Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-03-18
FUNERAL OF ARTHUR
BOYLE WILL BE MONDAY
Eventfu Career of One of Santa Fes
Leading Citizens Who Crossed
the Great Divide Yesterday.

The funeral of the late Arthur
Boyle, the news of whose death yes
terday afternoon brought forth express
sions of regret on every side, will take
place on Monday afternoon. Services
will be held at three o'clock at the
Church of the Holy Faith on East Pal.
ace avenue. The ceremonies at the
grave in Fairview cemetery will be
Masonic.
The following are a few of the facts
from the life of Mr. Boyle before set
Ting in the United States and coming
to Santa Fe:
Arthur Boyle was born on February
%, 1910, in Newcastle, Staffordshire,
England. He was the second son OF
John Boyle, man of good family and
highly respected in the Potteries. He
was a partner of Wedgewood. John
Boyle died in early manhood from the
effects of an accident, leaving a wild
ow, one daughter and three sons
Arthur being then four years old. His
mother who was a Miss Mayer, was
a lovely and capable woman, a great
belle. and had often danced with
George ". Mr.. Boyles two brothers.
/ Harry Frederick went to Oxford, but
Arthur preferred business career
! and on the advice of the present Mrs
Boyles brother, a Liverpool lawyer
and close friend of the family, was
sent to Paris to study French While
in Paris, youth of seventeen, he
| jumped from a great height on a dare
with some other young folks. This
caused an injury to his heart and
made him delicate for some years. On
his return from Paris he entered the
office of Bibby & Sons, large shipping
| merchants Of Liverpool, as gentleman
: apprentice. Here he showed remark.
| able ability and was soon placed in
quite a responsible position. How,
ever, on reaching his majority, he left
the office and determined to travel un.
! til he had quite regained his health
He was in America at the beginning
! Z the Civil war. Shortly after his
re urn to England, he and his younger
brother, Fred started on their travels
together, went through Europe, up the
, Nile in Africa and then to Borneo
visited Sir James Brooke, and aftel
many excursions and adventures, the
brothers parted, Fred returned to Eng
land, and Arthur went on to Australia
remaining there many years, caugh
the gold fever and then tried shee
raising and had various other bushes
experiences. Finally, in 1876, he re
turned to England and married his oil
friend, Miss Blanche Blackmore. A
she had no desire to go to Australia
he accepted a position with an Eng
lish company and came to America a
their agent in the summer of 1877.
Mr.. Boyle was for many years on
OF the vestry of the Episcopal churc
of the Holy Faith at Santa Fe. H
was several times a delegate to tn
district convocations, and at the tim
of his death was registrar of the di
trict of New Mexico and northwes
Texas and in charge of its archive
, He was also an energetic member
Montezuma Lodge, A. F. & A. M. M
Boyle was naturalized a citizen of tt
United States a quarter of a centu1
, ago.
: Mr.. Boyle was one of the founder
of the Santa Fe Board of Trade
1882 and was elected it's secretary
= 1883 and served as such for sever
terms. He was greatly interested
all matters of civic Improvement al
government and an influential factt
in everything looking to the improve
administration and the material u
building of Santa Fe and the enti
Territory. No important matter
public interest was without his et
cient support.
: In the great Tercio Millenial Gel
a bration of 1883 he was a leading spil
q being one of the directors, and on Il
< executive committee, and general sc
retary of the celebration. AS such
devoted the entire summer and pa
of the fall to the success of that !
markable historic exposition.