Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-24
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ObItuary-Jaancs Boyle. N.A.
MIR. James Boyle, the well-known
portrait painter, died at his residence
IN Brooklyn on Saturday, in the fifty
seventh year of his age. Mr.. Beeie
came to New York from South Carroll
ma, the State of his birth, in 1896, when
III his twenty-first year, and studied
for a short time under the direction of
The late Professor Morse, who was
then practising his original profession
as an artist. Hesoon, however, opened
a studio for himself, and at once as
sumed a position as Il port 4ait painter.
During his career he painted nearly all
the public men of South Carolina and
m any of the Senators and Representa-
tlves in Congress at Washington. His
portrait of Calhoun is one of his best
pictures, and was painted, We believe,
for his native state.
He painted, while ~ Washington,
portraits of Webster, Clay and other
public mc,l. While in New York, in
1857, he painted the portraits Of
Daniel Huntington and lrof. David
Patterson. These pictures were ex-
hibited at the Academy CT Design in
that year, and the last named work is
now i'll the possession of the Board
OF Education, He also painted por-
trait of Mr.. Erastus C. BENEDICT for
the same body. His portrait of the
Rev. Eleazer Williams, the so-called
Bourbon, was painted III 1850, and at
tracted considerable attention.
In 1919 he exhibited Il portrait of
James Watson Webb, and in 1860 his
pictures of General John 4. Dix and
Rev. Alexander Campbell received the
foy l,1n \
Academy of Design and caused his
election as all Academician of that
body. He was elected an associate OF
the Academy in 1910.
Mr.. Boglc was Il conscientious and
pains taking, rather than great artist.
His portraits were generally faithful
and true to life, and III his style he,
perhaps, resembled that of the late
Mr.. Rosslter. He was a constant ex-
hibltor at the National Academy OF
Design, and at the late exhibition dis
played two portraits, one OF which was
that OF Alfred Hugcr, of South Carroll
ma, who was for thirty consecutive
years postmaster at Charleston. 1t
was painted for the Orphans Home III
that city.
Mr.. Boyle married in early life
Miss Riggs, of Baltimore, vino still
survives him, together with Ave
daughters and one son. His funeral
will take place from his late residence in
Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, tomorrow,
at IL o'clock A NJ, and the members
of the National Academy of Design,
now in the city, are requested to at
tend.
MR.. ALFRED CUMMING.
Mr.. Alfred Cumming, Of Georgia,
formerly Superintendent of Indian Al
fairs on the upper Missouri River, and
Governor Of Utah territory in 1857,
died on Thursday last at his residence
near Augusta. Mr.. Cumming entered
upon his governorship just after the
beginning of real troubles with the
Mormons. Col. Steptoe, in 1854, who
succeeded Brigham Young as Governor,
having refrained from entering upon
and exercising the functions of his Of
flee on account of the disturbed state
of the territory. A force OF ., 800 men
was sent to Utah to keep order, and
MIR. Cumming assumed his Office and
proclaimed the territory in a state of
rebellion. 1t was not until 1853, how
| ever, that order was restored, and hay-
ing remained Governor of Utah until
the advent of the Lincoln administra-
ton, Nh. Cumming retired from poll
tics.