin, markley, boyer, january, 1823, august, 1887, democratic, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, districtin, office, march, 1865, march, 1869preceded, byjohn, stilessucceeded, byjohn, st. Benjamin Markley Boyer January 22 1823 August 16 1887 was a Democratic member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Benjamin Markley BoyerMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 6th districtIn office March 4 1865 March 3 1869Preceded byJohn D StilesSucceeded byJohn D StilesPersonal detailsBorn 1823 01 22 January 22 1823Pottstown PennsylvaniaDiedAugust 16 1887 1887 08 16 aged 64 Political partyDemocratic Benjamin M Boyer was born in Pottstown Pennsylvania He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1841 He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced He was deputy attorney general of Montgomery County Pennsylvania from 1848 to 1850 In 1864 he was elected a Representative from Pennsylvania to the Thirty Ninth Congress as a Democrat and was re elected to the Fortieth Congress He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868 In 1866 he accepted stocks from Thomas Durant in the early stages of the Credit Mobilier scandal He was appointed judge of Montgomery County Court in 1882 and served until his death in Norristown Pennsylvania in 1887 Interment in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania 1 References edit Benjamin Markley Boyer Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 29 2007 Sources editUnited States Congress Benjamin Markley Boyer id B000723 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political Graveyard U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn D Stiles Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 6th congressional district1865 1869 Succeeded byJohn D Stiles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Markley Boyer amp oldid 1191198836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
