The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-18
CHARLES {. BOYLE.
il Interesting sketch Of His Use
ful Life.
rsesu.sses 81 His Character By IN
L~sdins Newspapers " HI. state
His Town In MsurHfnx.

from the UnionfoHn, tPa.} G<ssas
~ L;5afy We take the following aTsi-
Il reviewing the lie and services Of
Hnn. Charles r. Boyle. late chief jus
f;ee Of Washington Territory.
Charles f. Boyie was born In Union
tovr. Fayette county, February 4,
sSx In his boyhood days he AZ
s~sl<5 the common schools. and also
Nx1ispn College, and thereafter took
eourse Of studies in Waynesburg
roiIexe. While attending school, Hr.
Ro1ie rpent somewhat Of his time In
I'D about the printing Office, and
niefed up the art Of setting type at9I
xe1Ys II age, and thereafter followed
he brsiness Of printing at times
urrvious TO attending Waynesburg
college. on his return from which he
engaged In the came business in the
haIf owner in the paper. and after
Il for a year, and sold it 10 to the late
al. Il. g. Eeddy in 1851.
While proprietor OF the paper.
Mr Bowie entered Is d Law
student with the late Daniel
Eairse was admitted 70 the bar In De-
cemf,ev. 1861, and Immediately entered
into partnership with Ms. KANE, corr
finuif1g aifh him pntiI the spring Of
1u5. In fsas2 he was elected district
attorney for Fayetie county, ard held
that Office for three years. before the
expiration of his terra In isss5. be vas
e3ectesl 20 the Pennsylvania leg iature
tr.d was reelected III ist6, serxlae tao
terms tie last scar OF his service he
was d member OF the COMMITTEES OF
WAYS and means. and also OF tne gefl-
sfal judiciary and federal relations.
The sesSton vas a stormy one and MY,
Eovsc was the recognized leader OF the
democratic aide OF the house. After
the close of his legislative services, he
paid iiligent attention 70 the practice
Of his profession and was actiseiFs pal
ilsrs.
At the State Democratic Convention
IN lss5. held nj WllllamzpoFt, when
Judge SElarswood waS nominated for
the supreme bench, the young DEM
ocfacy among the deleYates united
upon Mr.. Boyle as their candidate for
permanent chairman Of the ceeven-
ton In opposition 80 the late Jeremiah
8. Black. TO the surprise Of this old
timers he was elected In 1888 he was
the Democratic candidate 5og auditor
general, and was defeated by Eeneral
Hartranlt by about 900 votes. Mr.
BOYLE was temporary chairman ot the
state convention In 1871. In ISf2, he
was a candidate for congress, and also
in the years '7t-7G -. s2-d and ~,
and always carried EAyeiie county
bnt failed 10 secure the nomination in
the district. except in the years - and
"a. Ia lss2 he received his parfv
nomination for tho Forty eighth
congress In the Twenty
district. eomposed OF the eoun-
ties OF Fayette, Greene
and Westmorelaud. He was elected
over his competitor. Charles 5, Seaton.
by over s2sso majority. Although a
new member be took high rank among
the hest men in that congress. In
1854 he was reelected. defeating j..
Warren Ray detected last month from
the new tweuty-foursh district to the
Fiftieth coneressl by 2J15 majority.
During his last term in congress tie
served on the committees on elections
and on territories. He was frequent
pafticinafoY in all the more important
debates during his four years service.
He was chairman OF the Pan Electric
investigating committee, and dis
charged his duties satisfactorily. His
legal ability earned him marked dis
tincsaon while in congress.
In 1875 Mr.. Boyle carried his svn
county, Fayette. for congress. but fail
ed co secure the nomination N tbs dis
trict. The following year he was nom"
mated for additional law judge in she
fayette-Greene district, but mss de-
feated by Judge Ewing.
Al. "a, ~. Il <.ft
held In Harrisburg last May, Mr..
BOYLE was chosen a. one OF the dele
eates-at-iarge 10 the Sc. Louis ecnyen-
ton which nominated Mr.. Cleveland
for a second term. lie was f:sade
chairman Of the delegation. and Was
q leading spirit in all It's deliberations.
Mr.. BOYLE was held in high esteem
by President Cleveland. and his nomi.
nation to be chief Justice of Washing.
ton territory was not = surprise 10
those who knew his relations with the
president. lie was long solicitor fos
the baltimore & Ohio railroad. and re
tanned As counsel for nearly all the
great coke and furnace companies ai
Fayette county, which companies OPP
crate capital oil millions Of dollars, Ht
has been interested in all the import
ant cases tried i'm CIR courts for the
past quarter Of century. His ability
a. 4 lawyer was recognised by ali whs
knew him, and among his clients were
numbered many OF his most vigorous
political opponents. Mr.. hoyse was I
good business man rs Well as gocd
lawyer, and leaves an estate worth
500. eol or eaore. lie was 4 vestryman
Ia 81. Peters Episcopal church anu :
director of the First National bank
st1u
lsss to Miss Mary llendrickson 81
Tniou;own. To them were born seven
children. Their eldest daughter. Lucy
j. dead. Their s.ying children are
John. Edgar. George, Charles r.. Fan
ME and Flo Never did children
mourn n faore inaaigent father than
theirs, and never did father have ehii'
drsn who loved and admired him
more than his. In their weary watch
ing and Whiting, in their recently
happy, now sorrowfui home. Tor the
coshn which contains the remains oil
hin, who was MI the world 10 them,
they have the siucerest sympathy q
all who knew aud admired their dis
tingnishsl father. The family Is III
recent 81 many kilograms OF corelss-
ienec from distinguished cttlaens
throughout the country and iaany
are the tributes of the newspapers oi
the cosntry. some 81 which We repre-
duce. This from John :. Riscnour
who was Mr.. Boyle's friend and al
mirer, IS y just tribute
Outside of the natural obligations
which every man owes o. his fellow
men. Mr.. Boyle died debtor 20 nobody
BY which is meant. all that he Was a
lawyer. as a politician, nv ssgaclous
man os business, as in general TIE
architect of his own fortune. he owesa
10 kimself--to the wise and ludiesoas
use of the qualities with which nature
en- lowed him lie was seif-clueated
and Sslfmade In the fullest
mesning Of the term. No eppor'
tunities came 90 him, Such a
be got he created. Early
advantages. as they are called. were
unknown 10 him. As ''esFly ,sissisl.
vantsgeS. he would have recognized
them, in common with other hoys oi
The same stripe who have started in
the worlds freed0T-all with only ma
sarsss kxsft{nsss astf Slrh sexsssSr.akStx as